Worst ever English player?

[Rich Greenfield]

Devon Malcolm was on his day a quality bowler.

[flanflinger]

Originally Posted by Rachael

Devon Malcolm has to be right up there.

Now you have some weird views - but I think this is the Weirdest. So far all the candidates mentioned generally failed to impress, however Devon is not one of them. 40 Test 128 wickets and 5 x 5 wickets hauls, with a best of 9-57 can never be counted as one of the worst players to ever play for England???

[sostenurter]

Originally Posted by Rachael

Devon Malcolm has to be right up there.

Hmmm...what about Botham?

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Rich Greenfield

Devon Malcolm was on his day a quality bowler.

Hi Rich
I agree fully with this post,under the present England set up he would have been as good as Harmison,he is the only playerI know who could rip the South Africans apart with 9 wickets in an innings,and then be dropped a little while later,he was a man always under pressure.

Ernest

[sostenurter]

Originally Posted by Rachael

Devon Malcolm has to be right up there.

And you've forgotten Flintoff! Tut tut Rachel.

[flanflinger]

Originally Posted by ernest

Hi Rich
I agree fully with this post,under the present England set up he would have been as good as Harmison,he is the only playerI know who could rip the South Africans apart with 9 wickets in an innings,and then be dropped a little while later,he was a man always under pressure.

Ernest

It is well known that Ray "The Supremo" Illingworth treid to ruin him, during the first tour to South Africa.

This is the same supremo who then tried to get Atherton to drop Fraser...

If I ever think we are having a bad session, I think back to those days and suddenly this new perspective makes my lif e that much easier to bear!!

[sostenurter]

Originally Posted by flanflinger

It is well known that Ray "The Supremo" Illingworth treid to ruin him, during the first tour to South Africa.

This is the same supremo who then tried to get Atherton to drop Fraser...

If I ever think we are having a bad session, I think back to those days and suddenly this new perspective makes my lif e that much easier to bear!!

Absolutely. According to Illingworth, Malcolm "didn't have a cricketing brain". Crazy.

[cantplaycantalk]

Originally Posted by Rich Greenfield

1 or 2 tests

Only played one test. Can't really judge a player on that little info.

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by flanflinger

It is well known that Ray "The Supremo" Illingworth treid to ruin him, during the first tour to South Africa.

This is the same supremo who then tried to get Atherton to drop Fraser...

flanfinger

Good post,you named where I stopped short.shame on me ,and you are right he ruined the best prospect we had.

Ernest

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Rachael

Devon Malcolm has to be right up there.

Hi Rachael,

How could you,he was handled like rubbish,read flanfingers exellent post,he has it spot on.

Ernest