  joel garner (born 16 december 1952), also known as "big joel" or "big bird", is a former west indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early '80s west indies cricket teams. he was a  fast bowler capable of ripping through the heart of opposing batting line-ups. in conjunction with fellow fast bowlers michael holding, andy roberts, colin croft, and later malcolm marshall and courtney walsh, the west indies reached unprecedented heights in the test and one-day cricket arenas, not losing a test series in 15 years. one of the tallest bowlers ever to play test cricket, garner appeared in 58 tests between 1977 and 1987 and took 259 wickets at an
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