Legendary fast bowlers produced by Windies

#1 Malcolm Marshall

Malcolm Marshall

The only bowler on this list to not be over 6 feet tall, Malcolm Denzil Marshall was adept at swinging the ball both ways from a good length area and generated movement from the seam even on dead pitches. However, the most lethal weapon in his armoury was the bouncer as Dilip Vengsarkar and Mike Gatting (whose nose was broken by a Marshall bouncer) regularly found out.

In 81 Tests, Marshall picked up an astonishing 376 wickets at an average of 21 and a strike rate of 47. His best figures of 7 for 22 came at the Old Trafford in Manchester against the Poms. He played 136 ODIs and picked up 157 wickets at an average of 27 and a strike rate of 46.

During the World Cup in 1999, Malcolm Marshall, who at the time was working as the coach of the Windies, was diagnosed with colon cancer and died from the disease in November of the same year following an unsuccessful treatment.