Ambrose 'speak to many man'

Thu, Mar 19, '15

"Curtly talk to no man." Thankfully, that is now very different.
Sir Richard Hadlee and Sir Curtly Ambrose, side-by-side, as World Cup ambassadors although with the latter still having a very hands-on role with how this tournament will play out as West Indies' bowling coach.

For nearly half an hour they chatted away, occasionally to each other, while to their left stood the modern World Cup trophy. Amazingly, in many ways, given the pedigree of the two players, neither of them have ever been World Cup winners.

The closest Hadlee came was in 1979 when New Zealand lost the semi-final against England, at Old Trafford, by nine runs. For Ambrose, there was the galling semi-final defeat to Australia, in Mohali, in 1996 when West Indies lost 8 for 37 having seemingly had the match sown up. Ambrose was run out off what would become the penultimate ball of the match with his long-time sparring partner, Courtney Walsh, bowled next delivery.