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5 unusual facts about Glenn McGrath


Iftikhar Anjum

With a bowling action similar to that of Glenn McGrath, he took more than 200 wickets in Pakistani cricketing competition, before being added to the Pakistani national team, having taken ten wickets in the Patron's Trophy Final in 2004.

Martley

In 2000 Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath played a match in Martley.

McGrath Foundation

The charity was originally founded by Australian cricket player, Glenn McGrath, and his English born wife, Jane McGrath, in 2002, following Jane’s initial diagnosis and recovery from breast cancer.

St Johns, Worcester

Although in recent years success on the pitch has been limited the club has a rich history and has been home to many great crickets such as Graham Hick, Basil D'Oliveira, Ian Botham, Kadeer Ali and Glenn McGrath.

Warwick Todd

In keeping with the "blokey" style of many tour diaries, Todd refers to all players and support staff by their nicknames and not their real names (for example, "Pigeon" is Glenn McGrath and "Dizzy" is Jason Gillespie).


C'mon Aussie C'mon

In 2004, Australian singer Shannon Noll resurrected the song with new lyrics to mention current stars of the game as Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.

Mick Lewis

His spot in the team was not secure, as the 31-year old Lewis had been dropped for the VB Series in favour of 28-year-old paceman Brett Dorey, only to be recalled late in the series to replace Glenn McGrath who had returned home due to a recurrence of his wife's cancer.

Narromine

The town of Narromine has produced several success stories, most recently sports personalities Glenn McGrath (Australian cricket team: Fast bowler ), Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (Sprinter: Commonwealth games medalist), Disney animator Adam Phillips and Justin Smith (rugby league: North Queensland Cowboys).


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