Walsh: West Indian great

But this was Walsh's moment. In front of his home crowd in Kingston he twice cut through the Indian batting line-up.

Having recorded 6-62 in the first innings, he was given the new ball second time round and responded by dismissing Navjot Sidhu, the first-innings centurion, for a duck.

His fourth wicket, and tenth of the match, was Kiran More, caught behind, as the West Indies closed in on a seven-wicket win early on the final day.

1-13 & 5-54 v India, Delhi 1987

This is as close as Walsh has come to a match-winning all-round performance.

Not often in his career would he have ended as the third-highest scorer in the first innings, as he did when he scored 16 to guide the West Indies to 127, a crucial first-innings lead of 52.

Just as relevant to the West Indies' five-wicket win, however, was Walsh's second-innings bowling performance.

Walsh had taken just one of the 18 wickets to fall on the opening day. And when India found themselves 66-2, and then 178-4, it seemed that the West Indies were going to be hard pressed to stave off defeat batting last.

But Walsh plugged away, and then plugged away some more, to take 5-54 from 29.3 overs.

Eventually India were dismissed for 327, leaving the West Indies 276 for victory, which they achieved by five wickets thanks to a Viv Richards century.

4-43 & 6-74 v England, Lord's 2000

If any result can be held up as proof that the decline of the West Indies was in no part caused by the advancing years of their champion fast bowler, this is it.

Walsh's efforts were nothing short of magnificent and yet the West Indies lost by two wickets.

What looked for all the world like being a 2-0 scoreline when England conceded a deficit of 133 - less than half the West Indies' first-innings score - became 1-1 as England sneaked past their target of 188.

Walsh had taken four first-innings wickets, including Atherton and Stewart, when he was asked to respond to the West Indies' second innings of 54.

Walsh celebrates success against Australia

He did so by dismissing both openers, Atherton and Ramprakash, and then adding to his world record tally the names of Vaughan, Hick, Stewart and White - the first six batsmen to fall.

There was precious little by way of support at the other end, however, and Walsh could not help Cork and Gough putting on a decisive 31 for the ninth wicket.

2-121 & 5-39 v Australia, Barbados 1999

An inspired second innings bowling performance by Walsh was made all the more memorable as the West Indies came back to win the third Test by one wicket and take a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series.

While Steve Waugh was scoring 199, and Ricky Ponting 104, it seemed the most they could hope for was a draw.

But after a first-innings score of 490, Australia were shot out of 146 second time round, with Walsh dismissing Matthew Elliott for a duck, Mark Waugh for three, and Ponting for 22.

The final push came when Walsh accounted for Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill to complete his 17th five-wicket haul and leave the West Indies needing an improbable 308 to win.

Improbable, that is, for anyone but Brian Lara who scored a majestic 153 not out. Spare a thought, however, for the No 11, Walsh, who hung around long enough for Lara to edge the West Indies past their target.

0-34 & 3-44 v Australia, Adelaide 1993

At first sight, this might not seem like one of Courtney Walsh's finest performances.

Indeed, statistically it was hardly a memorable series for Walsh who took 12 wickets in five Tests.

But the 11th wicket, and third of this Test match, was one of the most important of his career.

Australia, already 1-0 up in the series, were set an apparently straightforward 186 to win the fourth Test and reclaim the Frank Worrell Trophy.

That target seemed some way off as they slipped to 74-7, with Walsh removing Mark Waugh and Ian Healy. And at 144-9 all seemed lost.

But Tim May and Craig McDermott shared in a last-wicket stand of 40 to take Australia to within two runs of their target, or one run of ensuring at least a tie.

In steamed Walsh for one final fling. He pitched short to McDermott who swayed away intending to get inside the line. But the ball snaked back and brushed a glove on its way through to the keeper.

The appeal went up and Darrel Hair was left to make the brave decision. The West Indies had won by one wicket.

In the final Test, Australia were beaten by an innings and 25 runs. The Frank Worrell Trophy belonged to West Indies again.