31 Facts About Courtney Walsh

1. Courtney Walsh implied how tournaments like IPL push back a player's priorities.

2. Courtney Walsh was impressed by Shaw's mentality on his Test debut.

3. Courtney Walsh is unique in the history of the game.

4. Courtney Walsh made his first-class debut for Jamaica in 1981 season.

5. Courtney Walsh walked in to join him and given his reputation with the bat, Australia could smell a victory.

6. Courtney Walsh was named one Jamaica's greatest cricketers of all time in 2004.

7. Courtney Walsh is the son of Joan Wollaston and owns a restaurant in Jamaica called Cuddyz.

8. Courtney Walsh holds the record for the best test match bowling as captai.

9. Courtney Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODI matches, and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively.

10. Courtney Walsh holds the record for the most Test ducks, and held the record for the most "not outs"—61 times—until passed by James Anderson in 2017.

11. Courtney Walsh achieved the feat against South Africa in 2001, getting Jacques Kallis leg before wicket in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

12. Courtney Walsh became the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in the history of Test cricket.

13. Courtney Walsh achieved the feat in his 114th match, which are 17 matches less than Kapil Dev.

14. In 2000, Courtney Walsh became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, breaking a six-year-old record of Kapil Dev's 434 wickets.

15. In May 2004, Courtney Walsh was chosen one of the Jamaica's five greatest cricketers of all time.

16. Courtney Walsh is currently a regular feature of the Lashings World XI alongside other cricket legends including Sachin Tendulkar and fellow West Indian Richie Richardson.

17. Courtney Walsh is 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.

18. Courtney Walsh is a much loved and respected cricketer and the West Indies have yet to find a fast bowler with anything approaching his talents.

19. Courtney Walsh played his last ODI against New Zealand in 2000 and his last Test match against South Africa in his homeland, Jamaica, in 2001.

20. Courtney Walsh played four matches against England in 1988, and took 12 wickets at an average of 34.33.

21. In 1987, Courtney Walsh was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year for his performance the previous year.

22. Courtney Walsh took 29 wickets from seven matches in these seasons, including a five-wicket haul against New Zealand.

23. Courtney Walsh took one wicket for 47 from 10 overs in the match.

24. Courtney Walsh took 16 wickets in the season conceding 507 runs.

25. Courtney Walsh made his Test debut against Australia in Perth in 1984, taking 2 wickets for 43 runs.

26. Courtney Walsh played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club from 1985 to 1998.

27. Courtney Walsh was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket.

28. Courtney Walsh held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev.

29. Courtney Walsh shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches.

30. Courtney Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively.

31. Courtney Walsh is a fast bowler, and best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years.