Cricket at Old Blighty: Top five bowling spells witnessed in Manchester across formats

#4. Glenn McGrath, 5/14 vs West Indies, 30 May 1999

Glenn McGrath

Australia were the world champions in 1999, and few would say that the efforts of Glenn McGrath did not play a role in the victory. The pacer had a good run in the whole tournament, but the best of them all came in the group match against the Windies, the 28th match of the World Cup.

Winning the toss, Australia chose to field, and within a couple of hours, it was evident why the choice was made. R.D. Jacobs at 49 not out, remained the sole performer of the Windies innings as they folded for a mere 110.

McGrath was the chief troublemaker, as he ran through the top order, scalping four wickets including that of Brian Lara. He later came back and cleaned up at the end of the innings, picking one more.

He ended with figures of 8.4 - 3 14 - 5, as the Aussies came back and won the game, chasing the target with nearly ten overs and six wickets remaining.