Malcolm Marshall, a former right-arm fast bowler, represented the West Indies cricket team in 81 Tests between 1978 and 1992.[2] In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer")[3] refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a notable achievement,[4] and only 41 bowlers have taken at least 15 five-wicket hauls at international level in their cricketing careers.[5] In Test cricket, Marshall took 376 wickets, including 22 five-wicket hauls.[2][6] The cricket almanack Wisden described him as "one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time",[7] and named him one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1983.[8] He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in January 2009.[9][10][n 1] Mark Nicholas, a cricket commentator, once wrote that former Pakistan captain, Imran Khan, "calls Malcolm the greatest of all fast bowlers".[11]
Marshall made his Test debut in December 1978 against India at the Karnataka State Cricket Association Stadium, Bangalore.[n 2][12] His first five-wicket haul came in March 1983 against the same team at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain; he took 5 wickets for 37 runs.[13] In December 1984, against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, he took a five-wicket haul in both innings of a Test match for the first time.[14] He repeated this feat once more in his career, against India at the Queen's Park Oval in April 1989.[15] Marshall's career-best bowling figures for an innings were 7 wickets for 22 runs against England at Old Trafford, Manchester, in June 1988.[16] He took 9 wickets for 41 runs in the match; West Indies won the match by an innings and 156 runs, and he was awarded man of the match for his performance.[17] Marshall was most successful against Australia taking seven five-wicket hauls.[16] He took ten or more wickets in a match on four occasions.[18]
Marshall made his One Day International (ODI) debut against England at Headingley, Leeds, during the 1980 Prudential Trophy.[19] He never took a five-wicket haul in ODIs; his career-best figures for an innings were 4 wickets for 18 runs against Australia in 1991, a match West Indies lost at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[20][21] As of 2013, Marshall is sixteenth overall among all-time combined five-wicket haul takers.[n 3]
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Date | Date the match was held, or starting date of the match for Test matches |
| Inn | The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number of overs bowled in that innings |
| Runs | Runs conceded |
| Wkts | Number of wickets taken |
| Econ | Bowling economy rate (average runs per over) |
| Batsmen | The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul |
| Result | The result for the West Indies team in that match |
| * | One of two five-wicket hauls by Marshall in a match |
| † | Marshall selected as "Man of the match" |
| ‡ | 10 wickets or more taken in the match |
Tests
| No. | Date | Ground | Against | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 March 1983 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain |  India | 1 | 19.1 | 37 | 5 | 1.93 | Won[13] | |
| 2 | 10 December 1983 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta[n 4] | India | 3 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 2.46 | Won[22] | |
| 3 | 24 December 1983 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras[n 5] | India | 2 | 26 | 72 | 5 | 2.76 | Drawn[23] | |
| 4 | 30 March 1984† | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |  Australia | 3 | 15.5 | 42 | 5 | 2.65 | Won[24] | |
| 5 | 28 April 1984 | Sabina Park, Kingston | Australia | 3 | 23 | 51 | 5 | 2.21 | Won[25] | |
| 6 | 28 June 1984 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London |  England | 1 | 36.5 | 85 | 6 | 2.30 | Won[26] | |
| 7 | 12 July 1984 | Headingley, Leeds | England | 3 | 26 | 53 | 7 | 2.03 | Won[27] | |
| 8 | 9 August 1984 | The Oval, London | England | 2 | 17.5 | 35 | 5 | 1.96 | Won[28] | |
| 9 | 23 November 1984 | The Gabba, Brisbane | Australia | 3 | 34 | 82 | 5 | 2.41 | Won[29] | |
| 10 | 7 December 1984*‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 2 | 26 | 69 | 5 | 2.65 | Won[14] | |
| 11 | 7 December 1984*‡ | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia | 4 | 15.5 | 38 | 5 | 2.40 | Won[14] | |
| 12 | 22 December 1984 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia | 2 | 31.5 | 86 | 5 | 2.70 | Drawn[30] | |
| 13 | 26 April 1985†‡ | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown |  New Zealand | 3 | 25.3 | 80 | 7 | 3.13 | Won[31] | |
| 14 | 7 November 1986† | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |  Pakistan | 1 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 1.83 | Won[32] | |
| 15 | 22 April 1988† | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Pakistan | 3 | 23 | 65 | 5 | 2.82 | Won[33] | |
| 16 | 2 June 1988† | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England | 1 | 30 | 69 | 6 | 2.30 | Drawn[34] | |
| 17 | 16 June 1988‡ | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | England | 2 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 1.77 | Won[35] | |
| 18 | 30 June 1988† | Old Trafford, Manchester | England | 3 | 15.4 | 22 | 7 | 1.40 | Won[17] | |
| 19 | 26 January 1989 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia | 2 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 0.93 | Lost[36] | |
| 20 | 7 April 1989 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | India | 3 | 26 | 60 | 5 | 2.30 | Won[37] | |
| 21 | 15 April 1989*†‡ | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | India | 2 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 2.00 | Won[15] | |
| 22 | 15 April 1989*†‡ | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | India | 4 | 19.5 | 55 | 6 | 2.77 | Won[15] |
Notes
References
External links
- "Profile of Malcolm Marshall". CricketArchive.
- "Profile of Malcolm Marshall". Yahoo! Cricket.