Courtney Walsh
West Indies
Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	132	205
Runs scored	936	321
Batting average	7. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 54	6. 97
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	30*	30
Overs	5003. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession 1	1803. 4
Wickets	519	227
Bowling average	24. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 44	30. 47
5 wickets in innings	22	1
10 wickets in match	3	n/a
Best bowling	7/37	5/1
Catches/stumpings	29/0	27/0
As of 1 January 2005 Source: [1]

Courtney Andrew Walsh (born October 30, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations He is best known for holding the record of most Test wickets from 2000, when he broke the record of Kapil Dev, to 2004, when his record was broken by Muttiah Muralitharan. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj ( कपिल देव) ( (born 6 January 1959 Chandigarh) better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan ( Tamil: முத்தையா முரளிதரன் born 17 April 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) often referred to as Murali

Career

Walsh's first claim to fame came in 1979 when he took 10 wickets in an innings in school cricket, which was a record at that level. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during Three years later, he made his first class debut. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by

Walsh made his Test debut against Australia in Perth in 1984, taking 2 wickets for 43 runs. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Later that season, he also made his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka at Hobart. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. He first played for Gloucestershire in 1984 and was a mainstay of the side until 1998. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic

In 1987, Walsh was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their In 1988-89 at Brisbane he took a 'complicated' hat trick, dismissing Australia's Tony Dodemaide with the last ball of the first innings and Mike Veletta and Graeme Wood with his first two deliveries in the second. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Anthony Ian Christopher Dodemaide (born 5 October 1963 in Melbourne) is a former Australian Test Cricketer. Michael Robert John Veletta (born 30 October 1963 Perth Western Australia) is a former Australian and Western Australian Cricketer. Graeme Malcolm Wood (born 6 November 1956 East Fremantle Western Australia) is a former Australian Cricketer who played in 59 Tests and 83 During that winter he also took 10 wickets in a Test match for the first time against India in Kingston. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India.

In 1994, he was appointed captain of the West Indies for the tours of India and New Zealand after Richie Richardson was ordered to rest because of "acute fatigue syndrome". The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Richard Benjamin Richardson (born 12 January 1962 in Five Islands Village Antigua) is a former West Indies Cricketer and a former In 1995, he took 62 Test wickets at an average of 21. 75 runs per wicket, a performance which he bettered in 2000 when he took 66 Test wickets at an average of 18. 69, including 34 wickets in the Test series against England at an average of 12. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. 82 runs per wicket. Coming close to the record for a West Indian bowler of 35 wickets in a Test series (set by Malcolm Marshall in 1988). Malcolm Denzil Marshall ( April 18, 1958 - November 4, 1999) was a West Indian Cricketer Primarily a Fast bowler In the 1990s, his partnership with Curtly Ambrose was one of the most feared bowling attacks in world cricket. Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (born September 21, 1963) nicknamed the 'Little Bird' following on from Joel Garner who was nicknamed "Big Bird"

During the first part of his career, Walsh served as the "stock" bowler in an attack featuring Marshall, Joel Garner and later Ambrose, but after the retirement of Marshall and Garner took the role as opening bowler. Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952 in Christ Church Barbados) also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird" is a former West Indian His action lacked the elegance of those bowlers, but its economy and his natural athleticism ensured he was accurate and durable, even over very long spells and he used his height (about 198cm, or six-foot-six) to extract occasionally vicious bounce. Even as he lost pace in the latter stage of his career he continued to take wickets at an undiminished rate; teams tended to defend against him and Ambrose and attack the weaker third and fourth bowlers.

Walsh played his last ODI against New Zealand in 2000 and his last Test match against South Africa in his homeland, Jamaica, in 2001. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa

A graph showing Walsh's test career bowling statistics and how they have varied over time.

Walsh is one of only four bowlers to have bowled over 5000 overs in Test cricket, the other three being spinners: Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka and Shane Warne of Australia, and Anil Kumble of India. In the sport of Cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession Spin bowling, sometimes known as slow bowling, is a technique used for bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the Anil Kumble (ಅನಿಲ್ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian Cricketer He is a right-arm These four, in addition to Glenn McGrath are also the only bowlers to have taken 500 or more Test wickets. Glenn Donald McGrath AM (pronounced) (born 9 February 1970 in Dubbo New South Wales) nicknamed "Pigeon" is a former Australian cricket player Among the five, Walsh is the only one who has not taken 8 or more wickets in an innings. In ODIs, Walsh was not as successful although he will be remembered for his best performance, 5 wickets for just 1 run against Sri Lanka in 1986. In first-class cricket, he took 5 wickets in an innings more than 100 times and 10 wickets in a match 20 times. Walsh's feats with the bat are rather less flattering, as indicated by an average of seven in both Test cricket and ODIs. He also holds the record for the most Test ducks (43), but also for the most "not outs" - 61 times. His highest score, co-incidentally, was 30 in both forms of the game. By the end of his career, he had such a reputation for poor batting that the crowd would cheer every ball he faced. Whether this was in appreciation of his batting or an attempt to wind up the bowling side is open to interpretation. That said, Walsh is a much loved and respected cricketer and the West Indies have arguably yet to find a fast bowler with anything approaching his talents.

Walsh is also famous for his sportsmanlike gesture of not mankading last man Saleem Jaffar of Pakistan in a World Cup match in 1987, which cost the West Indies the match and a place in the semi-finals. For the term run out, used in equestrian sport see Refusal Run out is a method of dismissal in the Sport Saleem Jaffar (born November 19, 1962, Karachi, Sind) is a former Pakistani Cricketer who played in 14 Tests The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket.

He is currently a regular feature of the Lashings World XI alongside other cricket legends including Sachin Tendulkar and fellow West Indian Richie Richardson. The Lashings World XI is a famous Cricket team founded by David Folb

External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Courtney Walsh
• CricketArchive Player Profile : Courtney Walsh
• Jackie Hewitt's tribute to Courtney Walsh
• Behind The Walsh