Full name Glenn Donald McGrath
Born February 9, 1970, Dubbo, New South Wales
Current age 49 years 307 days
Major teams Australia, Delhi Daredevils, ICC World XI, Middlesex, New South Wales, Worcestershire
Nickname Pigeon, Millard
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 1.95 m
Education Narromine Primary; Narromine High School
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 124 | 138 | 51 | 641 | 61 | 7.36 | 1570 | 40.82 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
ODIs | 250 | 68 | 38 | 115 | 11 | 3.83 | 236 | 48.72 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
T20Is | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 12 | 41.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 189 | 193 | 67 | 977 | 61 | 7.75 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | ||||
List A | 305 | 80 | 43 | 124 | 11 | 3.35 | 270 | 45.92 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
T20s | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3.00 | 18 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 124 | 243 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
ODIs | 250 | 248 | 12970 | 8391 | 381 | 7/15 | 7/15 | 22.02 | 3.88 | 34.0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
T20Is | 2 | 2 | 48 | 79 | 5 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 15.80 | 9.87 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 189 | 41759 | 17414 | 835 | 8/24 | 20.85 | 2.50 | 50.0 | 42 | 7 | |||
List A | 305 | 15808 | 10004 | 463 | 7/15 | 7/15 | 21.60 | 3.79 | 34.1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | |
T20s | 19 | 19 | 432 | 492 | 20 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 24.60 | 6.83 | 21.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v New Zealand at Perth, Nov 12-16, 1993 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2007 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, Dec 9, 1993 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Apr 28, 2007 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v Australia at Southampton, Jun 13, 2005 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1992/93 |
Last First-class | Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2007 scorecard |
List A debut | 1992/93 |
Last List A | Australia v Sri Lanka at Bridgetown, Apr 28, 2007 scorecard |
T20s debut | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 17, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bengaluru, Oct 17, 2009 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0/47 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | Los Angeles | 14 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
1/28 | SRT Blasters | v Warne’s Warr | Houston | 11 Nov 2015 | Other T20 |
3/18 | ACA XI | v Aust XI | Brisbane | 22 Nov 2009 | Other T20 |
0/25 | Daredevils | v RCB | Bengaluru | 17 Oct 2009 | T20 |
2/20 | Daredevils | v Wayamba | Delhi | 11 Oct 2009 | T20 |
0/38, 4* | Daredevils | v Royals | Mumbai | 30 May 2008 | T20 |
0/39 | Daredevils | v Mum Indians | Delhi | 24 May 2008 | T20 |
2/15 | Daredevils | v RCB | Bengaluru | 19 May 2008 | T20 |
1/18 | Daredevils | v Kings XI | Delhi | 17 May 2008 | T20 |
2/42 | Daredevils | v Chargers | Delhi | 15 May 2008 | T20 |
The young Glenn McGrath was described by Mike Whitney as "thin - but Ambrose-thin, not Bruce Reid-thin". Much later, Mike Atherton compared McGrath to Ambrose on a vaster scale. Catapulted from the outback of New South Wales into Test cricket to replace Merv Hughes in 1993, McGrath became the greatest Australian fast bowler of his time. He went on to beat Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in the 2005 Super Test to become the leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers and his claim to the title of Australia's greatest fast man is contested only by Dennis Lillee. His obituary was prepared a few times - he was doubted after coming back in 2004 from ankle surgery and there were similar fears following a long lay-off to care for his wife two years later - but he wrote his own farewells. He retired from Tests at the SCG - his home ground - after Australia whitewashed England 5-0 in the 2006-07 Ashes and was adjudged the Man of the Tournament during Australia's successful World Cup campaign in 2007, his final one-day appearance.
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 1999
Allan Border Medal 2000
Test Player of the Year - 2000
One-Day International Player of the Year - 2001
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 2005-06
Member of the Order of Australia, Jan 2008