Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath is widely regarded as one of the best fast bowlers to play cricket. He is the second highest wicket-taker of all time for Australia after Shane Warne, and has
taken most wickets for the country as a fast bowler. Featuring in 124 Tests, 381 ODIs, and two T20Is, McGrath has piked 948 wickets in his international career, including 563 wickets in Test cricket. He has also lifted the ODI World Cup with Australia in 1999, 2003, and 2007.
Taking a look back at his international cricketing career, Glenn McGrath made his debut during a Test match against New Zealand in Perth on November 12, 1993, at the age of 23 years. In the following month, Glenn McGrath went on to make his ODI debut in a match against South Africa in Melbourne on December 9, 1993.
Glenn McGrath Career Records
Eighth most five wickets in an innings in a career (29): The Aussie legend ranks eighth in the lift of most five wickets in an innings in a career. He sits behind M. Muralitharan, R Ashwin, Shane Warne, Sir RJ Hadlee, Anil Kumble, HMRKB Herath and James Anderson.
Eighth in most balls bowled in career (29248): Glenn McGrath also sits at eighth place in the list of most ball bowled. In his career spanning from 1993 to 2007, McGrath bowled a total of 29248 balls in 124 matches across formats. He sits behind M. Muralitharan, Anil Kumble, Shane Warne, James Anderson, Nathan Lyon, Stuart Broad, and CA Walsh.
Fourth fastest to 450 Test wickets: The Aussie legend sits fourth in the list of fastest to 450 wickets in Test cricket, only behind M Muralitharan, R Ashwin, and Anil Kumble. The feat came in Australia’s match against India in Nagpur on 26 October 2004.
Third fastest to 300 wickets in ODIs: Apart from Test cricket, McGrath is the third fastest to 300 wickets in ODIs. He achieved the feat in Australia’s match against Pakistan in Melburne on 4 February 2005 and he stands only behind Brett Lee and Waqar Younis.
