Glenn McGrath is considered one of the greatest Australian international bowlers of all time, and a leading contributor to Australia’s domination of world cricket from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s.

Glenn claimed more wickets than any other Australian fast bowler in One Day Internationals and is currently fourth on the all-time Test Match wicket list. Glenn was the first Australian bowler to play in 200 One‐Day Internationals and the first Australian Fast Bowler to play in 100 Test matches. Honours include winning the Allan Border Medal in 2000, Test player of the Year in 2000, One Day International Player of the Year in 2001, Wisden Cricketer of the year in 1998, 1999, 2005-06. Glenn is also the holder the outstanding accomplishments of the seventh highest tenth wicket partnerships and two tenth wicket partnerships. In 2008 Glenn had the honour of being named as a member of the Order of Australia for ‘service to cricket as a player’. Later that year Glenn was the recipient of the NSW Australian of the Year Award acknowledging his leadership and tireless dedication to the McGrath Foundation.

Glenn also played in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 Tournament for the Delhi Daredevils in 2008 and 2009.

Glenn and his late wife Jane established The McGrath Foundation to address the chronic shortage of Breast Care Nurses throughout Australia particularly in Rural and Regional Australia. The foundation currently has over 100 McGrath Breast Care Nurses throughout Australia and has helped change the lives of Australian women fighting breast cancer. He currently serves as president of the McGrath Foundation.

Glenn is the director of MRF Pace Foundation, Channai, replacing Dennis Lillee, who served for 25 years.

Glenn was honoured during the seventh annual Bradman Awards in Sydney on 1 November 2012. He was inducted into the ICC Hall of fame in January 2013.