Ironically Malcolm Marshall made his debut in 1978-79 against India when a Packer-weakened West Indies team toured India!
Debut was in Bangalore. His fellow bowlers were Sylvester Clarke, Norbert Philip, and Vanburn Holder
He might not have debuted that early but for Packer!
Debut was in Bangalore. His fellow bowlers were Sylvester Clarke, Norbert Philip, and Vanburn Holder
He might not have debuted that early but for Packer!
His record is something out of the ordinary.
But it must be said he played in an era of somewhat weak batsmanship
Australian cricket was extremely weak, and so was English cricket in his era.
It's hard to recall even 3-4 genuinely great batsmen from the late 80s
But it must be said he played in an era of somewhat weak batsmanship
Australian cricket was extremely weak, and so was English cricket in his era.
It's hard to recall even 3-4 genuinely great batsmen from the late 80s
Outside of the West Indies team, if I have to recall 3-4 truly great batsmen I might say -
Border
Gavaskar
Miandad
maybe Gower who flirted with greatness
Otherwise it was an era of brittle line-ups, compared to the great era of batsmanship in the early 2000s for instance
Border
Gavaskar
Miandad
maybe Gower who flirted with greatness
Otherwise it was an era of brittle line-ups, compared to the great era of batsmanship in the early 2000s for instance
