IPL playerAustralia2008
Glenn McGrath
On scorecards: GD McGrath · Right-hand bat
Glenn McGrath, a bowler, spent a single IPL season with Delhi Daredevils, 2008: 14 matches, 4 runs, 12 wickets.
The arrival
Glenn McGrath arrived through the auction: Delhi Daredevils paid ₹1.4 cr (US$350k), the base price, at the very first IPL auction.
That first season brought 14 matches, 4 runs and 12 wickets at 6.59 an over.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 12 wickets in 325 deliveries, at 6.59 runs an over against a league rate of 8.05 for the same seasons: 1.46 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 29.
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Glenn McGrath went under the hammer once. The price was ₹1.4 cr (US$350k), paid by Delhi Daredevils in 2008.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
The legacy
Glenn McGrath made 14 IPL appearances, the last for Delhi Daredevils in 2008, and won 1 player-of-the-match award.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 4 | 4* | 4.0 | 80.0 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.59 | 4/29 | 2 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Delhi Daredevils: 2008
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 80% |
| Balls per four | 5 |
| Balls per six | 5 |
| Dot balls bowled | 47.2% |
| Balls per wicket | 27 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Set B | ₹1.4 cr | Sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹1.4 cr (US$350k) |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet