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He took his 199^th and 200^th wickets for the Club in the crushing win over Brighton Insurance in mid August last season but was unable to play the last couple of league games due to family reasons.  This was a rare absence for Malcolm as again like JC, his duty to his beloved West Chiltington stretches back many years.  Every year, the wags at the Club remark that Malcolm spins the ball less than Ashley Giles used to but every year, Malcy collects another sackful.  Twenty wickets or more every year except 2002 (nine from only 42 overs bowled), 2003 and 2008.  Last year his 26 was his highest haul since 2005 at an average of just 11 and a strike rate of 18.24.  Indeed he took only one less wicket than his chum James despite bowling only slightly more than half as many overs as him.  His overall economy of 4 runs an over is again a strong statistic for a spinner who has bowled more than 900 overs.

Last season  Malc woke up one day and discovered he was a junior coach.  He brought an army of Fitzgeralds with him including El Presidente Michael who all craftily disguised themselves in the outfield.  His sister Aimee-Louise did all the admin because being so posh, he always has some lacky to do that sort of thing for him at work.  Malc’s Under 10s charged through the season unbeaten until they came a-cropper in the winner-takes-all last game at Lindfield.  It will be very interesting to see how this year’s Under 11s fare in the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival.

Away from the Rec., Malcolm tells us he likes bathing, smoking furiously and following the fortunes of a former “big” football club, Queens Park Rangers.  The Rogue Hoops used to be quite good but are now of course sliding down the Championship table envious of the real hoops’ position on the trapdoor with Division 3.  His elder brother Alistair also used to play for West Chilt. but has never turned out for the merged club and now lives in Southwater.

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