Lang Lang cricketer Glenn McGrath is no bowler, and isn’t happy his Australian fastbowling namesake was given the gift of the ball. Picture: Meagan Trotter.By Glen Atwell
LANG Lang cricketer Glenn McGrath isn’t happy, and wants to set the record straight.
Nicknamed ‘Ooh Aah’, Glenn said his Australian fast bowling namesake must have got all the cricketing talent.
Despite being born first, Glenn has endured a cricketing career full of attempted humour.
Glenn said he didn’t hear the end of the jokes when gracing the pitch for the Lang Lang D Grade side.
“I’ve heard it plenty of times to say the least,” he said.
Lang Lang Cricket Club president Robert Taylor said his famous named D Grader was in fact the exact opposite to the Australian fast bowler.
“He is a batter, not a bowler, that’s for sure,” Taylor laughed.
Glenn started his cricketing career with Lang Lang juniors before a 20year hiatus from the sport.
During his time off, he watched Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath rise to international stardom and become known as one of the world’s premier fast bowlers.
“I’m older than him, but he got all the talent – and the money that goes with it,” the local lad said.
To make matters worse, Glenn said his wife thought the Australian bowler was better looking than her husband.
“That’s a bit of a worry,” he laughed.
To separate the two cricketers, Glenn points out the two have different middle initials.
“His starts with P, mine with M, so there is a difference after all,” he said.
When he started as a junior Glenn gave fast bowling a crack, but after his 20year break from the sport made his comeback a little worse for wear.
“The fitness levels were down, so I made a comeback as a bit of a batsmen,” he said.
But Glenn is the first to admit he won’t be opening bat for Australia for some time to come.
