On This Day in 1993

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On This Day in 1993

On This Day in 1993, Glenn McGrath made his Test debut.

That great Australian bowler Glenn McGrath made his debut against New Zealand in Perth, and in his first match and he gave a hint of what was to come. In his first test innings, he had figures of 39-12-92-2.

In his 124 Tests, Mcgrath took 563 wickets. He took 5WI 29 times, and 10WI 3 times.

His ODI records was also very imperessive. In 250 ODIs for Australia, he took 381 wickets.

On 23 December 2006, McGrath announced his retirement from tests. His last test was the Fifth Ashes Test against England in Sydney in January 2007,[18] where he took a wicket with the last ball of his test career.