Steve Harmison took seven wickets for 12 runs as England bowled West Indies out for 47 on March 14, 2004. (More Cricket News)
A damaging spell saw Harmison almost single-handedly knock over West Indies at Sabina Park oꩵn their way t✤o a 10-wicket victory in the first Test.
I🅰t took just 11.3 overs for the then 25-year-old to pick up 🌟his seven wickets, conceding only 12 runs in the process and setting up an emphatic victory for England, who were on their way to a first Test series win in the Caribbean since 1968.
Before the series, 6ft 4in right-armer Harmison had s🥂hown lots of potential with🧜 his combination of pace and swing but struggled for consistency, while a back injury during the winter had also affected him.
The first innings of the match offered no sign of what was to come as the West Indies racked♌ 🥀up 311, but everything changed on the fourth day.
England captain Michael Vaughan lined up eight fielders in the slips and Harmison did the rest as a young West Indies side wilted under a fea♔rsome assault.
“To be hon♑est, I’m absolutely speechless,” said Harmison af🌞terwards.
“If you bowl the b🌟all consistently in a good area, you often get a bit of luck. It’s just one of those days and I’m pleased for myself, but I’m not going to get too carried away by it.”
Harmison’s form continued into the rest of the series, with t⭕he Durham man achieving figures of 💙six for 61 in the second Test.
It was the beginning of the best ꦚspell of Harmison’s career. A year later he played a key role in England’s famous Ashes triumph over Australia, but injuries limited his impact thereafter an൲d his international career ended in 2009.
