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COURTNEY WALSH 25 YEARS AGO TODAY

Emir 3/28/25, 3:56:15 PM
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debut: 8/9/14
18,800 runs

GLORY!!!
Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary when the lion-hearted Walsh climbed to the summit of cricket’s Mount Everest. As he reminisced on the memorable occasion the 62-year-old vividly recalled ever detail about what transpired. He described it as a truly special achievement in his outstanding career which spanned from 1984 to 2001. He said the icing on the cake was doing it at Sabina Park – with family, friends and well-wishers urging him on. Walsh passed the milestone in his 114th Test, 17 fewer than Kapil.
Brerzerk 3/28/25, 5:24:39 PM
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debut: 3/16/21
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Nice read, interestingly Olongo lives here in The San Fran Bay Area (Marin). Played some yrs for Marin Cricket Club made uo mostly of Poms, Saffies, Kiwis, and Ozzies. Olongo and a very good Pakistani batsman were the two people of color on the team. I'm told the big league rivalry would be between them and Caribbean CC. They loved to visit because of Caribbean's sumptuous lunches and after game rum as compared to their sandwiches. The irony is they'd arrive singing Zulu War Songs to face Caribbean made up of Afros/South Asian descendants lol
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hubert 3/28/25, 9:16:48 PM
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debut: 11/14/02
19,621 runs

In reply to Brerzerk

lol
ponderiver 3/29/25, 10:21:26 AM
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debut: 1/27/04
22,356 runs

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Thanks for posting this not only was he a great cricketer he was and remains a very humble man
Sabina Park was a special place the energy was incredible, sadly because of politics we do not get to see that energy anymore
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