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- He was a fast-medium pace bowler and is considered one of the greatest bowlers of all time along with the title of most accurate pace bowler of all time and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late 2000s.
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Who was Glenn McGrath?
- Born on: Glenn Donald McGrath was born on February 9, 1970, Dubbo, New South Wales to Beverly and Kevin McGrath. He grew up in Narromine, New South Wales (NSW) where he first played cricket and his potential was spotted by Doug Walters.
- A basketball player. The father of Australian sprinter Melinda Gainsford-Taylor persuaded McGrath to give up basketball for cricket.
- Self-learner. McGrath taught himself to bowl behind sheds using a 44-gallon drum as a wicket.
- The beginning. McGrath had to move to Sydney to play grade cricket. Lived in a beach caravan bought for him by his mum while he was trying to make the grade in Sydney state cricket.
Aug 6, 2013 · Have you ever wondered why the speed gun shows a modest read for bowlers with a high-arm action, such as Glenn McGrath? Fouad Khan offers his insight as to why this is the case
McGrath was regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in the world and has had success against every opposition team, in both Test and one-day cricket. He deliberately (and publicly) targeted the opposition's best batsmen prior to a series in an attempt to distract them, a ploy that regularly worked.
- Right-handed
- 28 April 2007 v Sri Lanka
- Right arm fast-medium
- 2 January 2007 v England
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 Dennis...
- Male
- March 9, 1970
- Australia
Feb 9, 2020 · He was demonstrably the best quick bowler on either side in the Ashes series of 1997 and, but for the presence of one Shane Warne, could claim to be the best bowler of all; indeed, it is a claim he might make anyway, if he were a different kind of man.
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...
Dec 23, 2006 · Never one to fade into the background quietly, McGrath outdid his fellow Australian legends, Lillee and Thomson, to deliver the best figures by a fast bowler at the WACA. Test-best 61...
