Devon Malcolm (ENG)
One of England's most iconic cricketers and a man who has achieved cult status all over the world, Jamaican-born Devon Malcolm played 40 tests and 10 ODIs for England, as well as taking well over 1000 wickets in a 19 year first class career for Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Northants - a remarkable feat for a fast bowler. Devon's main weapon was sheer speed which, on a good day, made him completely unplayable - on a bad day, it sometimes left him struggling to locate the cut part of the pitch! His most notable "good day" came against South Africa at the Oval in 1994 when, already riled up having been hit on the helmet while batting, he bowled like the wind and tore the South African batting to shreds, finishing with 9/57 - still the 8th best individual bowling figures in Test history and a performance that undoubtedly contributed to his selection as one of Wisden's Five Cricketers of the Year in 1995. However the reason for his cult status all over the world is for his batting, for which he has achieved world renown for being one of the worst batsmen to strap on a pair of pads! However I wouldn't mention that if you're batting against him if I were you, as the recent Lashings World XI tour to Abu Dhabi showed that he can still be searingly quick when he wants to be!
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