Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath

AO

McGrath in the Queen's Baton Relay in Sydney, 3 March 2018
Personal information
Full name	Glenn Donald McGrath
Born	(1970-02-09) 9 February 1970 (age 54) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Pigeon
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia (1993–2007)
Test debut (cap 358)	12 November 1993 v New Zealand
Last Test	2 January 2007 v England
ODI debut (cap 113)	9 December 1993 v South Africa
Last ODI	28 April 2007 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	11
T20I debut (cap 9)	17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I	13 June 2005 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992/93–2007/08	New South Wales (squad no. 11)
2000	Worcestershire
2004	Middlesex
2008–2009	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 124 250 189 305 Runs scored 641 115 977 124 Batting average 7.36 3.83 7.75 3.35 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 61 11 61 11 Balls bowled 29,248 12,970 41,759 15,808 Wickets 563 381 835 465 Bowling average 21.64 22.02 20.85 21.60 5 wickets in innings 29 7 42 7 10 wickets in match 3 0 7 0 Best bowling 8/24 7/15 8/24 7/15 Catches/stumpings 38/– 37/– 54/– 48/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands Winner 2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya Winner 2007 West Indies Runner-up 1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka ICC Champions Trophy Winner 2006 India
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 August 2017

Glenn Donald McGrath AO (/məˈɡrɑː/; born 9 February 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer whose career spanned 14 years. He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time along with the title of most accurate pace bowler of all time^[1] and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.^[2][3] McGrath was a member of the Australian team that won three consecutive World Cup trophies in a row, winning the 1999 Cricket World Cup, the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and the 2007 Cricket World Cup.^[4] In the 2003 final, he took the winning wicket of Zaheer Khan. McGrath was also a member of the team that won the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy.

Known throughout his career for maintaining an accurate line and length, McGrath displayed a consistency that enabled him to be one of the most economical and successful fast bowlers of his time. In terms of total career Test wickets taken by fast bowlers, McGrath is the third-most successful of all time behind James Anderson and Stuart Broad. On the list of all Test bowlers, he is fifth, and no bowler has taken more wickets at a lower average.^[5] He has also taken the seventh-highest number of one day international wickets (381) and holds the record for most wickets (71) in the Cricket World Cup.^[6] McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006,^[7] with his Test career coming to an end after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney in January 2007, while the 2007 World Cup, which marked the end of his one-day career, saw him win the man-of-the-tournament award for his outstanding bowling, which was instrumental in Australia winning the tournament.^[8]

McGrath later played for the Indian Premier League team of the Delhi DareDevils and was one of the competition's most economical bowlers during its first season.^[9]

McGrath is the director of MRF Pace Foundation, Chennai, replacing Dennis Lillee, who served for 25 years.^[10] He currently serves as president of the McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support and education charity he founded with his late first wife, Jane.

McGrath was honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards in Sydney on 1 November 2012.^[11] He was inducted into the ICC Hall of fame in January 2013.^[12]