Curtly Ambrose hailed by former West Indian giants on 50th birthday

Sun, Sep 22, '13

Former West Indies cricketers have lauded their colleague Curtly Ambrose on his 50th birthday.

The former Antiguan, Leeward Islands and West Indies pacer celebrated his half century on Saturday and former captain Sir Vivian Richards, former pacers Courtney Walsh, Kenneth Benjamin and Winston Benjamin all appeared on a local radio programme alongside Ambrose on Friday, as they spoke of the player's cricketing achievements while congratulating him on reaching this milestone.

Sir Viv, who captained Ambrose from 1988 to 1991, said the determined bowler put a lot of work into his game, calling him a "dream to captain".

"He is one of those individuals who spent time on the field. You look at modern day fast bowlers, they play two matches and miss six, and things like that cannot keep a steady routine," said Sir Viv during a programme on Observer Radio.