Malcolm Denzil Marshall 🌐

Malcolm Denzil Marshall (Known as "Macco")

["cricketer", "fast bowler", "West Indies legend"]

Born Apr 18, 1958 🌐 Bridgetown, Barbados

Passed Away Nov 04, 1999 Bridgetown, Barbados

Lifespan 41 years old

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"The ultimate fast bowler: intelligence, fury, and perfection."

Archival Overview

Barbadian cricketer for the West Indies, widely acknowledged as the most devastatingly complete and fearsome fast bowler of modern cricket.

Biographical Record

Malcolm Denzil Marshall (1958–1999) was the linchpin of the legendary West Indies fast bowling battery that dominated world cricket in the 1980s. Though relatively short for an elite quick at 5 feet 11 inches, Marshall possessed ferocious skiddy pace, lethal bouncers, and supreme tactical mastery.

Taking 376 Test wickets at an astonishing average of 20.94, Marshall was also revered for his sheer warrior spirit. At Headingley in 1984, he batted with a fractured thumb wrapped in plaster to help Larry Gomes score a century, then took 7 for 53 with one hand to crush England.

Key Life Milestones

July 16, 1984

Heroic One-Handed Bowling at Headingley

Took 7 wickets for 53 runs against England while playing with a fractured left hand in plaster, routing the hosts.

August 9, 1988

300th Test Wicket Milestone

Became the fastest bowler in Test history at the time to reach 300 wickets, achieving the feat against England.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

St Bartholomew's Churchyard
Christ Church, Barbados

                         GPS: 13.0789, -59.5317                    

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