Glenn McGrath

[ajithfederer]

Glenn McGrath..............The Pinnacle of Modern Day Fast Bowling.......

Known for his Consistent bowling On just around the Off stump line.......

Also known for his consistent wicket taking abilities with an miserly economy rate.......

Has Troubled almost all the batsmen all around the world.......

Australia is lucky to have this fast bowler because he is one of the main reasons for many of thier victories.......

Just pour in your comments about this great FAST BOWLING LEGEND.....

[ajithfederer]

Glenn McGrath

Australia

Player profile

Full name Glenn Donald McGrath
Born February 9, 1970, Dubbo, New South Wales
Current age 36 years 37 days
Major teams Australia, ICC World XI, Middlesex, New South Wales, Worcestershire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 1.98 m
Education Narromine Primary; Narromine High School

The young Glenn McGrath was described by Mike Whitney as "thin - but Ambrose-thin, not Bruce Reid-thin". Much later, Mike Atherton compared McGrath to Ambrose on a vaster scale. Catapulted from the outback of New South Wales into Test cricket to replace Merv Hughes in 1993, McGrath became, after a faltering start, the great Australian paceman of his time. He bowls an unremitting off-stump line and an immaculate length, gains offcut and bounce, specialises in the opposition's biggest wickets - especially Atherton's and Brian Lara's - is unafraid to back himself publicly in these key duels, and has shown himself to be unusually durable. He is a batting rabbit who applied himself so intently that while playing for Worcestershire he won a bet with an Australian teammate by scoring a fifty. The work eventually paid off in Tests when he made 61, the third-highest score by a No. 11, against New Zealand in 2004-05. Only in his occasional fits of ill-temper does he fail himself. He rewrote the World Cup record-books in 2003 with 7 for 15 against the outclassed Namibians, on his way to adding another winner's medal to a bulging collection. An ankle injury threatened to derail his quest for 500 Test wickets, but after briefly contemplating retirement he bounced back with yet another five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka at Darwin in July 2004. Three months later, at Nagpur, he became the first fast bowler to play 100 matches in the baggy green, and his greatness was further confirmed at Perth in December when knocking down the brittle Pakistanis with 8 for 24, the second-best figures by an Australian. Greg Baum February 2005.

Other Achievements:
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 1999
Allan Border Medal 2000
Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 2005/06
Access to Glenn McGrath records at .........


http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/aust...ayer/6565.html

[ajithfederer]

I personally feel South Africa wouldnt have won that record chasing match if Mcgrath was playing that match.........

[Thiru]

Mcgrath is the model of consistency and perseverance in today's cricket.. he doesnt get bogged down and try something out of the ordinary to get wickets.. he maintains the same line and length and with his height he extracts good bounce enough to trouble the batsmen.. Ambrose had a similar formula sticking to outswingers and inswingers just outside offstump...

[ajithfederer]

thiru do u feel sa would have won the match if mcgrath was playing for the aussies?

Mcgrath is the model of consistency and perseverance in today's cricket.. he doesnt get bogged down and try something out of the ordinary to get wickets.. he maintains the same line and length and with his height he extracts good bounce enough to trouble the batsmen.. Ambrose had a similar formula sticking to outswingers and inswingers just outside offstump...

[Thiru]

thiru do u feel sa would have won the match if mcgrath was playing for the aussies?

Mcgrath is the model of consistency and perseverance in today's cricket.. he doesnt get bogged down and try something out of the ordinary to get wickets.. he maintains the same line and length and with his height he extracts good bounce enough to trouble the batsmen.. Ambrose had a similar formula sticking to outswingers and inswingers just outside offstump...

Thats something tough to say.. You would expect Mcgrath to bowl a tight line in his initial spell that would have made life difficult for smith and Gibbs.. but at the way SA played (particularly Gibbs) its hard to say if any one bowler could have changed the match...

[Sanguine Sridhar]

Yeah may be because eventhough Mcgrath is an economical bowler.. once he gave 76 runs in 10 Overs against West Indies i think.Idea of SA in that match to hit all the balls to boundries and sixers.Mcgrath or Gillespie would have reduced that flow..We should understand that except Lee others are novice bowlers on that day!

And i remember that India leveled the test series against Australia in Australia..where Mcgrath was not there in their team!!

So Mc.Grath gives a lot of strength for Aussies for sure!

[ajithfederer]

del......

[ajithfederer]

No way thiru,..........he would have easily picked up the top order....with his impeccable line and length...and with the help of other bowlers they would have easily cornered sa.........gibbs he blasts then and there only...there are many instances where sa was routed by mcgrath and co......that day was a black day for australian bowling without mcgrath

thiru do u feel sa would have won the match if mcgrath was playing for the aussies?

Mcgrath is the model of consistency and perseverance in today's cricket.. he doesnt get bogged down and try something out of the ordinary to get wickets.. he maintains the same line and length and with his height he extracts good bounce enough to trouble the batsmen.. Ambrose had a similar formula sticking to outswingers and inswingers just outside offstump...

Thats something tough to say.. You would expect Mcgrath to bowl a tight line in his initial spell that would have made life difficult for smith and Gibbs.. but at the way SA played (particularly Gibbs) its hard to say if any one bowler could have changed the match...

[ajithfederer]

ATHU

Yeah may be because eventhough Mcgrath is an economical bowler.. once he gave 76 runs in 10 Overs against West Indies i think.Idea of SA in that match to hit all the balls to boundries and sixers.Mcgrath or Gillespie would have reduced that flow..We should understand that except Lee others are novice bowlers on that day!

And i remember that India leveled the test series against Australia in Australia..where Mcgrath was not there in their team!!

So Mc.Grath gives a lot of strength for Aussies for sure!