Glenn McGrath - Career Highlights

Sutherland District Cricket Club | June 01, 2025

Clean bowled by McGrath - Coogee Oval 2000-01

Dec 1989    First grade debut – SDCC vs Sydney University – Caringbah Oval. 29.1-9-79-5 & 13.3-6-29-0

Jan 1993     First class debut – NSW. vs Tasmania – SCG (Adam Gilchrist made his debut in the same match). 29.1-9-79-5 &

13.3-6-29-0

Mar 1993   Sheffield Shield Final vs Queensland – SCG. NSW won by 8 wickets. 24.5-5-64-4 & 18-5-28-3

Finished season 4th in first class averages – 25 wickets at 23.92 (5 matches)

Nov 1993   Test debut – 1st Test vs New Zealand – WACA Ground, Perth. Became the 358th Test cricketer for Australia. 

39-12-92-2 & 16-6-50-1

Dec 1993    One Day International debut – ODI vs South Africa – MCG, Melbourne. Became the 113th ODI cricketer for

Australia. 8.4-1-28-0

Apr 1995  Man of the Match – 1st Test vs West Indies – Bridgetown, Barbados. 12.1-1-46-3 & 22-6-68-5

 

Dec 1995    Man of the Match – 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka – MCG, Melbourne. 23.4-9-40-5 & 33.5-6-92-2

Mar 1996   World Cup Final – lost to Sri Lanka – Lahore. 8.2-1-28-0

Apr 1996    Man of the Match (Benaud Medal) – 1st Grade Final vs Bankstown – Bankstown Oval. 17-5-28-5 & 23-5-72-3

 

Nov 1996   Named an ABC McGilvray Medallist for 1996 as one of Australia’s four outstanding players during the period

November 1995 to March 1996.

Dec 1996    Man of the Match – 2nd Test vs West Indies – SCG, Sydney. 31-9-82-4 & 17-7-36-3

Dec 1996    Took 100th Test wicket – 3rd Test vs West Indies – MCG, Melbourne. RG Samuels lbw b McGrath.

Feb 1997    Man of the Series – 1996-97 vs West Indies in Australia. 5 Tests – 26 wickets for 453 – average 17.42

Jun 1997    Man of the Match – 2nd Test vs England – Lord’s. 20.3-8-38-8 & 20-5-65-1

                      

Aug 1997   Man of the Series (Australian) – 1997 vs England in England. 6 Tests – 36 wickets for 701 runs – average 19.47

Nov 1997   Named an ABC McGilvray Medallist for 1997 as one of Australia’s four outstanding players during the period August

1996 to August 1997.

Jan 1998     Named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 1997.

Nov 1998   Man of the Match – 1st Test vs England – The Gabba, Brisbane. 34.2-11-85-6 & 16-6-30-1

Jan 1999     Took 200th Test wicket – 5th Test vs England – SCG, Sydney. AJ Stewart c Warne b McGrath.

Jan 1999     Took 100th ODI wicket – ODI vs England – MCG, Melbourne. MA Ealham b McGrath.

Mar 1999   Man of the Match – 1st Test vs West Indies – Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. 14-3-50-5 & 10-3-28-5 + 39 & 4*

Jun 1999    World Cup Final – defeated Pakistan – Lord’s. 9-3-13-2

Oct 1999    100th ODI vs Zimbabwe – Bulawayo. 6.4-0-21-1

Nov 1999   Named as Wisden’s Australian Cricketer of the Year for 1999.

Nov 1999   Named an ABC McGilvray Medallist for 1999 as one of Australia’s four outstanding players during the period

September 1998 to June 1999.

Jan 2000     Named in the NSW Blues Living Legends twelve selected from all living players who have represented NSW.

Jan 2000     Man of the Match – 3rd Test vs India – SCG, Sydney. 18.5-7-48-5 & 17-1-55-5

Jan 2000     Named inaugural Allan Border Medallist as Australian Cricketer of the Year – awarded to the player who receives the

most votes from a voting academy of players, umpires and media. Glenn received the most player votes and the most

umpire/media votes – 97 in total to win from Steve Waugh with 87 and Ricky Ponting with 77.

Also named as Test Player of the Year, with 14 votes, from Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh on 12 votes.

Jul 2000      Named International Cricketer of the Year 2000 – nominees are players whose consistently excellent performances

have led to high placing in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Cricket Ratings for Test and One-Day International Cricket

over the last year.

Jul 2000      Playing for Worcestershire in English county cricket, scored maiden first-class half century with 55 vs Nottinghamshire.

Sep 2000    Finished English season playing with Worcestershire as the leading first class wicket-taker – 80 wickets at 13.21, with

the best average and strike rate of bowlers with over 40 wickets. In Sunday League, took 30 wickets at 8.13 – third

highest wicket-taker and best average and best economy rate of all bowlers. Named Bowler of the Year.

Nov 2000   Named an ABC McGilvray Medallist for 2000 as one of Australia’s four outstanding players during the period August

1999 to April 2000.

Nov 2000   Man of the Match – 1st Test vs West Indies – The Gabba, Brisbane. 20-12-17-6 & 13-9-10-4

Dec 2000    Took 300th Test wicket – 2nd Test vs West Indies – WACA Ground, Perth. BC Lara c MacGill b McGrath.

Became the 10th Australian player to take a hat-trick in Test cricket (SL Campbell, BC Lara, JC Adams).

Jan 2001     Man of the Series – 2000-01 vs West Indies in Australia. 5 Tests – 21 wickets for 359 runs – average 17.09

Feb 2001    Named One Day International Player of the Year, with 18 votes, from Damien Martyn and Mark Waugh on 16 votes.

Mar 2001   Australian Team scores world record 16th consecutive Test victory – 1st Test vs India – Mumbai.

Mar 2001   Took 200th ODI wicket – ODI vs India – Indore. V Dahiya b McGrath.

Jul 2001     Man of the Match – 2nd Test vs England – Lord’s. 24-9-54-5 & 19-4-60-3

Aug 2001   Man of the Series (Australian) – 2001 vs England in England. 5 Tests – 32 wickets for 542 runs – average 16.94.

Nov 2001   Named an ABC McGilvray Medallist for 2001 as one of Australia’s four outstanding players during the period

September 2000 to August 2001.

May 2002  Australian Team named as Best Team at Laureus World Sports Awards.

Oct 2002    Took 400th Test wicket – 3rd Test vs Pakistan – Sharjah. Waqar Younis lbw b McGrath.

Feb 2003    Best figures by an Australian in ODIs – World Cup vs Namibia – Potchefstroom. 7-4-15-7

Mar 2003   World Cup Final – defeated India – Wanderers, Johannesburg. 8.2-0-52-3

Jul 2004      Man of the Match – 1st Test vs Sri Lanka – Darwin (first Test back after an 11 month absence due to injury). 

15-4-37-5 & 16-9-24-2

Oct 2004    100th Test – 3rd Test vs India – Nagpur. 25-13-27-3 & 16-1-79-2

Nov 2004   Scored maiden Test half century – 61 off 92 balls, with 5 fours & 1 six – 1st Test vs New Zealand – Gabba, Brisbane.

Record score for Australia by a number 11 batsman.

10th wicket partnership of 116 with Jason Gillespie – 11 runs short of Australian record.

Nov 2004   Man of the Series – 2004-05 vs New Zealand in Australia. 2 Tests – 9 wickets for 184 runs – average 20.44

Dec 2004    Best bowling figures in Tests – 1st Test vs Pakistan – WACA Ground, Perth. 16-8-24-8

 

Feb 2005    Took 300th ODI wicket in 200th ODI vs Pakistan – MCG, Melbourne. Mohammad Hafeez c Watson b McGrath.

Feb 2005    T20 International debut – T20I vs New Zealand – Eden Park, Auckland. Became the 8th T20I cricketer for Australia. Jul 2005      Took 500th Test wicket – 1st Test vs England – Lord’s. ME Trescothick c Langer b McGrath

                    

Man of the Match – 18-5-53-5 & 17.1-2-29-4

Played 3 Tests at Lord’s – took 26 wickets for 299 runs – average 11.50 (won Man of the Match award in all 3 Tests)

Sep 2005    Played last Test in England – career record in England: 14 Tests – 87 wickets for 1683 runs – average 19.34

Nov 2006   Resumed Test career after 10 month break due to Jane’s illness in 1st Test vs England – Gabba, Brisbane. 

23.1-8-50-6 & 19-3-53-1

Dec 2006    Announced retirement from Test cricket at the conclusion of 5th Test at SCG, Sydney and retirement from all cricket

after the World Cup.

Jan 2007     Played 124th and last Test – 5th Test vs England – SCG, Sydney.

Took a wicket with last ball in Tests – 29-8-67-3 & 21-11-38-3

Finished Test career with 563 wickets at an average of 21.64

Mar 2007  Broke Wasim Akram’s record of 55 wickets for most wickets taken in World Cups – ODI vs Bangladesh in Antigua.

Apr 2007    Played 250th and last ODI – World Cup Final – defeated Sri Lanka – Kensington Oval, Barbados.

Took a wicket with second last ball in ODIs – 7-0-31-1

Broke record for most wickets taken at a single World Cup, finishing with 26 wickets at an average of 13.73 –

named Player of the Tournament.

Finished World Cup career with record for most wickets taken at World Cups, finishing with 71 wickets at an average of

18.19 in 39 matches.

Finished ODI career with 381 wickets at an average of 22.02

 

Oct 2007    Named joint winner with Shane Warne of the Sports Australia Hall of Fame Don Award for 2007 – for a current

Australian athlete who, by their achievements and example over the last 12 months, are considered to have had the

capacity to most inspire the nation.

Jan 2008     Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to cricket as a player and to the community through the

establishment of the McGrath Foundation.

Feb 2008    Caringbah Oval renamed Glenn McGrath Oval.

 

Sep 2008    Elected a Life Member of NSW Cricket Association.

Nov 2009   Inducted into NSW Sports Hall of Champions.

Dec 2009    Awarded honorary life membership of MCC.

Apr 2011    Inducted into Cricket NSW Hall of Fame.

Nov 2011   Inducted into Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

Jan 2013    Inducted into ICC Hall of Fame.

Feb 2013   Inducted into Cricket Australia Hall of Fame.

Mar 2015   Selected in Sutherland’s Best Team of the Club’s First 50 Years.

Jul 2018      Elected a Life Member of Sutherland DCC.

Dec 2023    Inducted as a Life Member of the SCG Trust.

June 2024  Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to community health through breast

cancer support, and to cricket as an international coach.

 

FULL CAREER STATISTICS 

Tests          124 matches     641 runs @ 7.36 (HS 61)     563 wkts @ 21.64 (Best 8-24)

ODIs           250 matches     115 runs @ 3.83 (HS 11)     381 wkts @ 22.02 (Best 7-15)

1st Class    189 matches     977 runs @ 7.75 (HS 61)     835 wkts @ 20.85 (Best 8-24)

1st Grade   53 matches     129 runs @ 6.79 (HS 20)     133 wkts @ 17.30 (Best 7-47)

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