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Glenn McGrath

Full name: Glenn Donald McGrath

Born: 9th February 1970, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Teams: Australia (Test: 1993/94-2006/07); Australia (ODI: 1993/94-2006/07); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05); Australia (Int Twenty20: 2004/05-2005); New South Wales (Main FC: 1992/93-2005/06); Worcestershire (Main FC: 2000); Middlesex (Main FC: 2004); New South Wales (Main ListA: 1992/93-2005/06); Worcestershire (Main ListA: 2000); Middlesex (Main ListA: 2004); New South Wales (Main Twenty20: 2007/08); All teams

Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1998

Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year: 1999, 2001/02, 2005/06
Worcestershire Cap: 2000

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: McGrath bows out winning Player of the Tournament award

Glenn McGrath can finish career on a real high but Sri Lankan bowlers are also making strides in LG ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers

McGrath and Tait fire Australia into World Cup final

Aussies steamroller Irish to storm into semi-finals

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Pictures: Glenn McGrath unsuccessfully appeals for lbw against AB de Villiers

Glenn McGrath celebrates the wicket of Kallis

McGrath & Hussey celebrate the wicket of Taylor

Glenn McGrath delivers a ball

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Even in the long list of outstanding Australian fast bowlers Glenn McGrath has an honoured place. He is, simply put, one of the great fast bowlers of all time. Height, build, pace, accuracy, swing, deceptiveness, stamina, courage – he has it all. The phrase ``corridor of uncertainty’’ has been coined because of his pinpoint form of attack with which he relentlessly probes a batsman’s weakness and then ruthlessly exploits it. Bowling an unremitting off stump line and an immaculate length McGrath has earned a unique reputation. Even now at 36 he is still going strong and is looking forward eagerly to the Ashes series and the World Cup in the Caribbean. It is an interesting fact that the two Tests England won during the Ashes series in 2005 were games in which McGrath was unable to play. He holds the World Cup record for best figures – seven for 15 against a hapless Namibia in 2003. And a bag of eight for 24 against Pakistan at Perth in 2004-05 gave him the second best figures by an Australian in a Test next only to Arthur Mailey’s nine for 121 against England in 1920-21. He loves winning duels with the best of batsmen and has got the better of Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Mike Atherton in stirring contests. The first fast bowler to play 100 Tests and the most successful pace bowler of all time McGrath is a legend in his lifetime.

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	124	138	51	641	61	7.36	0	1	40.82	38

Test Career Bowling (1993/94-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Australia	29248	1471	12186	563	8-24	21.64	29	3	51.95	2.49

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	189	193	67	977	61	7.75	0	2	54

First-Class Career Bowling (1992/93-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	41759	2118	17414	835	8-24	20.85	42	7	50.01	2.50

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	249	67	38	115	11	3.96	0	0	48.93	36
ICC World XI	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.00	1
Overall	250	68	38	115	11	3.83	0	0	48.72	37

One-Day International Career Bowling (1993/94-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia	12928	279	8354	380	7-15	21.98	9	7	34.02	3.87
ICC World XI	42	0	37	1	1-37	37.00	0	0	42.00	5.28
Overall	12970	279	8391	381	7-15	22.02	9	7	34.04	3.88

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2006/07)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	305	80	43	124	11	3.35	0	0	45.92	48

One-Day Career Bowling (1992/93-2006/07)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	15808	347	10004	463	7-15	21.60	15	7	34.14	3.79

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2005)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	2	1	0	5	5	5.00	0	0	41.66	1

International Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2005)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia	48	0	79	5	3-31	15.80	0	0	9.60	9.87

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	13	4	1	5	5	1.66	0	0	33.33	5

Twenty20 Career Bowling (2004/05-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	312	2	337	15	4-29	22.46	1	0	20.80	6.48