5 Top cricketers with no "Man of the Match" awards in Tests

#1 Joel Garner

Joel Garner was part of one of the most fierce fast-bowling line-ups ever

Joel Garner was part of the famous ‘quatret’ which haunted batting line-ups during the late 70s to early 80s. Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, and Andy Roberts were the other 3 speedsters. One of the tallest cricketers to ever play the game at 6 feet 8 inches, the batsmen facing him knew that chin music was the tone for the hour. The ‘Big Bird’ played at a time when the West Indies team was an unstoppable force, led by the southpaw from Guyana, Clive Llyod.

Garner played 58 Tests and took 259 wickets at an unbelievable average of 20.97. With these figures, it’s quite unnatural to reveal that the man from Barbados has not been awarded a single “Man of the Match” award. Hard to believe? Isn’t It ? That’s not all. Another mind-blowing fact is that in spite of never winning a “Man of the Match” award, he has been named “Match of the Series” two times.