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  Squad
Graeme Smith (c)
Ashwell Prince (vc)
Hashim Amla
Mark Boucher (wk)
AB de Villiers
Jean-Paul Duminy
Paul Harris
Jacques Kallis
Neil McKenzie
Morne Morkel
Makhaya Ntini
Robin Peterson
Dale Steyn
Monde Zondeki
Charl Langeveldt

Devon Malcolm

England

Player profile

Full name Devon Eugene Malcolm
Born February 22, 1963, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 45 years 182 days
Major teams England, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 40 58 19 236 29 6.05 515 45.82 0 0 31 7 7 0
ODIs 10 5 2 9 4 3.00 11 81.81 0 0 1 0 1 0
First-class 304 366 113 1985 51 7.84 0 2 45 0
List A 185 82 22 313 42 5.21 0 0 21 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 40 72 8480 4748 128 9/57 10/137 37.09 3.35 66.2 7 5 2
ODIs 10 10 526 404 16 3/40 3/40 25.25 4.60 32.8 0 0 0
First-class 304 53284 31973 1054 9/57 30.33 3.60 50.5 46 9
List A 185 8982 6876 249 7/35 7/35 27.61 4.59 36.0 7 2 0

Career statistics
Test debut England v Australia at Nottingham, Aug 10-14, 1989 scorecard
Last Test England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 21-23, 1997 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut England v New Zealand at The Oval, May 25, 1990 scorecard
Last ODI West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Feb 16, 1994 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span 1984 - 2003
List A span 1986 - 2002
 Profile

Wisden overview
Devon Malcolm was all about raw pace. When England went to the Caribbean in 1989-90 promising to fight fire with fire, he was most of the ammunition, angling the ball in at high speed and occasionally swinging it away. And after he was hit on the helmet at The Oval in 1994 he responded by reducing South Africa to shell-shocked wrecks. But that was about as good as his international career got. His control - and confidence - was apt to go awol, and since his infamous spat with Ray Illingworth at Cape Town in 1995-96, his cricket has been limited mainly to the East Midlands, with Derbyshire, Northants and finally Leicestershire, whom he joined at the venerable age of 37. When he finally announced his retirement three seasons later, he was still bowling as quickly as any man on the circuit. His batting and fielding were court-jester standard - which is part of the reason for his cult status around the world. Lawrence Booth


 Notes
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1995

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Dec 12, 2006

Devon Malcolm roars in to bowl
Devon Malcolm roars in to bowl
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Jun 9, 2005

The veteran Devon Malcolm in action
The veteran Devon Malcolm in action
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Mar 11, 2004

Devon Malcolm
Devon Malcolm
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