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The 36-year-old reached the mark with his only wicket on the opening day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
Leading Test wicket-takers in history |
Kapil Dev: 434 in 131 matches
Hadlee: 431 in 86
Walsh: 431 in 114
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He is now just three wickets away from Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev's record of 434 wickets in 131 Tests.
New Zealander Hadlee captured 431 wickets in just 86 Tests.
Zimbabwe ended the day on 220 for five, as their batsman, and in particular centurion Murray Goodwin, stole the limelight meant for Walsh.
 Walsh celebrates with Reon King
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The centurion hit nine boundaries in his 113, benefitting from a difficult missed chance by captain Jimmy Adams at gully, to add 176 for the fourth wicket with Flower.
"You can never underestimate the West Indies bowlers and it is nice to have made a hundred when they were bowling really well," Goodwin said afterwards.
Adams used himself, Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul as part-time spinners but could not dislodge the Zimbabwean pair.
The second new ball did the trick - indirectly - with the pair's positive foot movement and fluent strokes replaced by uncertainty against pacemen Reon King and Franklyn Rose.
But it took a run out to break the soild partnership as Goodwin was sent back late by the striker Flower as he sought a single to backward square leg.
Wavell Hinds was quick to pounce and his return to Adams over the bowler's stumps was accurate and found the batsman a foot short.
Goodwin's 113 |
239 balls
10 fours
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King had done the early damage with two wickets, dismissing Trevor Gripper and struggling left-hander Neil Johnson just before lunch.
Gripper perished to a rare attacking shot, his miscued pull finding Walsh's safe hands.
Johnson scored his second duck of the series by edging low to Chris Gayle at first slip.
Walsh then delivered a beauty to see opening batsman Grant Flower caught by Jacobs.
The 37-year-old veteran finished with just the one wicket but conceded only 28 runs from his 17 overs - and will be back to finish the job on Saturday.
Nightwatchman Brian Murphy and Alistair Campbell, both yet to score, will be the men at the crease when play resumes.
Scoreboard
Zimbabwe
First innings
Grant Flower c Jacobs b Walsh 2
Trevor Gripper c Walsh b King 11
Murray Goodwin run out (Hinds/Adams) 113
Neil Johnson c Gayle b King 0
Andy Flower b Rose 66
Brian Murphy not out 0
Alistair Campbell not out 0
Extras (byes 4, leg-byes 11, wides 1, no-balls 12) 28
Total (for five wickets, 85.4 overs) 220
Wickets fell at: 5, 40, 40, 216, 216.
To bat: Stuart Carlisle, Heath Streak, Bryan Strang, Henry
Olonga.
West Indies bowling:
Curtly Ambrose 18-7-26-0 (no-balls 6)
Courtney Walsh 17-6-28-1 (no-balls 2)
Reon King
14.4-5-29-2
Franklyn Rose 16-6-43-1 (no-balls 4)
Chris
Gayle 9-0-35-0 (wides 1)
Jimmy Adams 9-2-32-0
Shivnarine
Chanderpaul 2-0-12-0.
Toss: Zimbabwe.
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Guyana), Athar Zaidi (Pakistan).
Third/TV replay umpire: Thomas Wilson (Jamaica).
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka).
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