Glen "Pigeon" McGrath - Appreciation Thread.

pup11 · 01-04-2007, 02:01 AM

Glen "Pigeon" McGrath = The best fast bowler ever (IMO) and now the most successfull bowler in WC history with 57 wickets and still counting.

What can i say about this man he is just great, he is great player, a great representative of his country and the game of cricket, and above all a great human-being.

Congratulations to Pidge for becoming the most successfull bowler in history of WC.

*** Hats off to the great man, applauds***

Perm · 01-04-2007, 02:04 AM

Pretty sure we had a thread similar to this started by silenstriker. Something about Glenn McGrath-Our Lord and Saviour.

pup11 · 01-04-2007, 03:09 AM

McGrath- Our lord and saviour nah!!, i won't go on that path but i just started this thread to appreciate Pidge's achievements and his new record of being the most successfull bowler in the WC history.

I hope now with record in the bag he hangs his boots with the WC in his hands (for a 3rd time in a row) on 28th April.

Evermind · 01-04-2007, 11:08 PM

Yeah, this is just what we need - a thread about the most underrated and underexposed fast bowler of all time.

pup11 · 01-04-2007, 11:57 PM

Evermind, Give me a break man.
Neither is McGrath underrated since everyone is world of cricket appreciates his skills with the ball, and he definietly is not underexposed as he has picked wickets in almost every part of the world on flat-tracks at a miserly economy rate and at a very good strike-rate too.

So can't understand what you talking about.

howardj · 08-04-2007, 02:48 AM

Probably one of the last times I'll see Glenn McGrath bowl tonight. He's just such a big match performer. It's a measure of the man that you expect the world from him in big games, and he always seems to deliver...and then it goes by without comment. I expect him to steal England's Easter eggs tonight.

We love you Macca.

You big bully.

PhoenixFire · 08-04-2007, 04:22 AM

SS made me appreciate what a great bowler this bloke really was, a big loss when he retires fully.

BoyBrumby · 08-04-2007, 05:46 AM

Meh. He was ok, but he was no Tim Munton.

Barney Rubble · 08-04-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Meh. He was ok, but he was no Tim Munton.

Agreed. Personally I think he's lacking the big-match know-how of someone like Scott Boswell.

simmy · 09-04-2007, 09:03 AM

I love how thing thread has been open for a week and only has 8 replies!

Richard · 09-04-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barney Rubble

Agreed. Personally I think he's lacking the big-match know-how of someone like Scott Boswell.

K Eric Upashantha must have something he doesn't...

Richard · 09-04-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simmy

I love how thing thread has been open for a week and only has 8 replies!

TBH, it's probably all been said before! About 13,342 times, too.

simmy · 09-04-2007, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barney Rubble

Agreed. Personally I think he's lacking the big-match know-how of someone like Scott Boswell.

Boswell was my coach at Loughborough Uni in my Freshers year lol.

shehanwije · 19-04-2007, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simmy

Boswell was my coach at Loughborough Uni in my Freshers year lol.

Hey, I was at Lufbra as well....'85 to '88....Telford is the way to go! and you?

01-04-2007, 02:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
pup11 International Coach Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 12,134	Glen "Pigeon" McGrath - Appreciation Thread. Glen "Pigeon" McGrath = The best fast bowler ever (IMO) and now the most successfull bowler in WC history with 57 wickets and still counting. What can i say about this man he is just great, he is great player, a great representative of his country and the game of cricket, and above all a great human-being. Congratulations to Pidge for becoming the most successfull bowler in history of WC. * Hats off to the great man, applauds*

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howardj International Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brisbane Posts: 12,107	Probably one of the last times I'll see Glenn McGrath bowl tonight. He's just such a big match performer. It's a measure of the man that you expect the world from him in big games, and he always seems to deliver...and then it goes by without comment. I expect him to steal England's Easter eggs tonight. We love you Macca. You big bully. __________________ - My much anticipated Australian cricket review is now available in Cricket Chat - Winner of the 2011 and 2012 Cricket Web NRL and AFL tipping competitions

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,658	Meh. He was ok, but he was no Tim Munton. __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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01-04-2007, 03:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
pup11 International Coach Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 12,134	McGrath- Our lord and saviour nah!!, i won't go on that path but i just started this thread to appreciate Pidge's achievements and his new record of being the most successfull bowler in the WC history. I hope now with record in the bag he hangs his boots with the WC in his hands (for a 3rd time in a row) on 28th April.

01-04-2007, 11:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Evermind International Debutant Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,250	Yeah, this is just what we need - a thread about the most underrated and underexposed fast bowler of all time.

01-04-2007, 11:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
pup11 International Coach Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: India Posts: 12,134	Evermind, Give me a break man. Neither is McGrath underrated since everyone is world of cricket appreciates his skills with the ball, and he definietly is not underexposed as he has picked wickets in almost every part of the world on flat-tracks at a miserly economy rate and at a very good strike-rate too. So can't understand what you talking about.

09-04-2007, 09:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
simmy International Regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kent, England Posts: 3,039	I love how thing thread has been open for a week and only has 8 replies!

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