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This is an archive article published on December 20, 2004

Pigeon8217;s day out at perth

McGrath8217;s victims When you8217;ve ...

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McGrath8217;s victims


When you8217;ve got the first seven, it 10 wickets is at the back of your mind. I had seven-for. I was looking up thinking this might be my best chance for a 10-for. But then Kasper Michael Kasprowicz came in and ruined it.
8212; Glenn McGrath, after the match

1st wicket: Imran Farhat caught plumb in front
2nd wicket: Salman Butt caught in the gully by Matthew Hayden
3rd wicket: Younis Khan snapped up by Shane Warne at first slip
4th wicket: Abdul Razzaq caught by wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist
5th wicket: Inzamam-ul Haq caught behind
6th wicket: Kamran Akmal caught by Michael Clarke at fourth slip
7th wicket: Yousuf Youhana caught behind
8th wicket: Shoaib Akhtar caught at mid-off by Lehmann

It was the 34-year-old McGrath8217;s 25th five-wicket haul. He totals 472 wickets from 104 Tests so far.

Ten Best Test bowling figures by an Aussie

9-121: Arthur Mailey v England at Melbourne, 1920/21
8-24: Glenn McGrath v Pakistan at Perth, 2004/05
8-31: Frank Laver v England at Manchester, 1909
8-38: Glenn McGrath v England at Lord8217;s, 1997
8-43: Albert Trott v England at Adelaide, 1894/95
8-53: Bob Massie v England at Lord8217;s, 1972
8-59: Ashley Mallett v Pakistan at Adelaide, 1972/73
8-65: Hugh Trumble v England at The Oval, 1902
8-71: Garth McKenzie v West Indies at Melbourne, 1968/69
8-71: Shane Warne v England at Brisbane, 1994/95

 

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