Courtney Walsh (West Indian Cricketer) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Cricketer
Nationality	West Indian
Date of Birth	30/10/1962
Age	63 years
Birthplace	Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ
Nickname	Cuddy Mark Duracell Two C's

Physical Stats & More

Height	197 cm
Weight	85 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Not Known
College	N/A
Educational Qualifications	Higher Seconary

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Hometown	Molynes Road, in the Half Way Tree area of Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
Religion	Christianity

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Children	3

Family

Father

Eric Walsh

Mother

Joan Wollaston

Siblings

Brothers	Not Known
Sisters	Not Known

Children

Career

International Debut

ODI	10 January 1985 against Sri Lanka at Hobart
Test	9 November 1984 against Australia at Perth

Jersey Number

N/A

Domestic/State Team

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Jamaica cricket team

Nature on field

Calm

Records

He became the highest wicket taker in Test Cricket, breaking Kapil Dev's record
First bowler to reach 500 wickets mark in International Cricket
Record for most ducks in Test Cricket, also most number of not-outs
Record of bowling most balls by any fast bowler in Test Cricket
Took 519 Test wickets and 227 ODI wickets for West Indies
Held the world record for most Test wickets from 2000 until 2004
Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1987
Inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010
Captained West Indies in 22 Test matches

Career Turning Point

In 1979 when he took 10 wickets in an innings in School Cricket

Favourites

Favourite Player	Pele (Football)
Favourite Food	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Courtney Walsh achieved his only five-wicket haul in an ODI against Sri Lanka in December 1986, taking 5 wickets for just 1 run in 2 overs.
2. He had a modest batting average of 7 runs with a highest score of 30 runs in both ODI and Test formats.
3. Regarded as the most physically fit fast bowler in cricket history.
4. His extensive career in International Cricket spanned over 17 years.
5. During the late 90s, he was known as the bowler most challenging to score runs against.
6. He is the proprietor of a restaurant called 'CuddyZ' situated in Jamaica.
7. Though never married, he has 3 children and resides with his mother.
8. He enjoyed preparing meals for his mother.
9. Formed a formidable opening bowling partnership with Curtly Ambrose, taking 421 wickets together in 49 Tests.
10. Took a hat-trick across two innings against Australia in Brisbane in 1988-89.

Courtney Walsh Cricketer West Indian Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies