Glenn McGrath added yet another feather to his cap in the Brisbane Test against the West Indies [Images]. The wicket of Marlon Samuels in the first innings was McGrath's 100th against the West Indies in his 21st Test. McGrath thus became the first bowler ever to complete a century of wickets against the Caribbeans.
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Having already taken 136 wickets against arch-rivals England [Images], McGrath also achieved the rare distinction of completing 100 wickets against two different countries, becoming the fifth bowler to do so joining the ranks of three West Indians Lance Gibbs, Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh [Images] and fellow teammate Shane Warne [Images]. Warne,in fact, towers over all others as he is the only one to have done so against three countries.
Bowlers with 100 Test wickets against two countries:
| Bowler | | Tests | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | 5WI | 10WM | Ave | SR |
| SK Warne (Aus) | vs Eng | 31 | 9309 | 3837 | 172 | 8-71 | 10 | 4 | 22.31 | 54.12 |
| vs NZ | 20 | 5770 | 2511 | 103 | 6-31 | 3 | 0 | 24.38 | 56.02 |
| vs SA | 18 | 6130 | 2257 | 101 | 7-56 | 6 | 2 | 22.35 | 60.69 |
| LR Gibbs (WI) | vs Aus | 24 | 9358 | 3222 | 103 | 6-29 | 6 | 0 | 31.28 | 90.85 |
| vs Eng | 26 | 8841 | 2889 | 100 | 6-39 | 7 | 2 | 28.89 | 88.41 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | vs Eng | 36 | 8818 | 3683 | 145 | 6-74 | 5 | 1 | 25.40 | 60.81 |
| vs Aus | 38 | 8560 | 3872 | 135 | 6-54 | 4 | 0 | 28.68 | 63.41 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | vs Eng | 34 | 8284 | 3082 | 164 | 8-45 | 8 | 2 | 18.79 | 50.51 |
| vs Aus | 27 | 6696 | 2718 | 128 | 7-25 | 8 | 1 | 21.23 | 52.31 |
| GD McGrath (Aus) | vs Eng | 25 | 6025 | 2784 | 136 | 8-38 | 9 | 0 | 20.47 | 44.30 |
| vs WI | 21 | 4833 | 1919 | 101 | 6-17 | 8 | 2 | 19.00 | 47.85 |
Most Test wickets against each country
| Country | Bowler | Tests | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | 5WI | 10WM | Ave | SR |
| Australia | IT Botham (Eng) | 36 | 8479 | 4093 | 148 | 6-78 | 9 | 2 | 27.66 | 57.29 |
| England | SK Warne (Aus) | 31 | 9309 | 3837 | 172 | 8-71 | 10 | 4 | 22.31 | 54.12 |
| South Africa | SK Warne (Aus) | 18 | 6130 | 2257 | 101 | 7-56 | 6 | 2 | 22.35 | 60.69 |
| West Indies | GD McGrath (Aus) | 21 | 4833 | 1919 | 101 | 6-17 | 8 | 2 | 19.00 | 47.85 |
| New Zealand [Images] | SK Warne (Aus) | 20 | 5770 | 2511 | 103 | 6-31 | 3 | 0 | 24.38 | 56.02 |
| India | Imran Khan [Images] (Pak) | 23 | 5078 | 2260 | 94 | 8-60 | 6 | 2 | 24.04 | 54.02 |
| Pakistan | Kapil Dev [Images] (Ind) | 29 | 5944 | 2982 | 99 | 8-85 | 7 | 1 | 30.12 | 50.17 |
| Sri Lanka [Images] | Wasim Akram (Pak) | 19 | 3274 | 1340 | 63 | 5-43 | 3 | 0 | 21.27 | 51.97 |
| Zimbabwe | M Muralitharan (SL) | 14 | 4722 | 1467 | 87 | 9-51 | 6 | 2 | 16.86 | 54.28 |
| Bangladesh | M Muralitharan (SL) | 4 | 859 | 344 | 34 | 6-18 | 5 | 2 | 10.12 | 25.26 |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) | 5 | 1228 | 558 | 34 | 7-77 | 3 | 1 | 16.41 | 36.12 |
Note: All figures are updated upto and including West Indies' first innings in the Brisbane Test
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