Heres two questions in one: What ever happened to Chris Silverwood, and why is David Lloyd nicknamed Bumble?
Silverwood was given 3 bites of the cherry (in 1996, 2000 and 2002 i believe) but he never was quite international standard. His record in First Class cricket is equal to any English fast bowler of the last 20 years, but he is a one-dimensional bowler, who struggled when the going gets tough against quality batsmen. He has also came at a time, when England have produced quality fast bowler, after quality fast bowler. In the early days, Silverwood was a liabilty and it showed in the early test matches he played, he was all over the shop (not by wides or no-balls, but he just couldnt bowl straight enough to threaten the batsmen) England rightly (in my opinion) dropped him, so he could go back and learn his trade. He filled in a few times in the 00’s but he could never impress enough to keep his place in the side. Ironically now Silverwood is one of the most consistent bowlers on the county circuit, but unfortunately for him, England have a chain of fast bowlers ahead of him. I believe Si
