Devon Malcolm
England
Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling style	Right arm fast
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	40	10
Runs scored	236	9
Batting average	6. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 05	3. 00
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	29	4
Overs	1413. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession 2	87. 4
Wickets	128	16
Bowling average	37. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 09	25. 25
5 wickets in innings	5	0
10 wickets in match	2	n/a
Best bowling	9/57	3/40
Catches/stumpings	7/0	1/0
As of 17 May 2005 Source: [1]

Devon Eugene Malcolm (born 22 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries

Malcolm was one of England's few genuinely fast bowlers of the 1990s. Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he settled in England, making his first-class debut for Derbyshire in 1984 and qualifying to play for England in 1987. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) He played in 40 Test matches for his adopted country, but his short-sightedness and poor fielding (although he had a powerful throw), his perceived profligacy with the ball and his undoubted ineptitude with the bat (although he was able to strike the ball powerfully and scored some sixes at Test match level, especially against slow bowlers), meant that he took part in just ten One Day Internationals. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. His under-average ability as a batsman seemed however to add to his popularity ^[1], and he was often given a big cheer when he went out to bat, more often than not at no. 11, a position for which he was often in competition with Phil Tufnell in the England line-up. Philip (Phil Clive Roderick "Tuffers" Tufnell (born April 29, 1966 in Barnet) is a Television personality and former English In contrast to most batsmen, his bat usually did not carry the insignia of any cricket equipment company.

A graph showing Malcolm's test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.

International career

Malcolm's chance to play for England came when several members of the then current Test team announced their intention to take part in a rebel tour to South Africa during the 1989 Ashes series, thereby disqualifying themselves from selection for the rest of the series. See also International cricket in South Africa (1971 to 1981 The South African rebel tours were a series of cricket tours staged during the 1980s when South Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. He was lucky to make his first international appearance in the Fifth Test of against an Australian cricket team already 3-0 up in the series, and his first day in international cricket ended wicketless. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. But then, so did all his team-mates', for this was the occasion on which Mark Taylor and Geoff Marsh batted together unbeaten throughout the first day. Mark Anthony Taylor, AO (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton New South Wales; nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs" was an Australian Cricket Geoffrey Robert Marsh (born 31 December 1958 in Northam, Western Australia) was an Australian Cricketer coach and selector On the second day of the match, Malcolm finally managed his first scalp at this level, and it was a good one - that of Steve Waugh for a duck - although it made little difference to the outcome, and Australia crushed England by an innings. Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during Malcolm scored 14 runs in his two innings at the bottom of the order, including a four and a six, which perhaps raised false hopes as to his batting ability. He also scored his top Test score of 29 off only 18 balls in a later series against Australia, which included three fours and two successive sixes off Shane Warne^[2]. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the Other "high" Malcolm scores included 18 against the West Indies despite being hit by several short deliveries and 15 not out against India in a last wicket stand with Eddie Hemmings including a powerfully struck six. Edward Ernest Hemmings (known as Eddie) (born February 20, 1949, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire) is a former English

On 20 August 1994, playing for England against South Africa at The Oval, Malcolm was hit on the helmet by a bouncer while batting against Fanie de Villiers. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Petrus Stephanus ("Fanie" de Villiers (born 13 October 1964 in Vereeniging, Transvaal) South Africa) was a Cricketer He was incensed by this, and hit back with his greatest spell of international bowling, ripping through the South African batting order to finish with figures of 9-57, at the time the sixth-best innings analysis in the history of Test cricket. His performance was subsequently ranked 91st in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Sporting Moments in 2002. It was also the best bowling analysis, in Test cricket, by an English fast bowler in the 20th Century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

Malcolm's relationship with the then England team manager Ray Illingworth became strained and culminated in a row during the following series against South Africa in 1995-96 ^[3]. Raymond ("Ray" Illingworth (born 8 June 1932 in Pudsey) is a former English Cricketer, Cricket commentator and cricket administrator He was also reported to have had disagreements with England's then bowling coach, Peter Lever ^[4]. Peter Lever (born 17 September 1940 in Todmorden, Yorkshire) is a former English Cricketer who played in 17 Tests Malcolm bowled poorly with the second new ball in the final test which allowed Dave Richardson and Paul Adams to make 73 for the last wicket. David John Richardson (born 16 September 1959) in Johannesburg played 42 Tests and 122 One Day Internationals for South Africa Paul Regan Adams (born 20 January 1977 in Cape Town) is a former South African Cricketer a chinaman bowler ^[5]

Malcolm's eight-year England career came to a close in the final Test of the 1997 Ashes series at The Oval. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar His international career thus ended as it had began - in a losing Ashes side - albeit this time on the winning team in the match itself. It was an undistinguished goodbye; Malcolm took just one wicket in the 14 overs he was allowed (with the third ball of Australia's second innings, trapping Matthew Elliott leg before), and was out without scoring in both innings. Matthew Thomas Gray Elliott (born 28 September 1971 in Chelsea, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Cricketer Elliott is a left-handed Although he took over 100 wickets for his country, his final Test bowling average - over 37, as against under 30 for Derbyshire - told its own story; Malcolm was simply too expensive at this level. Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket.

He remained a highly effective bowler in county cricket, however, and in 1998 Malcolm moved to play for Northamptonshire. County cricket is the highest level of domestic Cricket in England and Wales Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Two years later moved again, this time to Leicestershire, for whom he played his final first-class match in 2003. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In his final season Malcolm claimed over 60 wickets and achieved one 10-wicket haul ^[6]. He passed 1,000 first-class wickets with Leicestershire ^[7].

Malcolm trivia

Malcolm was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1995. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

In one match, with Derbyshire requiring fewer than 15 runs in their second innings to win, Malcolm was promoted up the order to open the innings, scoring three boundaries to ensure a 10-wicket win.

In the 1997 Ashes Series against Australia, he again hit three boundaries in one innings (this time at No. 11, not at No. 1) before jumping vertically to a slower ball from Glenn McGrath and allowing himself to be bowled. Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player

Having retired from the first-class game Malcolm continues to play his trade for Brixworth Cricket Club in the Northamtonshire Premier League.

He authored a book entitled "You guys are history" and also made a guest appearance on The Weakest Link - although he did not win, he survived several elimination rounds. The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000

References

External links

• Cricinfo page on Devon Malcolm