Courtney Walsh

West Indies·Bowler

The gentle giant of West Indies cricket who famously refused to Mankad the last batsman in a crucial World Cup match, embodying the spirit of cricket.

7 incidents documented

Controversies & Incidents

🔥Explosive

West Indies Players' Strike — Heathrow Sit-Down, November 1998

West Indies

1998-11-05

On November 5, 1998, West Indies' touring squad — heading to South Africa for their first post-apartheid tour — refused to board the connecting flight from London to Johannesburg. Captain Brian Lara and vice-captain Carl Hooper led nine players in a stand-off with the West Indies Cricket Board over allowances and tour fees. The team holed up at Heathrow's Excelsior Hotel for almost a week. The board sacked Lara and Hooper, then reinstated them, and the squad arrived in South Africa demoralised and unprepared. They lost the Test series 5-0.

#west-indies#brian-lara#carl-hooper

⭐Explosive

Australia End the West Indies Dynasty — Sabina Park 1995

West Indies vs Australia

1995-05-03

On May 3, 1995, Australia beat the West Indies by an innings and 53 runs at Sabina Park to take the four-Test series 2-1 — and end West Indian dominance of Test cricket after 15 years and 29 unbeaten series. Steve Waugh's 200 and a 231 stand with twin Mark anchored the win.

#australia#west-indies#sabina-park

⭐Serious

Brian Lara's 375 in Antigua — The Day Sobers' 36-Year Record Fell

West Indies vs England

1994-04-18

On April 18, 1994, Brian Lara hooked Chris Lewis to the leg-side boundary to move from 365 to 375, breaking Sir Garfield Sobers' Test batting record that had stood since 1958. The 24-year-old left-hander batted nearly 13 hours and faced 538 deliveries before edging Andy Caddick to wicketkeeper Jack Russell.

#brian-lara#west-indies#england

⭐Serious

Kapil Dev's 432nd Wicket — Past Hadlee, February 1994

India vs Sri Lanka

1994-02-08

On February 8, 1994 at Motera, Kapil Dev had Hashan Tillakaratne caught at slip by Sanjay Manjrekar to claim his 432nd Test wicket and pass Sir Richard Hadlee for the all-time Test wicket-taking record. He was 35; he had been chasing the record for two seasons.

#kapil-dev#india#sri-lanka

⭐Explosive

West Indies Win by One Run — Adelaide, January 1993

Australia vs West Indies

1993-01-26

On January 26, 1993, West Indies beat Australia by one run at Adelaide — the narrowest victory by runs in Test history. Australia, chasing 186, were 102 for 8 when Tim May (42 not out) and Craig McDermott (18) added 40 for the ninth wicket and then 42 for the tenth before McDermott was given out caught behind off a Courtney Walsh bouncer with two runs needed.

#west-indies#australia#adelaide

😂Mild

Courtney Walsh Refuses to Mankad — Ultimate Sportsmanship

West Indies vs Pakistan

1987-11-01

Courtney Walsh refused to run out Pakistan's non-striker Saleem Jaffar who was backing up too far, costing West Indies a World Cup spot in one of cricket's greatest acts of sportsmanship.

#courtney-walsh#mankad#sportsmanship

⭐Serious

Viv Richards Becomes West Indies Captain — 1985

West Indies

1985-02-15

Viv Richards inherited the West Indies captaincy from Clive Lloyd in 1985 and led the side through a six-year peak in which he never lost a Test series — a captaincy distinction unique in modern cricket history.

#viv-richards#west-indies#captaincy