Bryce McGain

Bryce McGain

Bryce during the 2007/08 Twenty20 Final at the WACA ground.
Personal information
Full name	Bryce Edward McGain
Born	(1972-03-25) 25 March 1972 (age 52) Mornington, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-break and googly
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Only Test (cap 410)	19 March 2009 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02–2010/11	Victoria
2002	Denmark
2010	Essex
2011/12	Adelaide Strikers
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 1 33 26 13 Runs scored 2 248 97 11 Batting average 1.00 10.78 19.40 11.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 2 25 51 6* Balls bowled 108 6,321 1320 271 Wickets 0 101 34 14 Bowling average – 35.48 31.20 25.42 5 wickets in innings – 5 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 6/112 3/11 2/10 Catches/stumpings 0/– 13/– 9/– 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 1 February 2013

Bryce Edward McGain (born 25 March 1972) is an Australian former cricketer who played a single Test match for the Australia national cricket team, as well as domestically for Victoria. McGain made his first-class debut in 2002 against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground. However, due to other Victorian spinners—Shane Warne and Cameron White—he was unable to hold down a place in the side. He worked in the IT section of a bank and played Victorian Premier Cricket for Prahran Cricket Club before being called up to the Victorian side again.

McGain became a regular for Victoria in the 2007 season and took 38 wickets at 34.78.^[1] This led spin mentor Terry Jenner to suggest that McGain could be selected in the Australian Test team for the 2007–08 home series against India.^[2] Although this predicted selection did not happen, McGain was later selected for the 2008–09 four-Test tour of India after playing for Australia A in India in September 2008. During this tour, he played in a 2-day tour match against Rajasthan Cricket Association XI, but he did not get to bat or bowl.^[3] He had to return home due to a shoulder injury after having only played in this one tour match.^[4][5]

McGain made his Test debut at the age of 36 at Newlands in Cape Town in the third Test against South Africa in March 2009.^[6] In his Test debut he conceded 0/149 from 18 overs, the worst figures returned by an Australian in a Test match.^[7] The South African batsmen targeted him for attack and hit many sixes from his bowling. He made two in the first innings and was run out for a duck in the second.

Bryce was also a local Australian Rules footballer, playing at the Silvan Football Club in the YVMDFL between 1996 and 2001, playing 82 games and kicking 93 goals. A midfielder, Bryce won three club senior Best & Fairest's in 1997, 1999 and 2000. Along with the YVMDFL 2000 Senior League Best & Fairest award. Bryce was also inducted into Silvan's "Team of Century" in 2002.

• Bryce McGain at ESPNcricinfo