10 cricketers who played their last Test at the Oval

Malcolm Marshall

Malcolm Marshall picked up 376 Test wickets at an average of 20.94

Marshall was one of the reasons for the domination of West Indies in Test cricket in the 1980s. He was fast and accurate and a nightmare for the batsmen.

The late Malcolm Marshall picked up 376 Test wickets at an impressive average of 20.94 and a strike rate of 46.7.

He played his last Test against England in 1991 at the Oval and could pick up only 2 wickets. However, he was a role model for all young bowlers and inspired them to take up fast bowling.

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Jeff Dujon

Jeff Dujon did not lose a single Test series in a career of 10 years

Jeff Dujon, in his illustrious Test career, never lost a Test series. In a career of 10 years at the international level, Dujon was an excellent wicketkeeper and played the perfect supporting role behind the stumps to the pace battery.

He was a handy batsman at number 7 and in 115 Test innings, he averaged 31.94 with 5 hundreds and 16 half centuries. He has 267 catches and 5 stumping to his credit in Test cricket.

He too bowed out of Test cricket at the Oval in the year 1991 along with Sir Viv and Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies Test team was never the same again.

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Curtly Ambrose

Curtly Ambrose played his last Test at the Oval in the year 2000

Towards the end of 1999 and the beginning of 2000, the domination of West Indies in world cricket has ended. The year 2000 saw Curtly Ambrose retiring from international cricket.

With a height of six feet seven inches and a high arm action, Ambrose could get the ball to bounce at a pace. 405 Test wickets from 179 Test innings in 98 Tests at an average of 20.99 shows the greatness of the cricketer.

He used to decimate opponents by picking up wickets in heaps and had 22 five-wicket hauls in his Test career.

The fast bowler from Antigua played his last Test at the Oval in the year 2000 and picked up 3 wickets in the match, England won the Test by 158 runs and the series by a margin of 3-1.

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Michael Atherton

Michael Atherton retired after the 2001 Ashes

Atherton was one of the most technically sound openers to have played the game for England. He retired from international cricket after the 2001 Ashes series which Australia won by a margin of 4-1.

He scored 22 runs in his final Test and called it a day at the Oval. He tasted success while captaining England.

The opener from Lancashire scored 7728 Test runs in 115 Tests with 16 centuries and 46 half centuries.

Post-retirement, he is one of the most respected commentators and is known for his sharp cricket analysis.