▁ 4 – 4 2 ▁in ▁a ▁tot es port ▁League ▁game ▁against ▁Sus sex . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁quite ▁keep ▁up ▁this ▁standard , ▁Mal ik ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁first - class ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁ 3 2 . 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁in ▁List ▁A ▁cr icket , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁missed ▁Wor c esters hire ' s ▁early ▁games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁by ▁June ▁he ▁was ▁firm ly ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁as ▁the ▁county ' s ▁fourth ▁se amer . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons ▁he ▁strugg led ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁first ▁team ▁place , ▁even ▁returning ▁to ▁Not ting ham shire ▁for ▁a ▁short - term ▁loan ▁spell , ▁before ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Le ic esters hire . ▁ ▁Mal ik ▁did ▁not ▁bow l ▁a ▁ball ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁inj uries ▁but ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁mark ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁playing ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁change ▁bow ler ▁once ▁Matthew ▁Hog g ard ▁and ▁Nathan ▁Buck ▁had ▁finished ▁their ▁opening ▁burst s . ▁Con sequently , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁new ▁one - year ▁deal , ▁which ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁another ▁one - year ▁deal ▁and ▁he ▁will ▁now ▁be ▁at ▁Grace ▁Road ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0