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During the first Test at Lord's in the 2005 Ashes series McGrath became the fourth bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets with the dismissal of Marcus Trescothick. This wicket was also the start of a productive spell of 5–2 that led to England being bowled out for 155.
He went on to beat Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets 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...
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Glenn McGrath wasn't the quickest or the canniest ever, but in a career spanning over 14 years, he had the simplest of tool kits for menacing returns - scalping a staggering tally of 563 Test...
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One of only three players to win three ICC Men's Cricket World Cup titles, Glenn McGrath's stats are something to behold. 563 wickets in Tests at an average of 21.64, while in the ODI arena, he took 381 wickets at an average of 22.02, including 7/15 v Namibia, the best figures ever delivered at the World Cup.
Aug 5, 2024 · Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer who took more Test wickets (563) than any other fast bowler in cricket history during a career that spanned 1993–2007. He helped Australia win the 2007 World Cup, in which he was the leading bowler, with 26 wickets.
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