Glenn Donald McGrath (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo, New South Wales), nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history, and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket since the mid-1990s to the early 21st century. He holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler and is fourth on the all time list, with the top three wicket takers Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne and Anil Kumble all being spin bowlers. McGrath also played for the Indian Premier League team of Delhi DareDevils and was one of the tournaments most economical bowlers during its first season.On January 5, the franchise announced that it had bought out the remaining year of his contract.
Personal information:
| Full name | Glenn Donald McGrath |
| Born | 9 February 1970 (1970-02-09) (age 40) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nickname | Pigeon, Millard, Ooh Ah |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Batting style | Right-handed |
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium |
| Role | Bowler |
International information:
| National side | Australia |
| Test debut | 12 November 1993 v New Zealand |
| ODI debut | 9 December 1993 v South Africa |
| ODI shirt no | 11 |
Career statistics:
| Competition | Test | ODI |
| Matches | 124 | 250 |
| Runs scored | 641 | 115 |
| Batting average | 7.36 | 3.83 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 61 | 11 |
| Balls bowled | 29248 | 12970 |
| Wickets | 563 | 381 |
| Bowling average | 21.64 | 22.02 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 29 | 7 |
| 10 wickets in match | 3 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 8/24 | 7/15 |
| Catches/stumpings | 38/– | 37/– |
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