[2] 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.

[10] In the same season, Walsh also made his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka at Hobart during the World Series Cup.

In the 1987 Cricket World Cup Walsh backed out to ball and run out Saleem Jaffar as he was backing up as Pakistan required two off the last ball to qualify for the semi-finals, Abdul Qadir eventually scored the winning runs and West Indies lost but Walsh was deservedly feted for his sportsmanship, he even received a hand-woven carpet from a local fan.

In 1994, he was appointed captain of the West Indies for the tours of India and New Zealand after Richie Richardson was ordered to rest because of "acute fatigue syndrome".

Coming close to the record for a West Indian bowler of 35 wickets in a Test series (set by Malcolm Marshall in 1988).

His action lacked the elegance of those bowlers, but its economy and his natural athleticism ensured he was accurate and durable, even over very long spells and he used his height (about 198 cm, or six-foot-six) to extract vicious bounce.

Even as he lost pace in the later stage of his career he continued to take wickets at an undiminished rate; teams tended to defend against him and Ambrose and attack the weaker third and fourth bowlers.

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

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

[17] He has a dubious distinction of being one of three players to play more than 100 test matches and not make a half-century, the others being Nathan Lyon and Makhaya Ntini.

[20] Throughout his Test career, Walsh produced one of the greatest opening partnership with Curtly Ambrose as a bowler, and shared 421 wickets from 49 matches with the latter.

[2] Walsh's 519 wickets in Test cricket was a record at that time, which was surpassed by Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan in 2004.

"[24] He played last time in Test cricket against South Africa in April 2001, a match West Indies won by 130 runs at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

"[27] After his career as a selector for the West Indies national cricket team, Walsh signed as bowling coach of Bangladesh in August, 2016.

[30] Walsh was appointed bowling coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team in September 2016 on a three-year contract.

He was appointed interim head coach in February 2018 following the resignation of Chandika Hathurusingha, with his first tournament in charge being the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.

[33] Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987, and the cricket almanack Wisden noted his "three distinct speeds, all delivered with the same action", and his "sparing use of the bouncer, his shorter deliveries generally threatening the batsman's rib-cage, a tactic which, allied to change of pace, produced many catches in the short-leg area off splice or glove.

[35] In October 2010, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame along with Joel Garner, joining the other fifteen West Indian players.