Beyond the Rope Watching … Malcolm Marshall
Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 12:36 pm
By Rohan Kallicharran
Malcolm Denzil Marshall – three words guaranteed to strike unparalleled fear into even the greatest of batsmen through the 1980s. Known throughout the cricket world as ‘Macko’, I am yet to see as complete a fast bowler as this wonderful West Indian. Of the 24 bowlers who have achieved the feat of 300 Test Match wickets, nobody can match Marshall’s average of 20.94, and only Waqar Younis has a strike rate better than the wicket per 46.7 balls achieved by Macko.
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Malcolm Denzil Marshall – three words guaranteed to strike unparalleled fear into even the greatest of batsmen through the 1980s. Known throughout the cricket world as ‘Macko’, I am yet to see as complete a fast bowler as this wonderful West Indian. Of the 24 bowlers who have achieved the feat of 300 Test Match wickets, nobody can match Marshall’s average of 20.94, and only Waqar Younis has a strike rate better than the wicket per 46.7 balls achieved by Macko.
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