5 fast bowling spells that rattled the opposition batting line-up

#4 Jerome Taylor (9-4-11-5 vs England in 2009)

The pinnacle of Taylor's career.

Jerome Taylor was never the kind of player who could single-handedly win a match for his team.

Although he was the most successful fast bowler for the West Indies in the post-Ambrose/Walsh era, he played in an era where the West Indies team was struggling to regain their form in Test Cricket.

Yet, on that day Taylor gave the performance of his career as he helped West Indies record one of their biggest wins during that period.

With England posting 318 in the first test in Kingston, West Indies replied back with 392 on the board, taking a first-innings lead of a moderate 74 runs.

What followed was pure carnage. Taylor gashed through the English batting order, taking a five-wicket haul in the first session to reduce England to 23-6.

His career-defining spell of 9-4-11-5, supported by some good bowling by Suleiman Benn, was too much for the English team as they folded for just 51 runs, giving the Windies victory by an inning and 23 runs and a 1-0 lead in the series.