5 Legends who retired from Test cricket at the Oval

#3 Malcolm Marshall - West Indies (1991)

Malcolm Marshall retired at the Oval with 376 Test wickets

Another legend who bowled his last with the red ball in the same Oval Test of 1991 was one of the most feared pacemen, Malcolm Marshall. The bowler from Barbados was considered to be quickest amongst the pace-quartet of West Indies that terrified the batsmen world over.

Prior to the retirement from Test Cricket, Marshall was as effective as ever. In the 1988 series against England, the fast bowler grabbed 35 scalps in five Tests including his best-ever performance of 7/22. He was also the number one Test bowler in 1990.

In the fifth and final Test at the Oval, Marshall decided to hang his boots alongside Viv Richards and Jeff Dujon. He snared two wickets in the last Test with the English captain Graham Gooch being his 376th and final victim. Marshall’s tally of Test wickets remained highest until Courtney Walsh took over in 1998-99.