, ▁against ▁Dur ham ▁in ▁the ▁B enson ▁& ▁Hed ges ▁Cup , ▁though ▁he ▁conced ed ▁ 2 0 ▁runs ▁from ▁the ▁mere ▁three ▁o vers ▁he ▁was ▁allowed . ▁His ▁first - class ▁debut ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁Wor c esters hire ▁in ▁August , ▁when ▁he ▁claimed ▁a ▁notable ▁first ▁w icket ▁at ▁this ▁level ▁in ▁Gra eme ▁H ick . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁injury - hit ▁trip ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Under - 1 9 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁he ▁spent ▁another ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Tr ent ▁Bridge , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁became ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁first - team ▁opportun ities ▁after ▁playing ▁just ▁two ▁first - team ▁games ▁all ▁summer ▁and ▁signed ▁for ▁Wor c esters hire ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁a ▁move ▁he ▁had ▁first ▁considered ▁a ▁year ▁before . ▁Mal ik ▁c ited ▁his ▁adm iration ▁of ▁then ▁Wor c esters hire ▁coach ▁Tom ▁Mo ody ▁as ▁a ▁reason ▁for ▁his ▁choice . ▁ ▁Mal ik ' s ▁Wor c esters hire ▁career ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁an ▁excellent ▁start , ▁when ▁after ▁claim ing ▁ 6 – 4 1 ▁in ▁a ▁minor ▁match ▁against ▁Card iff ▁U CCE ▁he ▁marked ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁county ▁with ▁ 5 – 8 8 ▁against ▁Kent , ▁his ▁first ▁victim ▁being ▁Test ▁b ats man ▁Rob ▁Key . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁Mal ik ▁took