Bryce Edward McGain (born 25 March 1972) is an Australian former

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er who played a single

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for the Australia national cricket team, as well as domestically for

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. McGain made his first-class debut in 2002 against

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at the Sydney Cricket Ground. However, due to other Victorian spinners—

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and

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—he was unable to hold down a place in the side. He worked in the IT section of a bank and played

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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. 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

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. 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. He had to return home due to a shoulder injury after having only played in this one tour match. McGain made his Test debut at the age of 36 at Newlands in

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in the third Test against

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in March 2009. In his Test debut he conceded 0/149 from 18 overs, the worst figures returned by an Australian in a Test match. The South African batsmen targeted him for attack and hit many sixes from his bowling. He made two in the first innings and was

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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.

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