Anthony McGrath was born on 6 October 1975 and is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer, who played county cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1995 to 2012.
14 Facts About Anthony McGrath
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Anthony McGrath was a right-handed batsman and bowled part-time right-arm medium pace and twice captained Yorkshire, in the 2003 and 2009 seasons.
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Anthony McGrath is the younger brother of the rugby league and union coach, Damian McGrath.
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In October 2024 McGrath was appointed the head coach of Yorkshire after nine years holding various coaching roles at Essex County Cricket Club.
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Anthony McGrath made his Test match debut for England against Zimbabwe at Lord's on 22 May 2003.
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Anthony McGrath made his debut in 1995 and was capped in 1999.
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Anthony McGrath spent a year as captain in 2003 before stepping down to concentrate on his international career.
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Anthony McGrath had a successful 2006 season hitting 1,293 first-class runs at an average of over 60.
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Anthony McGrath then declared himself delighted with the new situation at Yorkshire and hoped to stay for as long as possible.
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Anthony McGrath was appointed as captain for the 2009 season, but stepped down from leading the side in late 2009, as he felt the pressures of the job were affecting his form.
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Anthony McGrath had a more successful season in 2010 scoring 1,219 first-class runs and, in doing so, passed the thousand runs mark for the third time.
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Anthony McGrath scored important runs in both the 40 and 20-over competitions.
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Anthony McGrath retired from professional cricket following the conclusion of the 2012 season.
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In November 2017, Anthony McGrath was appointed as the head coach of Essex.