Courtney Walsh Career Best 7 for 37 vs New Zealand at Wellington 1995

Courtney Andrew Walsh was born on 30 October 1962 in Jamaica. A former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001 and also captained the West Indies side in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats, best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years.

In the 2nd Test match against New Zealand at Wellington in 1995, Courtney Walsh took the career Best 7for 37 in the first innings.   

In the 2^nd inning, he also took 6 for 18 and registered his career-best bowling 13 wickets against 55 runs in a match.

West Indies won the Toss and elected to bat first. They scored 660 for 5 declared with the contribution of Brian Lara 147, Jimmy Adams 151, Junior Murray 101, Keith Aurtheron 70, Chanderpaul 61, and Stuart Williams 26.

New Zealand bundled out 216 in the first innings and 122 in the 2^nd innings. Therefore, West Indies won the match by innings and 322 runs. Courtney Walsh was declared man of the match.  

In the first innings, Courtney Walsh took the wicket of Bryan Young 29, Andrew Jones 0, Stephen Fleming 47, Shane Thomson 6, Adam Parore 32, Murphy Sua 6, and Simon Doull 0.

In the 2^nd innings, he took 6 for 18 and captured the wickets of Bryan Young 0, Darrin Murray 43, Stephen Fleming 30, Murphy Sua 8, Simon Doull 0, and Danny Morrison 0.

Courtney Walsh is probably the most prolific bowler in history based on his physiological characteristics. There was no breaking his spirit, which led him to the previously unimaginable milestones of 519 Test wickets and 30,019 balls, not to mention the countless overs he bowled for Gloucestershire and Jamaica. He set a Test record with 43 ducks for his comic incompetence with the bat.

Courtney Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively in Test and ODI’s. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. 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. In October 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of the Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.