Exactly How GOOD Was Courtney Walsh?

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  • Exactly How GOOD Was Courtney Walsh?
    Courtney Walsh is considered to be the one of the greatest fast bowlers of his generation. He is the first bowler to take 500 test wickets in the history of cricket. With his imposing height, lethal swing, and remarkable accuracy,
    Walsh terrorized batsmen around the world for over 17 long years. Known for his consistency and stamina, Courtney Walsh has bowled over 5000 overs in his career. So, Let's dive into the career of one of the greatest bowler ever produced by the West Indies.
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  • @CricketStories007
    @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому +7

    Hey Cricket Lovers 🏏, what is your favourite memory of Courtney Walsh?

    • @thesmashingsizzler
      @thesmashingsizzler 4 місяці тому +1

      His 10 fer at Lords in 2000 and his 500th Test Wicket!

    • @sachinvenkat8779
      @sachinvenkat8779 4 місяці тому +1

      Actually I am Oct 1998 born...I couldn't see Walsh bowling live so I don't have any favourite memories of him,but I came to know his legacy after knowing that West Indies were a legendary team once and started to fall in that period he was a saviour hero to them !!! More than Ambrose I love Walsh ❣️ like that more than Wasim Akram I love Waqar Younis ❣️

    • @007vikatan
      @007vikatan 4 місяці тому +2

      Gentleman. He refused to "mankad" Wasim Jaffer in the 1987 WC Match. Had he mankaded Jaffer, WI would've reached the semi-finals. But they lost the match. There started the downward slide of WI cricket...

  • @thesmashingsizzler
    @thesmashingsizzler 4 місяці тому +53

    Underrated Legend of the game. I said underrated as the Current generation barely knows about this legend! Love Courtney's Bowling!

    • @CricketStories007
      @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому +2

      Agreed, He is often overlooked while talking about the greatest bowlers

    • @s.venkatreddy
      @s.venkatreddy 3 місяці тому +1

      Walsh and Ambrose as a pair those days 🗿🗿🗿🔥🔥🤯🤯🤯

    • @shamsrehman4537
      @shamsrehman4537 3 місяці тому

      Don't agree with the word under rated. He was the top wicket taker with 519 in tests when he retired.

    • @thesmashingsizzler
      @thesmashingsizzler 3 місяці тому

      ​@@s.venkatreddy Nah I would retire hurt and won't play them, they look and bowl too scary 😨😂

    • @thesmashingsizzler
      @thesmashingsizzler 3 місяці тому

      ​@@shamsrehman4537 but everybody remember their stats but nobody remembers the actual impact he had on that team who only depended on 4 players at that time..
      Lara, Walsh, Ambrose and Hooper (Richie Richardson till 1996-97)

  • @kippen64
    @kippen64 4 місяці тому +14

    Thanks so much for this celebration of Courtney Walsh's cricket playing career. It's keenly appreciated and was much enjoyed.

  • @IITianProudIndian
    @IITianProudIndian 4 місяці тому +17

    He has an amazong record, but top players actually said that they didnt fear him as much as Ambrose, and ambrose was easily the deadlier bowler of the two. This is why he isnt spoken of in the same breath as ambrose, marshall, mcgrath, akram. Very consistent but not threatening

    • @user-yu2js9ol8b
      @user-yu2js9ol8b 3 місяці тому +2

      Marshal was qucker than these bowlers

    • @Remen-tj3ph
      @Remen-tj3ph 3 місяці тому +5

      Only Steve Waugh had said that, it's the perspective of batsmen. Walsh was equally terrifying, a great work horse, could bowl endlessly which Ambrose couldn't.

    • @donovancameron2867
      @donovancameron2867 3 місяці тому +2

      Watch was great 👍👍

  • @waynejackson169
    @waynejackson169 Місяць тому +4

    When most fast bowlers (especially those from the West Indies) were concentrating on speed, Walsh was more about accuracy and a the best way to outsmart the batsmen. He was one of the first to use the "three card tricks ," two leaving the batsmen and the third cutting back in to the batsmen. He would also do it in reverse. Two cutting back just outside off and then the third would leave the batsmen just enough to get the edge. Marvelous craftsmanship. No wonder he is one of the best the world has ever seen.

  • @monitor-mindtheover-void6712
    @monitor-mindtheover-void6712 4 місяці тому +11

    His bowling action was pretty simple and hence more repeatable, he didn't even bend his back all the way through, mainly because he didn't have to due to his natural strength.
    Always a legend, Walsh!
    Would love to see a video on Arvinda De Silva as well.

    • @CricketStories007
      @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому +2

      Sure man, I will work on that as well. Thanks for suggesting!

  • @najeeves8171
    @najeeves8171 4 місяці тому +7

    If I had to pick one between Ambrose and Walsh for Tests, I would readily pick Walsh because he has taken a lot more top-order wickets than Ambrose. Also, Walsh was a work-horse that would toil very hard and bowl long spells to provide break-throughs even in unhelpful conditions. An under-appreciated genius! P.S.: For ODI's, I would pick Ambrose ahead of Walsh as he was much harder to score off of...

    • @CricketStories007
      @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому

      One oft the best🔥🔥

    • @menzimngadi6793
      @menzimngadi6793 3 місяці тому +3

      Ambrose was more effective in all formats

    • @mindevo
      @mindevo 3 місяці тому

      Ambrose was still better at getting top order batsmen....it never mattered.

  • @RD-pk1nh
    @RD-pk1nh 3 місяці тому +4

    I still remember...during my childhood..Best bowling figures in ODIs. C Walsh 5/1 vs Srilanka

  • @ManeyasWorld
    @ManeyasWorld 4 місяці тому +5

    it was unbelievable how he generated that pace and bounce with such a smooth action. As 90s kids, i tried copying his action, only to find that my bowling speed would turn into that of a leg spinner ...lol

  • @shanegraham9077
    @shanegraham9077 4 місяці тому +11

    2:32 i watched the match with graham Thorpe . He bowled two balls like this and got him in both innings. The exact same bawl lol. Thorpe was afraid of his bouncers.

  • @chick3245
    @chick3245 2 місяці тому +3

    The Jamaican legend is known for his deception. Huge respect for his service to WI Cricket...

  • @oldshowsb418
    @oldshowsb418 3 місяці тому +3

    I loved his bowling action (overall performance) of Walsh. A fantastic bowler made batsmen think twice before go for a shot. Also, a gentleman of the game. Much love from Sri Lanka

  • @prochallani9121
    @prochallani9121 3 місяці тому +2

    A perfect gentleman in the game of cricket, a dream bowler, a bowler whom I envy. How could be a bowler be so cool never showing any anguish in the field. Love you Walsh.

  • @asadhussain5267
    @asadhussain5267 4 місяці тому +4

    Walsh and Ambrose were deadly. I remember watching West Indies at edgbaston with the school I went to.

  • @santoshkamat6833
    @santoshkamat6833 13 днів тому +1

    Seriously underrated, he was a gentle giant and have seen some. Excellent spells from him. his control and accuracy made him an class apart.

  • @incognitobrown7782
    @incognitobrown7782 3 місяці тому +2

    He is a legend of the game - Absolutely amazing bowler. Much underrated because of the company he was in. Truth be told, he is amongst the best bowlers ever. Played the game with blemish too. 😊👏

  • @amanurmaliya5639
    @amanurmaliya5639 3 місяці тому +4

    Andy roberts , joel garner ,michael holding , malcomm marshall , curtly ambrose , courtney walsh facing them oh my god !!!! And now kids smashing 3rd grade bowlers and people consider themselves as great 🤣🤣

  • @relevantbrother8964
    @relevantbrother8964 4 місяці тому +3

    These big tall guys with big hands who generally move the ball into the bat also get leg cut on the ball as a natural variation. With Walsh's height and accuracy that's a nightmare ball to any right hander. That's why I think he did so well in India. Some would slide in and others would grip and move away off the pitch. Tremendous bowling. His short ball also followed the batter and lifted steeply off a length.

  • @asishnanda2538
    @asishnanda2538 3 місяці тому +2

    One of the greatest ever Courtney Walsh

  • @dushyantchaudhry4654
    @dushyantchaudhry4654 4 місяці тому +3

    I remember watching a young Walsh bowling to Roshan Mahanama.. the stump went and fell near the wicket keeper... fell without a bounce, not rolled

  • @Timberwolf1992
    @Timberwolf1992 4 місяці тому +4

    How good ?
    Well, he was given the new ball for the first time a decade after making his debut and by then he was already 31 years old, an age at which most pace bowlers, even the greatest of them, start displaying signs of decline. But in Walsh's case, starting from becoming the new ball bowler and Ambrose's partner-in-crime to being the solitary leader of a pack of young and inexperienced pacers in his penultimate seasons, he took over 300 test wickets averaging 23 in 8 years, 180 of them coming in 39 appearances AFTER he turned 35. He didn't just soldier on, he kept getting better and better right upto the last delivery of his international career, in the process becoming the first to scale the Himalayan landmark of 500 test scalps.
    That's not at all the mark of a good bowler ? These are the traits of an OUTSTANDING bowler beyond doubt. Only thing going against him is he attained his peak in the aftermath of the downfall of the West Indies as world champions.

    • @CricketStories007
      @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому +2

      One of the greatest

    • @Timberwolf1992
      @Timberwolf1992 4 місяці тому +3

      @@CricketStories007 in the language of football, the goalscorer is indeed brilliant, but the GOAL MAKER is the one regarded a true genius. Ambrose relished in dismissing batsmen in droves, but he'd be the first to admit it was Courtney who set them up in a position from where it became easier for Ambrose.
      And needless to mention, on flat subcontinental wickets against top tier batting line-ups from India and pakistan where even immortals like Lillee were made to look ordinary, Walsh excelled to a league of his own.

    • @thesmashingsizzler
      @thesmashingsizzler 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@Timberwolf1992 Bro your cricketing knowledge is just brilliant! Walsh was a legend in his own right. He was a work-horse who could bowl long spells whenever his team needed.
      I think the only reason Walsh is kind of overlooked is his inconsistency in ODIs.

    • @thesmashingsizzler
      @thesmashingsizzler 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@Timberwolf1992 Also, he was consistent in Asia too, I remember this particular stat which I saw on the internet where Walsh took 43 Wickets at an average of 19 in India.
      I think the closest comparison to Walsh, would actually be McGrath. Both had metronomic line and length and pinpoint accuracy.

    • @thesmashingsizzler
      @thesmashingsizzler 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Timberwolf1992 Once again, your cricketing knowledge is super bro. I'm so happy to see someone who shares the love of the game like you and talk more about the legends 😊

  • @vishwanathk9265
    @vishwanathk9265 4 місяці тому +3

    One of the greatest bowler for the west indies cricket team courtney Walsh

  • @peribalakrishna3669
    @peribalakrishna3669 3 місяці тому +2

    His devotion to game of cricket is commendable.

  • @hariharansankaran9012
    @hariharansankaran9012 3 місяці тому +3

    The smoothest action after Holding's.

  • @ashtongoorachan5168
    @ashtongoorachan5168 4 місяці тому +3

    Walsh was a magnificent and high class bowler

  • @MahenderSingh-bh7sn
    @MahenderSingh-bh7sn 3 місяці тому +2

    I am break the great Walsh's record with figure of 6/0 in a local tournament in my city

  • @sidathcha
    @sidathcha Місяць тому +2

    My all time favourites Walsh And Ambrose.It's Amazing

  • @sachinvenkat8779
    @sachinvenkat8779 4 місяці тому +3

    Thank you so much bro for full filling my words ❣️

    • @CricketStories007
      @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you for suggesting this topic, let me know if you have some other ideas🏏🤝

    • @sachinvenkat8779
      @sachinvenkat8779 4 місяці тому +1

      @@CricketStories007 you can also make a video of rise and fall of cricket board and cricket match that loved and remembered by a long decades and you can also say how India dominates in home ground in tests ie....etc are there,Gabba fort for Aussie till India & West Indies beat them...

  • @achuthramr5767
    @achuthramr5767 3 місяці тому +2

    One of my all all time great...
    He had everything & a perfect gentleman cricketer to the core..❤🎉😂🙏🙏

  • @AbdulAziz-xj6gg
    @AbdulAziz-xj6gg 4 місяці тому +2

    Walse was a true gentleman of the game

  • @cinefan555
    @cinefan555 4 місяці тому +3

    Avverage of 20 in indian wickets he is a legend

  • @user-el3ed8ki8d
    @user-el3ed8ki8d 3 місяці тому +2

    A legend among the greats!

  • @amitgehlot3434
    @amitgehlot3434 4 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful video

  • @ashwinmohandas1690
    @ashwinmohandas1690 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank You!

  • @xx_saadi
    @xx_saadi 3 місяці тому +2

    He is no doubt a remarabke cricketer. I can't forget his performance.

  • @rogerwoolery5871
    @rogerwoolery5871 3 місяці тому +2

    Tribute to Cuddy
    He runs up to the wicket,ball in his hand,
    This white flanneled knight,Jamaican!
    Son of the soil,debonair,
    You are the epitome of who is fair!
    Sportsman Extraordinaire!
    Thousands of overs doing task Herculean,
    Our pride and joy ,this Lionhearted West Indian!
    Releasing the ball with venomous pace,
    Accepting disappointments with dignity and grace,
    Nobel Warrior of the Black Race!
    With total commitment you’ve bent your back,
    On bouncy pitches and placid tracks,
    Endurance rewarded with wickets galore,
    You insatiable appetite says more and more,
    Fast bowling Supremo,
    Champion to the core!
    From the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean,
    Your exploits are many,your achievements are grand!
    But of them all gentleman giant (over 6 feet five!)
    The one that will stand out as long as I’m alive,
    Is that DAY AT SABINA,
    WHEN YOU TOOK 435!

  • @harrykumar7795
    @harrykumar7795 3 місяці тому +1

    Real gentleman of cricket.one of all time greats .

  • @user-nm9yt2nm4d
    @user-nm9yt2nm4d 3 місяці тому +2

    World no 1 bowler

  • @aruntamil6527
    @aruntamil6527 3 місяці тому +1

    Walsh Ambrose deadly duo we miss those were bowler dominated

  • @sanjayclassesengsst7925
    @sanjayclassesengsst7925 8 днів тому +1

    He was very rhythmic

  • @bhargavdutta5324
    @bhargavdutta5324 4 місяці тому +2

    Walsh from one end and Ambrose from the other.......Nightmare.

  • @rangannathan6975
    @rangannathan6975 3 місяці тому +1

    He and Ambrose deadly duo.
    Great fast bowler.

  • @allihhussainmazari168r
    @allihhussainmazari168r 29 днів тому +2

    The silent bowler or should I say a silent great bowler very unassuming.

  • @rrao7963
    @rrao7963 4 місяці тому +3

    He picked up 5 wickets for one run against srl odi

  • @kalumarjuna80
    @kalumarjuna80 2 місяці тому +1

    One of the most handsome cricketers too......!

  • @S02055
    @S02055 4 місяці тому +3

    Bro next video on Brendan Taylor from Zimbabwe

  • @yashagn
    @yashagn 17 днів тому +1

    nice ideo and statistics , thoda ye aap log ka game hi dikhaaooo

  • @bineshpro4882
    @bineshpro4882 4 місяці тому +1

    🎉🎉🎉 Great Bowling legend 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @nowazisjuhad4629
    @nowazisjuhad4629 3 місяці тому +1

    Someone can say he was underrated but for me he was extraordinary for his accuracy

  • @astrovert.ed2321
    @astrovert.ed2321 4 місяці тому +2

    The commentary is lifted directly from Wikipedia. Sorry boss.

    • @CricketStories007
      @CricketStories007  4 місяці тому +1

      Nope, I have referred to Wikipedia but not copied. Check it if you wish 😅

  • @keyboardguys104
    @keyboardguys104 3 місяці тому +1

    I like his bowling action

  • @seematrivedi4102
    @seematrivedi4102 4 місяці тому +1

    👌👌👍

  • @zenmilind
    @zenmilind День тому +1

    Your talking style is like Jai Galgali... 😂

  • @baraha2614
    @baraha2614 2 місяці тому +2

    and and most handsome African man i ever seen, there is some kind DeVine spark in him only south Indians can notice.

  • @economicsandbusinessstudie6768
    @economicsandbusinessstudie6768 3 місяці тому +1

    Curtly ambrose was also good

  • @ridgegourd9415
    @ridgegourd9415 7 днів тому +2

    True classic cricket is dead now.

  • @Samsung-zg9ql
    @Samsung-zg9ql 3 місяці тому +1

    He was great not the greatest.
    Ambrose was way more.lethal

  • @flash-uj6ly
    @flash-uj6ly 2 місяці тому +1

    Ajanta Winslow Mendis is a better bowler than Courtney Walsh. Ajanta Mendis is a mystery man who is unplayable for the batsmen around the world because he bowls carrom ball. Dial M for Mendis because Mendis is simply the best.

  • @docsen9777
    @docsen9777 3 місяці тому

    No consanguinity between audio and video.. weird as creep

  • @qaiserbhatti716
    @qaiserbhatti716 4 місяці тому +1

    Innocent wicket taking bowler.

  • @geoffbutler2893
    @geoffbutler2893 3 місяці тому +1

    Could bowl long spells very good bowler but not world class