Courtney Walsh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Courtney Walsh

Jamaican cricketer

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1962

Place of Birth: Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Courtney Walsh

  • Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ (born 30 October 1962) is a former Jamaican cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches.
  • He is a fast bowler, and best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years.
  • Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively.
  • He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches.
  • He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev.
  • This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne.
  • He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket.
  • His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion".
  • Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987, and one of the Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year a year later.
  • In October 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
  • He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.

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