The Metronomic Quiz
The Metronomic Quiz
Glenn McGrath was one of the finest fast bowlers to have played the game. He is the most successful one too, claiming 563 victims in Tests, 381 in ODIs and five in T20Is, a combined tally of 949 international wickets, which is second to none. On his birthday, test yourself on how much you recall of his brilliant career.
Glenn McGrath was one of the finest fast bowlers to have played the game. He is the most successful one too, claiming 563 victims in Tests, 381 in ODIs and five in T20Is, a combined tally of 949 international wickets, which is second to none. On his birthday, test yourself on how much you recall of his brilliant career.
Glenn ‘Pigeon’ McGrath played in four World Cups and holds the record for most wickets in the tournament. How many wickets has he taken at the World Cup?
McGrath also holds the record for the best bowling figures in an innings for a bowler in World Cup history when he scalped 7 for 15 in the 2003 edition. Against which opponent did he achieve these jaw-dropping figures?
He holds the record for dismissing the same batsman the most number of times in Tests. Who is the unlucky batsman, who McGrath knocked over 19 times in 17 Tests?
McGrath won 124 Test caps and played against all 9 Test nations during his time. Which of the following is the only full associate country where McGrath never played a Test match?
McGrath had a stellar economy rate of 3.88 after appearing in 250 ODIs. But In January 1996, he was taken to the cleaners at the MCG and registered figures of 9.4-0-76-1 – his costliest ODI returns. Which team was it against?
During the first Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground every year which of the days is designated ‘Jane McGrath Day’ (in memory of Glenn’s wife) where people wear pink to support the cause of breast cancer awareness?
McGrath featured in the IPL for two seasons. Incidentally, he never returned to the team after spending the second season on the bench despite having a three-year deal. Which franchise?
That batting wasn’t McGrath’s forte is an understatement. Nonetheless he did hold the record for the most runs scored by a No. 11 batsman in Tests for a while after a half century v New Zealand in 2004. How many runs did he score in that innings?