Thelston Payne: West Indies Wicket Keeper Batsman of 1980s

Thelston Payne was born on February 13, 1957, in Barbados. He played only one Test match and seven one-day internationals for the West Indies. He was usually the second-choice wicketkeeper to Jeff Dujon in the West Indies team but got his Test chance in the 1985–86 series against England in the West Indies when Dujon was injured. He held five catches in the West Indies' seven-wicket win but scored only five runs.

In his seven ODIs, he just scored 120 runs, with the best of 60. He made three consecutive hundreds in 1983 and was good enough to play as a batsman." He was constantly in and out of the team, and he only appeared in two consecutive games in the 1986–87 World Series Cup. That was his second-to-last ODI; his last was against New Zealand two months later, during which he held a catch off Richard Hadlee's bat, but did not get to bat because Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes wrapped up the target without losing a wicket. He was part of the West Indies squad in the World Championship of Cricket in 1985. Payne played first-class cricket from 1978–79 to 1989–90, turning out in 68 first-class matches, mostly for Barbados. Payne died from pancreatic cancer in Bridgetown, on May 10, 2023, at 66. Read More: Roy Gilchrist

Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh Demolished Indian Batting at Sharjah in 1989

 

In the Ist Match of Champions Trophy between West Indies vs India at Sharjah on Oct 13, 1989. Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose demolished the Indian batting lineup, sharing 6 wickets between them. On a slow surface, Courtney Walsh took 4 for 25 in 10 overs, while Ambrose took 2 for 22 in 9 overs.India won the toss and elected to bat first but bowled out for a mere 169 runs. West Indies achieved the target in 47.5 overs for the loss of 5 wickets and won the match by 5 wickets with 13 balls remaining. Viv Richards was declared the player of the match by scoring 34 runs and 2 for 44. Let's get into the video and watch Ambrose and Walsh spell.Match umpires were David Shepherd and Dickie Bird, as it was ODI no 569. West Indies took the 4 points. The other bowlers Ian Bishop and Marshall were wicket less.