21 July,2016 03:44 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
On this day in 2005, former Australian pace great Glenn McGrath reached the historic landmark of 500 wickets in Test cricket. Today, we take a look at some fun facts and records about the classy fast bowler
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On this day in 2005, former Australian pace great Glenn McGrath reached the historic landmark of 500 wickets in Test cricket. Today, we take a look at some fun facts and records about the classy fast bowler.
>> McGrath is the fourth highest wicket taker in Test history with 563 wickets.
>> Glenn McGrath is nicknamed 'Pigeon'. he got the name because of his thin legs.
>> He has a record of dismissing most batsmen for a duck in Tests.
>> As a kid he would bowl against a fuel drum in his father's machinery shed. This was in order to improve his accuracy.
>> He has completed a course in carpentry.
>> He has dismissed former England cricket captain Mike Atherton 19 times - the highest tally by a Test bowler against one batsman.
>> McGrath's first wife Jane passed away in 2008 due to cancer. He married Sara Leonardi in 2010 and has a daughter Madison with her.
>> In 2013, he was inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
>> McGrath is the most successful fast bowler in cricket.
