Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born 23 June 1980, in Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a member of the West Indies cricket team.

Career[link]

Sarwan grew up in the small village outside the capital city of Guyana, Georgetown where he played for Georgetown Cricket Club.

He has been a member of the West Indies cricket team since his Test debut against Pakistan at Barbados in May 2000 – a match in which he was unbeaten in both innings including a first innings score of 84 not out. He missed scoring his maiden Test century against South Africa in March 2001 when he was run out for 91. His score of 78 in the second Test against India at Chennai in October 2002 was his fourth innings of 75+ that was not converted into a century. His maiden Test century came in his next Test series against Bangladesh at Dhaka. His next Test century came against Australia at St. John's in May 2003. His best innings (291) came against England in February/March 2009. Sarwan is also a part-time leg-break bowler with best bowling figures of 4 for 37.

During the most recent controversy involving the bowling action of Sri Lanka great Muttiah Muralitharan, which led to an International Cricket Council investigation of most of the world's international-class bowlers, Sarwan was found to be the only bowler tested who did not transgress the Laws of Cricket regarding the straightening of the arm during delivery.

On June 23, 2006 (his 26th birthday) while playing against India Sarwan hit 6 fours in an over off Munaf Patel and emulated Sandeep Patil (off Bob Willis, seven balls) and Chris Gayle (off Matthew Hoggard, six balls) playing at Warner Park Sporting Complex.

Sarwan was dropped from the side for the second Test against Pakistan in November 2006. It was the first time in his six year career that he had missed a game due to poor form. According to captain Brian Lara "It wasn't designed as a drop. We just wanted to make him aware of the situation and come back stronger. We need him and we need him to take control."

On April 29, 2007 it was announced that Sarwan was to succeed the retiring Brian Lara as captain of the West Indies following the West Indies' exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup.^[1]

During the second Test in the West Indies tour of England in May 2007, Sarwan injured his shoulder when he collided with the boundary fence while attempting to cut off a boundary. The injury was serious enough to rule him out of the remainder of the tour and for a further ten months. Sarwan returned to the West Indies side in 2008 for the home series against Sri Lanka, as vice-captain to the current captain, Chris Gayle. Throughout the series Sarwan showed excellent form with the bat, looking very fluent and scoring over 50 in four consecutive innings, including a match-winning century, at an average of 77.75.

In the 2008 Test series against Australia, Sarwan continued his fine batting form by following up with a half century and a matching saving 128 in the 2nd Test in North Sound, Antigua. At the age 28 years, 228 days he became the youngest West Indian to reach the 5000 runs milestone when he scored a century against England in Jamaica. In the 2009 home series against England, in scoring his 13th Test match century Sarwan equalled the record for the most centuries in the fourth innings – a record he shares with Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting,^[2] In the first innings of the fourth test he recorded his personal best of 291 which equalled the highest score for the West Indies of the great Sir Vivian Richards.

Sarwan's name is a common Hindu name shared by many of his countrymen who have roots in India. For much of his career he wore a bandanna under his helmet whilst batting, but has now dropped the practice due to a change in the design of helmet. He shares the habit of his fellow Countrymen Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Narsingh Deonarine of marking his guard with a bail.

Sarwan did however lose his central contract due to poor fitness and indifferent form. West Indies coach Ottis Gibson stated that leaving Sarwan out was a tough decision but he will make many contributions to the West Indies in the future and that he needs time to regain his form. Therefore he wasn't selected for the tour of Sri Lanka along with regular wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin ^[3] Having fallen out of international favour, he signed for English county Leicestershire for the 2012 English season.^[4]

Player Statistics[link]

An innings-by-innings breakdown of Sarwan's Test match batting career, showing runs scored (red bars) and the average of the last ten innings (blue line).

Test Centuries[link]

The following table illustrates a summary of the Test centuries scored by Ramnaresh Sarwan.

• In the column Runs, * indicates being not out.
• The column title Match refers to the Match Number of his career.

Test Centuries of Ramnaresh Sarwan[5]
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	119	28	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium	2002	Won
2	105	32	Australia	St. John's, Antigua	Antigua Recreation Ground	2003	Won
3	114	38	South Africa	Durban, South Africa	Kingsmead	2003	Lost
4	119	40	South Africa	Centurion, South Africa	SuperSport Park	2004	Lost
5	261*	46	Bangladesh	Kingston, Jamaica	Sabina Park	2004	Won
6	139	48	England	Birmingham, England	Edgbaston	2004	Lost
7	107*	51	South Africa	Port of Spain, Trinidad	Queen's Park Oval	2005	Lost
8	127	53	South Africa	St. John's, Antigua	Antigua Recreation Ground	2005	Drawn
9	116	62	India	Basseterre, St Kitts	Warner Park	2006	Drawn
10	102	69	Sri Lanka	Port of Spain, Trinidad	Queen's Park Oval	2008	Won
11	128	71	Australia	North Sound, Antigua	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium	2008	Drawn
12	107	75	England	Kingston, Jamaica	Sabina Park	2009	Won
13	106	77	England	St. John's, Antigua	Antigua Recreation Ground	2009	Drawn
14	291	78	England	Bridgetown, Barbados	Kensington Oval	2009	Drawn
15	100	81	England	Chester-le-Street, England	Riverside Ground	2009	Lost

One Day International Centuries[link]

One Day International Centuries of Ramnaresh Sarwan[6]
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	102*	28	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium	2002	Won
2	104*	59	England	Bridgetown, Barbados	Kensington Oval	2004	Lost
3	115*	100	India	Basseterre, St Kitts	Warner Park	2006	Won
4	100*	153	Ireland	Kingston, Jamaica	Sabina Park	2010	Won
5	123	125	Kenya	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Premadasa Stadium	2011	Won

References[link]

External links[link]

• Cricinfo player profile
• Cricket Fans Articles about Ramnaresh Sarwan

v t e Guyana squad – Current Squad 2 R Crandon 6 Chanderpaul 10 Dowlin 11 Christian † 20 Bishoo 25 Foo 28 Deonarine 33 Wintz 53 Sarwan (c) 54 E Crandon 65 Chattergoon 71 Cush 90 Barnwell — Jacobs — Fudadin — Ramdeen Coach: Seeram

Munaf Patel

Personal information
Full name	Munaf Musa Patel
Born	(1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 28) Ikhar, Gujarat, India
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 255)	9 March 2006 v England
Last Test	3 April 2009 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 163)	3 April 2006 v England
Last ODI	3 September 2011 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003/04–2004/05	Mumbai
2005/06–2008/09	Maharashtra
2008/09–present	Baroda
2008–2010	Rajasthan Royals
2011-present	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	13	65	53	111
Runs scored	60	74	611	166
Batting average	7.50	6.72	15.27	7.54
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0
Top score	15*	15	78	28
Balls bowled	2,658	2,988	9,664	5,171
Wickets	35	84	192	142
Bowling average	38.54	28.86	23.85	28.21
5 wickets in innings	0	0	7	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	4/25	4/29	6/50	4/21
Catches/stumpings	6/–	11/–	13/–	27/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 13 July 2011

Munaf Musa Patel ( pronunciation (help·info) Hindi: मुनाफ मूसा पटेल , Urdu: مناف موسی پٹیل ) (born 12 July 1983, Ikhar, Gujarat, India) is an Indian cricketer who has also played for the West Zone in the Duleep Trophy and Gujarat, Mumbai cricket team and Maharashtra cricket team.

Born to a Muslim family, Patel first gained prominence in 2003 at the age of 20 before he had even played first class cricket for Gujarat, when he was invited to the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai by the Indian chairman of selectors Kiran More. There he attracted the attention of visiting Australian captain Steve Waugh, and the director Dennis Lillee, a former Australian fast bowler, with his raw pace. With the backing of Sachin Tendulkar, he was signed by Mumbai in a transfer deal, in late 2003, without ever representing his native Gujarat.

In 2004, he struggled with injuries, and was criticized by India A coach Sandeep Patil, who believed that he had a mental problem dealing with his injuries. He was also sent to Australian Institute of Sport for bio-mechanical analysis on his bowling action, to improve its efficiency. In August 2005, he transferred to Maharashtra, and after taking 10 wickets against England in a tour match for the Board President's XI, he was rewarded with his selection in the Indian Test Squad for the 2nd Test against England in Mohali, when he made his Test debut. Patel recorded the figures of 7/97 on debut, including 4/25 in the second innings and demonstrated an ability to swing the ball in both directions.

In the 2005–2006 Test Series against West Indies, Munaf proved he was arguably the fastest bowler in India, bowling regularly at speeds of over 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) and has produced balls at a pace over the 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) mark.^{[citation needed]} However, more impressive than his ability to bowl at a very quick pace has been his control, a skill lacking in recent Indian fast bowlers. In the West Indies, however, Munaf suffered the ignominy of being hit for 6 fours in an over by Ramnaresh Sarwan. Patel fell short of the record of conceding the most runs off an over by 4 runs.

Patel bowling in the nets.

In the second match of the DLF Cup in Malaysia, Munaf came up with figures of 3/54 against Australia, picking up the wickets of Phil Jacques, Michael Clarke and Stuart Clark. In the final game of the same tournament, he dismissed Australian captain Ricky Ponting for just 4, on the way to 1/32 off 9 overs.

In the first match of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy against England, Munaf Patel again produced figures of 3/18 – winning the match for India and gaining the man of the match award.

Patel at fielding practice.

He was part of the Indian 2007 World Cup squad which failed to progress from the group stage and played during India's One-day International series against Bangladesh shortly after the tournament before playing two games in England in August 2007. He took four wickets before being ruled out of the remainder of the series through injury. He was subsequently left out of the squad to play Pakistan in November although was recalled to the Test squad following injuries to R. P. Singh and S. Sreesanth.^[1]

He was selected for the 2009 tour to Sri Lanka and played in the opening match. He bowled five wicketless overs for 32 runs. He then picked up a groin injury before the second match and was replaced in the squad by Lakshmipathy Balaji.^[2]

He was brought back into the ODI squad for India's last preparatory series before the 2011 World Cup, with the series taking place in South Africa. After India were beaten in the first match, they made only 190 when M S Dhoni chose to bat first in the second match. However, Patel put in a Man of the Match performance to return personal best figures of 4/29 off nine overs, taking the final wicket of Wayne Parnell to lead India to a 1-run victory,^{[citation needed]} India's first against South Africa in South Africa since 2003. He was eventually named in India's World Cup squad. In India's first World Cup match against Bangladesh, Patel took four wickets, albeit with India defending a comfortable 370 from their innings. In the match against England, Patel's catch off his own bowling to dismiss Kevin Pietersen broke up an opening partnership in a match which England and India would eventually tie.^{[citation needed]} He played an important role in the India Pakistan semi-final match at Mohali where he performed well and also played in the finals of the World Cup.

He is a part of Mumbai Indians setup after three seasons with Rajasthan Royals.

References[link]

• A Cricinfo column on Munaf Patel
• BBC on Munaf Patel

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Munaf Patel

• http://blog.rinkiss.com/cricket-news/munaf-patel-bio-photos-pictures-religion-bowling-career-marriage/7645
• http://www.MunafPatel.com
• Player profile: Munaf Patel from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Munaf Patel from CricketArchive

v t e India squad – 2006 ICC Champions Trophy 1 Dravid 2 Tendulkar 3 Agarkar 4 Dhoni 5 Harbhajan Singh 6 Kaif 7 Mongia 8 Patel 9 Pathan 10 Powar 11 Raina 12 Sehwag 13 R. P. Singh 14 Sreesanth 15 Yuvraj Singh Coach: G Chappell

v t e India squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup 3 Harbhajan 7 Dhoni 10 Tendulkar 12 Yuvraj 13 Munaf 19 Dravid (c) 21 Ganguly 27 Uthappa 34 Zaheer 36 Sreesanth 37 Kumble 44 Sehwag 56 Pathan 68 Agarkar 99 Karthik Coach: Chappell

v t e India squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup (2nd Title) 3 Harbhajan 5 Gambhir 7 Dhoni (c & wk) 10 Tendulkar 11 Chawla 12 Yuvraj 13 Munaf 18 Kohli 28 Yusuf 34 Zaheer 36 Sreesanth 44 Sehwag 48 Raina 64 Nehra 66 Ashwin Coach: Kirsten Praveen Kumar was injured and replaced by Sreesanth.

Glenn McGrath

McGrath, wearing the pink of the McGrath Foundation
Personal information
Full name	Glenn Donald McGrath
Born	(1970-02-09) 9 February 1970 (age 42) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Nickname	Pigeon, Millard, Kuly, Ooh Ah
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm Fast-Medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 358)	12 November 1993 v New Zealand
Last Test	2 January 2007 v England
ODI debut (cap 113)	9 December 1993 v South Africa
Last ODI	28 April 2007 v sri lanka
ODI shirt no.	11
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–2008	New South Wales (squad no. 11)
2000	Worcestershire
2004	Middlesex
2008	Delhi Daredevils
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	124	250	189	305
Runs scored	641	115	977	124
Batting average	7.36	3.83	7.75	3.35
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/2	0/0
Top score	61	11	61	11
Balls bowled	29248	12970	41759	15808
Wickets	563	381	835	463
Bowling average	21.64	22.02	20.85	21.60
5 wickets in innings	29	7	42	7
10 wickets in match	3	n/a	7	n/a
Best bowling	8/24	7/15	8/24	7/15
Catches/stumpings	38/–	37/–	54/–	48/–
Source: cricketarchive.com, 20 August 2007

Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced /məˈɡrɑː/; born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo, New South Wales), nicknamed "Pigeon",^[1] is a former Australian cricket player. He is one of the most highly regarded fast-medium pace bowlers in cricketing history,^[2] and a leading contributor to Australia's domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the early 21st century.^[3]

Known throughout his career for maintaining a remarkably accurate line and length, McGrath's consistency enabled him to be one of the most economical and dangerous fast bowlers of his time. McGrath holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler and is fourth on the all-time list, with the top three wicket takers Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, and Anil Kumble all being spin bowlers.^[4] He has also taken the sixth highest number of One Day International wickets, and holds the record for the most wickets in the Cricket World Cup. McGrath announced his retirement from Test cricket on 23 December 2006,^[5] with his Test career coming to an end after the fifth Ashes test in Sydney in January 2007, whilst the 2007 World Cup marked the end of his one-day career.^[6] McGrath later played for the Indian Premier League team of the Delhi DareDevils, and was one of the tournaments' most economical bowlers during its first season,^[7] however he saw no action in the second season, ultimately having his contract bought out.

McGrath currently serves as the Chairman of the Board and as an ambassador for the McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support and education charity he founded with his deceased first wife, Jane.

Career[link]

Early years[link]

McGrath was born in Dubbo, New South Wales to Beverly and Kevin McGrath.^[8] He grew up in Narromine, New South Wales (NSW) where he first played cricket and his potential was spotted by Doug Walters.^[9] He moved to Sydney to play grade cricket for Sutherland, and made his debut for NSW during the 1992–93 season. McGrath capped his rapid rise in the next Australian summer with selection in the Test team after only eight first-class matches.^[10]

McGrath's Test debut was against New Zealand at Perth, in 1993–1994. In Australia's 1995 Test series victory, McGrath took the approach of bouncing the West Indies team including the bowlers, which had not happened before. In McGrath's biography, Ricky Ponting is quoted as saying:

County cricket in England[link]

McGrath played for Worcestershire in the 2000 English County Championship, proving both successful on the field and popular with the county's supporters. In 14 first-class games he took 80 wickets at 13.21, including an outstanding innings return of 8-41 against Northamptonshire, as well as making his first ever first-class half-century (55 against Nottinghamshire). He also played a few games for Middlesex in 2004; although accurate, he could manage only nine wickets in four first-class appearances for the county.

Against England (Ashes 2005 and 2006/07)[link]

During the 1st Test at Lords in the 2005 Ashes series Glenn McGrath became the fourth bowler in history to take 500 Test wickets with the dismissal of Marcus Trescothick. This wicket was also the start of a very productive spell of 5-2 which led to England being bowled out for 155. McGrath took 4-29 in the 2nd innings and was named man of the match in a comprehensive Australian victory.

McGrath at a Test match at the SCG in 2006

McGrath trod on a cricket ball and injured his ankle the morning before the start of the 2nd Test at Edgbaston and was unable to play in the match in which England amassed 407 runs in one day against the McGrath-less bowling attack to win by 2 runs. He was rushed back when not fully fit for the 3rd Test at Old Trafford, where he earned another 5-wicket haul in the 2nd innings of a drawn game, batting in a last-wicket partnership with Brett Lee in the last hour of the Test to deny an English victory. He then missed the 4th Test at Trent Bridge, which England won by 3 wickets, with an elbow injury. McGrath returned for the final Test at The Oval but he, and the rest of the Australian team, were unable to force a result and the match was drawn, giving England the series win. McGrath's injury problems are seen as a key factor in England regaining the Ashes, as their victories came in matches in which he was absent.^[12]

Australia hosted England in the 2006-07 Ashes series and quickly regained the Ashes, beating England 5-0, only the second 5-0 series whitewash in Ashes history (the first time was by the Australian team during the 1920-1921 Ashes Series). Having taken a break from cricket since April 2006, McGrath used the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy to reclaim his spot in Australia's test XI. He took a 6 wicket haul in his comeback innings in the first test at the Gabba to set the tone for the rest of the series, with Australia winning back the Ashes in a record breaking 15 days of play.^[13] McGrath took 21 wickets in the series at an average of 23.90, as well as scoring 10 runs and taking 1 catch in what was to be his final test series.

In his biography McGrath wrote:

Retirement[link]

McGrath in his final test series - the 2006-07 Ashes series

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,^[15] where he took a wicket with the last ball of his test career. He has also retired from all forms of international cricket following the successful 2007 Cricket World Cup where he became the leading wicket taker in the history of the World Cup, while also being the top wicket taker with 26 and being named player of the tournament.

Indian Premier League[link]

McGrath was signed by the Delhi DareDevils for the first season of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition in 2008, for a sum of US$350,000 (INR 1.4 crore).^[16] His team shirt bore the name "Pidge", short form for his nickname "Pigeon". The 2009 IPL was played in South Africa owing to safety concerns, but McGrath was used only to increase the bench strength of the Delhi Daredevils for whole of the tournament; in spite of being the most economic bowler for Delhi in the previous season, he did not play a single match. On 5 January 2010 the franchise announced that it had bought out the remaining year of McGrath's contract for $350,000, effectively bringing his cricketing career to an end.^[17]

Playing style[link]

Bowling[link]

McGrath bowling a wicket-taking ball to Kevin Pietersen at the SCG in 2007

McGrath's bowling was not of express pace. Rather, he relied on unerring accuracy and subtle seam movement.^[18] His height (195 cm), combined with a high arm action, allowed him to extract extra bounce from most pitches that often surprised batsmen. In the later years of his career, he developed as a swing bowler.^[19]

His uncomplicated method and natural physical fitness were significant factors in the longevity of McGrath's career. In 2004, he became the first Australian fast bowler to play 100 Tests.^[20] In the first innings of the ICC Super Series Test match in 2005, McGrath passed Courtney Walsh to become the greatest wicket-taker among fast bowlers in Test history.^[21]

McGrath was regarded as one of the best fast bowlers in the world and has had success against every opposition team, in both Test and one-day cricket. He deliberately (and publicly) targeted the opposition's best batsmen prior to a series in an attempt to distract them, a ploy which regularly worked. At the beginning of the Frank Worrell series against the West Indies he stated in interviews before the match, that he would dismiss Sherwin Campbell for his 299th wicket, then remove star batsman Brian Lara for his 300th wicket the very next ball. In a masterstroke this eventuated as planned, following this with the dismissal of captain Jimmy Adams to complete a memorable hat trick. The targeting of opposition batsmen has generally been successful; he has dismissed Mike Atherton of England 19 times - the most times any batsman has been dismissed by one bowler in cricket history. On the other hand, he targeted Michael Vaughan prior to the 2002/03 Ashes series in Australia, with Vaughan going on to score three centuries at an average greater than 60. He targeted Andrew Strauss in the 2005 series in England, who went on to score two centuries.

He also tends to engage in sledging of opposition batsmen and teams, though it doesn't always pay off. Before the 2005 Ashes series he predicted a 5-0 whitewash for Australia, and even said that if England won the Ashes he would return to Australia by boat, but England prevailed 2-1. However, this did not dissuade him from making a similar 5-0 prediction for the next Ashes series, in Australia in 2006/07 which turned out to be true. He finished his career as the most successful Test fast-bowler and 3rd highest Test wicket taker. However his Test wicket haul was surpassed by Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble during India's tour of England 2007.

Fielding[link]

McGrath is a competent outfielder with a strong and accurate throwing arm; whilst not known for his athleticism, on one memorable occasion in 2002 he took an exceptional outfield catch at the Adelaide Oval against England, dismissing English batsman Michael Vaughan from the bowling of Shane Warne, running many metres before leaping into the air and catching the ball with arms outstretched and his body horizontal (see Google Video video [2]). His captain, Steve Waugh, described the famous catch as "a miracle" and "one of the great catches in history".

Batting[link]

McGrath's batting prowess, in the early phases of his career was non-existent; in fact, he scored first-ball ducks (zero runs) on both his Test [3] and One-Day International [4] debuts, and his batting average hovered below 4 for the first few years of his career. Years of patient tutelage from captain and friend Steve Waugh have improved this aspect of his game, to the point where he has scored a Test half century which came on 20 November 2004 against New Zealand [5] at the Gabba. His final score in that innings was 61. Nevertheless, McGrath is still regarded as a batting 'bunny', although to his credit coaching from Steve Waugh and others has helped to push his average up to above 7.00 runs/dismissal. In the first World Cricket Tsunami Appeal charity match, he was promoted to bat at number 6 ahead of specialist batsmen Stephen Fleming and Matthew Hayden, but was dismissed first ball trying to slog Muttiah Muralitharan. Towards the end of his international career, McGrath, while not scoring many runs himself, became rather more difficult for opposing bowlers to dismiss, being dismissed only once during the 2005 Ashes series. With a contribution of 11 runs in the first innings of the MCG 2005 Boxing Day Test versus South Africa [6], he stood his ground for 53 deliveries, helping Michael Hussey push the Australian tail to a record tenth wicket stand against South Africa of 107 runs.

Personal life[link]

Glenn's late wife, Jane Louise (née Steele), was born in the United Kingdom and had worked as a flight attendant before their marriage. Glenn and Jane met at a Hong Kong nightclub called "Joe Bananas" in 1995, and married in 1999. They had two children, James and Holly. Jane McGrath fought recurrent battles with metastatic breast cancer, having been first diagnosed in 1997. On 26 January 2008 (Australia Day) Glenn and Jane McGrath were both made Members of the Order of Australia. Jane McGrath died, aged 42, on 22 June 2008 from complications following cancer surgery.^[22] Glenn McGrath later became engaged to Sara Leonardi, an interior designer. They met during the 2009 Indian Premier League. They married at home in Cronulla on 18 November 2010.^[23] In April 2011 McGrath put his home on the market for 6 million dollars.^[24]

McGrath Foundation[link]

In 2002 Glenn and Jane founded the McGrath Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to raising money to fund more Breast Care Nurses in rural and regional Australia, and to educate young women to become 'breast aware'. Following the death of Jane in June 2008, Glenn accepted the voluntary role of Chairman of the Board of the McGrath Foundation, and participates in many activities in support of the Foundation to ensure the fulfilment of Jane's vision.^[25] By mid-2008 the foundation had raised over $12 million,^[22] and as at April 2012 had 73 Breast Care Nurses placed, with another three positions funded and awaiting placement.

Honours[link]

In 2001, McGrath was one of just twenty-one Australian athletes inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport Best of the Best list.^[26]

McGrath was named a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January (Australia Day) in 2008 for "service to cricket as a player", and along with his wife for "service to the community through the establishment of the McGrath Foundation."^[27]