West Indies / Players
Full name Courtney Andrew Walsh
Born October 30, 1962, Kingston, Jamaica
Current age 47 years 23 days
Major teams West Indies, Gloucestershire, Jamaica
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 132 | 185 | 61 | 936 | 30* | 7.54 | 2088 | 44.82 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
| ODIs | 205 | 79 | 33 | 321 | 30 | 6.97 | 451 | 71.17 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| First-class | 429 | 558 | 158 | 4530 | 66 | 11.32 | 0 | 8 | 117 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 440 | 214 | 65 | 1304 | 38 | 8.75 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 132 | 242 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.8 | 32 | 22 | 3 |
| ODIs | 205 | 204 | 10822 | 6918 | 227 | 5/1 | 5/1 | 30.47 | 3.83 | 47.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 429 | 85443 | 39233 | 1807 | 9/72 | 21.71 | 2.75 | 47.2 | 104 | 20 | |||
| List A | 440 | 21881 | 13854 | 551 | 6/21 | 6/21 | 25.14 | 3.79 | 39.7 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v West Indies at Perth, Nov 9-12, 1984 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, Apr 19-23, 2001 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Sri Lanka v West Indies at Hobart, Jan 10, 1985 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Jan 11, 2000 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1981/82 - 2000/01 |
| List A span | 1981/82 - 2000 |
A physiological phenomenon, Courtney Walsh probably bowled faster for longer than any man in history. His spirit was as unbreakable as his body, urging him on to the previously undreamed-of heights of 519 Test wickets and 30,019 balls, not to mention the countless overs he sent down for Gloucestershire and Jamaica. For the first half of his career, Walsh was the willing workhorse cantering into the wind while Curtly Ambrose or Malcolm Marshall galloped down the hill. But he grew stronger and wilier with age, graduating to the new ball around 1993, and forming one of the great opening partnerships with Ambrose: 421 wickets between them from 49 Tests. Walsh's action was neither elegant nor orthodox, but it was hugely economical, catapulting the ball down from 10 foot high with a simple snap of the hips. An old-fashioned specialist, his comic incompetence with the bat earned him a Test-record 43 ducks.
Simon Briggs October 2004
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1987
- A Barbados classic (Aug 11, 2009)
- Walsh lends Lara a shoulder (Jul 12, 2009)
- Walsh hopeful for new generation (May 6, 2009)
- Stanford legends given the chop (Dec 17, 2008)
- Campbell is new Jamaica president (Oct 24, 2008)
Feb 7, 2008
Courtney Walsh celebrates Craig McDermott's wicket
© Getty Images
Jan 26, 2008
Former Liverpool footballer John Barnes and reggae star Beenie Man with Courtney Walsh and Viv Richards
© Stanford 20/20
Dec 19, 2007
Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh shoot a music video with Trinidad musician Machel Montano
© Stanford 20/20
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