McGrath, Glenn Donald (1970– )

Australian cricketer. A tall right-arm fast bowler from New South Wales, he made his Test debut in 1993 while still at the Australian Cricket Academy. His ability to bowl accurately at great pace made him one of the most feared bowlers in world cricket. He helped Australia win the World Cup in 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was only the second Australian player to take 400 Test wickets and the fourth ever to surpass the 500 mark.

Career highlights

Test cricket (1993–2007) appearances: 124; overs: 4,874.4; runs: 12,186; wickets: 563; average: 21.64; best: 8–24 (v. Pakistan 2004); batting: runs: 641; average: 7.38; catches: 38

One-day internationals (1993–2007) appearances: 250; overs: 161.4; runs: 8,391; wickets: 381; average: 22.02; best: 7–15 (v. Namibia 2003); batting: runs: 115; average: 3.83; catches: 37

All first-class cricket (1992–2007) appearances: 189; overs: 6,959.5; runs: 17,414; wickets: 835; average: 20.85; best: 8–24 (v. Pakistan 2004); batting: runs: 977; average: 7.75; catches: 54

World Cup 1999, 2003, 2007

Awards

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998

When he retired from international cricket in 2007, he had taken more wickets in One-day internationals than any other Australian bowler.