MD Marshall

Malcolm Denzil Marshall (18 April 1958 – 4 November 1999) was a Barbadian international cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team from 1978 to 1992 in Tests and One Day Internationals. Marshall is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He is often acknowledged as the greatest West Indian fast bowler of all time, and one of the most complete fast bowlers in the history of cricket. His Test bowling average of 20.94 is the best of any cricketer to have taken 300 or more wickets. Marshall achieved his bowling success despite being notably shorter than other contemporary fast bowlers. He generated pace and threat from his bowling action and use of the bouncer. He also statistically went on to become the most successful Test match bowler of the 1980s, taking 235 wickets at an average of 18.47 in a period of five years. Marshall was a part of the West Indie