Glenn McGrath

Cricket Player

Glenn McGrath was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia on February 9th, 1970 and is the Cricket Player. At the age of 54, Glenn McGrath biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Glenn Donald McGrath, Pigeon, Nobby, Millard, Kuly, Ooh Ah, Rhino, Ninger, Nuff Nuff
Date of Birth
February 9, 1970
Nationality
Australia
Place of Birth
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Age
54 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Profession
Cricketer
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Glenn McGrath Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 54 years old, Glenn McGrath has this physical status:

Height
196cm
Weight
92kg
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Glenn McGrath Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Christianity
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Narromine Primary, Narromine High School
Glenn McGrath Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Sara Leonardi
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Jane Louise McGrath (1995, Sara Leonardi (2009
Parents
Kevin McGrath, Beverly McGrath
Siblings
Dale McGrath (Brother), Donna Deveigne (Sister)
Glenn McGrath Career

McGrath was born in Dubbo 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. He moved to Sydney to play grade cricket for Sutherland and made his debut for NSW during the 1992–93 season. McGrath capped his rapid rise in the next Australian summer with selection in the Test team after only eight first-class matches.

McGrath's Test debut was against New Zealand at Perth in 1993–1994. In Australia's 1995 Test series victory McGrath took the approach of bouncing the West Indies team, including the bowlers, which had not happened before. In McGrath's biography, Ricky Ponting is quoted as saying:

McGrath played for Worcestershire in the 2000 English County Championship, proving both successful on the field and popular with the county's supporters. In 14 first-class games he took 80 wickets at 13.21, including an outstanding innings return of 8–41 against Northamptonshire, as well as making his first-ever first-class half-century (55 against Nottinghamshire). He also played a few games for Middlesex in 2004; although accurate, he could manage only nine wickets in four first-class appearances for the county.

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. McGrath took 4–29 in the second innings and was named man of the match in a comprehensive Australian victory.

McGrath trod on a cricket ball and injured his ankle the morning before the start of the second Test at Edgbaston and was unable to play in the match, in which England amassed 407 runs in one day against the McGrath-less bowling attack to win by two runs. He was rushed back when not fully fit for the third Test at Old Trafford, where he earned another five-wicket haul in the second innings of a drawn game, batting in a last-wicket partnership with Brett Lee in the last hour of the Test to deny an English victory. He then missed the fourth Test at Trent Bridge, which England won by three wickets, with an elbow injury. McGrath returned for the final Test at The Oval but he and the rest of the Australian team were unable to force a result and the match was drawn, giving England the series win. McGrath's injury problems are seen as a key factor in England regaining the Ashes, as their victories came in matches in which he was absent.

Australia hosted England in the 2006-07 Ashes series and regained the Ashes, beating England 5–0, only the second 5–0 series whitewash in Ashes history (the first time was by the Australian team during the 1920–1921 Ashes Series, and the later 2013–14 Ashes series). Having taken a break from cricket since April 2006, McGrath used the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy to reclaim his spot in Australia's Test XI. He took a six-wicket haul in his comeback innings in the first test at the Gabba to set the tone for the rest of the series, with Australia winning back the Ashes in a record-breaking 15 days of play. McGrath took 21 wickets in the series at an average of 23.90, and scored 10 runs and took a catch in what would be his final test series.

In his biography McGrath wrote:

On 23 December 2006, McGrath announced his retirement from Tests. His last Test was the fifth Ashes Test against England in Sydney in January 2007, where he took a wicket with the last ball of his Test career. He retired from all forms of international cricket following the successful 2007 Cricket World Cup, at which he became the leading wicket taker in the history of the World Cup, while also being the tournament's top wicket taker with 26 and being named player of the tournament. He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by ESPNCricinfo for the 2007 World Cup. His spell of 3-18 against South Africa was named as the fifth-best ODI bowling performance of the year by ESPNCricinfo voters.

McGrath was signed by the Delhi DareDevils for the 2008 Indian Premier League, the first season of the Indian Premier League. He played in 14 matches for the side and was the team's most economic bowler during the competition. He was resigned for the 2009 competition but did not play a match. After playing twice for Delhi in the 2009 Champions League Twenty20, in January 2010 the franchise announced that it had bought out the remaining year of McGrath's contract, effectively bringing his cricketing career to an end.

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Pat Cummins, the Australian cricket captain, had a joking reaction to a fan who posted a portrait of his wife

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 15, 2024
Pat Cummins (pictured left), Australia's cricket captain, has a brilliant response to a follower's strange comment about his wife on social media. Cummins paid tribute to his wife Becky, who was left on Valentine's Day by posting on Instagram (right).

Alex Carey, England's nemesis, elicits his name in the books, a remarkable feat

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 14, 2024
It was the 32-year-old Test wicketkeeper's first 50-over game since being dropped from the Australian team at last year's World Cup in India, and he had a day to remember. In the Bulls' total of 218 at Karen Rolton Oval, Adelaide on Wednesday, five of Carey's catches were shot off the bowling of player of the match Jordan Buckingham, who finished with 6-41.

As Pat Cummins gets some much-needed beach time with glamorous bikini-clad wife Becky, he lifts eyebrows in a pair of striking budgie smugglers

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 9, 2024
As he and his wife went for a swim outside their Sydney home on Tuesday morning, Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins was seen in two of eye-catching yellow budgie smugglers. Cummins, who has had a long day with David Warner's farewell from the Test team, needed to recharge his batteries, but it was his swimwear that stole the show.
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