Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Glenn McGrath

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OriginalGlenn McGrath AM (b. 9 February 1970), former Australian cricket fast-medium pace bowler and one of the top bowlers in cricket history. McGrath is also co-founder and Chairman of the McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support and education charity; he is wearing pink, the Foundation's official colour.
Reason
We have lots of FPs of baseballers, but I don't believe we have any cricketers - I think this can help start to redress the balance. This is a well composed and engaging image with high technical standards of one of the world's best cricketers (now retired), giving it high EV. Amongst other things, McGrath holds the world record for the highest number of Test wickets by a fast bowler, and also holds the overall record for the most wickets in the One Day Cricket World Cup. As pictured here, he is now Chairman of the Board and an ambassador for the McGrath Foundation, a charity he founded with his deceased first wife Jane, and which is now Australia's most recognised breast cancer support and education charity. If promoted I'd propose it be used as a POTD lead in to National Breast Cancer Awareness Month or on Pink Ribbon Day.
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Glenn McGrath
McGrath Foundation
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Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator
jjron

Not Promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 10:48, 23 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]