Voges joins the old boys

Jun 3, 2015: The oldest Test debutants since the start of the new millennium

Bryce McGain

The leggie who was one of us

Jan 16, 2013: It's hard not to admire the story and spirit of a club spinner who believed he would one day make it to the big leagues - and briefly did

'Bryce-ee!'

Mar 29, 2012: McGain, he of one-Test fame, is well placed, perhaps, to see cricket's little disappointments for what they are

Big Bash League 2011-12

Adelaide Strikers sign Johan Botha

Dec 7, 2011: Johan Botha, the South Africa allrounder, has been signed by Adelaide Strikers as their last international player for the Big Bash League

Australian news

Victoria drop Nannes, McGain and Harwood

Jun 29, 2011: Victoria have axed the veteran trio of Dirk Nannes, Bryce McGain and Shane Harwood from their contract list for next summer

Not quite in Warne's footsteps

Dec 13, 2010: Eleven Australian spinners who struggled to stand in the shadow of the Great One

Chennai v Victoria, CLT20 2010, Port Elizabeth

An evening of loss and redemption

Sep 18, 2010: Emotions ebbed and flowed with the fortunes of the teams on a dramatic evening where Victoria won the battle of the nerves

'There's nothing better than being a legspinner'

Sep 14, 2010: A year and a half on from what he has realised will probably be his only Test, Bryce McGain is still in the game, playing for the joy of it, and for the elusive moments when it all falls into place

Champions League Twenty20

The dark horses of Champions League 2010

Sep 9, 2010: ESPNcricinfo picks some lesser-known names to watch out for during the Champions League Twenty20

Australian news

McGain eyes Champions League after Essex stint

Aug 16, 2010: Bryce McGain's time with Essex might have been cut short by the return of Danish Kaneria, but Victoria's legspinner is already looking ahead to his next big challenge

Australia news

Players not convinced by split innings

Aug 14, 2010: Cricket Australia could be sorely disappointed if it hopes its new split-innings format will eliminate the slow-moving middle overs from one-dayers

Kent v Essex, Canterbury, 2nd day

Mark Pettini stands firm to keep Essex fighting

Jul 30, 2010: Former Essex captain Mark Pettini revealed a more tenacious side to his game in a ding-dong battle at the St Lawrence ground where the visitors edged to within 77 of avoiding the follow-on against Kent

Kent v Essex, Canterbury, 1st day

Jones and van Jaarsveld make Essex pay

Jul 29, 2010: Injuries to Ravi Bopara and Maurice Chambers gave Kent a slightly unfair advantage on the opening day in Canterbury where the hosts closed on 360 for 6

Essex news

Essex sign Bryce McGain

Jul 23, 2010: Essex have signed Australian legspinner Bryce McGain until the end of the current county season

Where are Australia's spin discards?

May 21, 2010: They hoped to fill the void left by Warne and MacGill, but Casson, McGain, Cullen and Krejza are out of the picture now, though they will take heart from Hauritz's comeback

Victoria v Queensland, Sheffield Shield final, Melbourne, 5th day

McGain spins Victoria to Sheffield Shield win

Mar 21, 2010: Victoria claimed back-to-back Sheffield Shield trophies for the first time since 1980 after Bryce McGain bowled them to a 457-run victory

Victoria v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne, 3rd day

Victoria seal home final with innings win

Mar 12, 2010: Victoria will head into the Sheffield Shield final as the favourite after finishing the regular rounds with a nine-point advantage

Victoria v New South Wales, FR Cup, Melbourne

Wade steers Victoria to crucial win

Feb 10, 2010: Matthew Wade and Andrew McDonald sealed a five-wicket win that took Victoria to second on the one-day table

Bryce McGain

Play the other one, Bryce

Dec 31, 2009: He plays PlayStation, the trumpet, and some cricket. Not bad for Australia's oldest Test debutant

FR Cup 2009-10

Bushrangers wait on McKay

Dec 3, 2009: Jon Holland has been preferred to Bryce McGain as Victoria's specialist spinner in the FR Cup game against Western Australia