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Glenn McGrath

Glenn McGrath

Australia·Bowler

One of the greatest fast bowlers ever and a notorious sledger whose confrontation with Sarwan over personal comments remains one of cricket's ugliest moments.

5 incidents documented

Controversies & Incidents

😂Mild

Glenn McGrath Steps on a Ball and Misses the Edgbaston Ashes Test

England vs Australia

2005-08-04

Glenn McGrath missed the pivotal Edgbaston Ashes Test after stepping on a cricket ball during the warm-up, changing the course of the 2005 Ashes.

#glenn-mcgrath#ankle-injury#rugby-ball
🥊Explosive

Glenn McGrath vs Ramnaresh Sarwan — The Wife Comment

West Indies vs Australia

25 April 2003

McGrath sledged Sarwan about his personal life. Sarwan reportedly responded with a comment about McGrath's wife Jane, who was battling cancer at the time.

#mcgrath#sarwan#wife comment
Explosive

Aravinda de Silva's 107* — Sri Lanka's First World Cup, 1996

Australia vs Sri Lanka

1996-03-17

On March 17, 1996 at Gaddafi Stadium, Aravinda de Silva made an unbeaten 107 (and took 3 for 42) as Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win their first World Cup. He was Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament; Sri Lanka became the first host country to win a World Cup.

#aravinda-de-silva#sri-lanka#australia
Moderate

Sachin Tendulkar's Maiden ODI Hundred — Colombo, September 1994

India vs Australia

1994-09-09

After 78 ODI innings without a hundred, Sachin Tendulkar finally got his first one-day century — 110 off 130 balls against Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium during the 1994 Singer World Series. Wisden later called it 'an innings that changed ODI cricket forever.'

#sachin-tendulkar#india#australia
Moderate

Glenn McGrath's Rise — From the Outback to Test Cricket, 1993

Australia vs New Zealand

1993-11-12

Glenn McGrath made his Test debut for Australia at Perth on November 12, 1993, replacing the injured Merv Hughes. He took 3 for 142 in the match — modest figures, but the start of a 124-Test, 563-wicket career that would form the spine of Australian cricket for the next 14 years.

#glenn-mcgrath#australia#new-zealand