Tall, fast bowlers like Joel Garner, Colin Croft, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding Andy Roberts, and later Curtley Ambrose and Courtney Walsh were feared by batsmen the world over.

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He witnessed the likes of Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge, Viv Richards, Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall leave an indelible mark on the game - and some of their opponents.

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But, from gangling youth to gangling adult, he had often played fourth fiddle to the likes of Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Ian Bishop, Patrick Patterson and Curtly Ambrose.

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Meanwhile, Hilton Hincks, Marty Nutt, Richard Britton, Marshall Neill and Michael Swann will be among the main contenders at Monday's rounds of the Irish Superbike Championship at Nutts Corner.

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Marshall Neill, Bruce Anstey, Gary Johnson and Michael Pearson completed the top six while Toomebridge's Laverty also won both Irish Superbike rounds.

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