'If you play all forms of cricket, you may end up being mediocre'

Oct 27, 2011: Is fast bowling a dying art? Five former quicks answer questions on problems plaguing today's fast bowlers

The best new-ball pairs

Shining with the new ball

Oct 10, 2011: Fast-bowling pairs down the years who were irresistible when they opened the attack

West Indies in England 2011

Stanford's absence a loss to West Indies - Roberts

Sep 22, 2011: Andy Roberts and Curtly Ambrose, the two greatest fast bowlers to emerge from Antigua, believe that the demise of Allen Stanford's cricket empire in the Caribbean has left an irreplaceable void in their own home country

ICC news

Ambrose makes it into ICC Hall of Fame

Sep 12, 2011: Former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

West Indies v South Africa, Only Test, Barbados, 1992

'Last day at Kensington Oval always belongs to us'

Jan 24, 2010: South Africa need 79 to win but can they get past Wambrose?

No. 27

Athers falls to Ambrose

Jun 21, 2009: West Indies had a small total to defend. They also had Ambi

Curtly Ambrose

'Pride is essential'

Jun 8, 2009: His Highness was fast, he was tall, he was proud, he didn't care for the batsman's well-being

West Indies v England, third Test, Port-of-Spain, 1994

Tall, dark and awesome

Feb 12, 2009: When Ambrose ripped the heart out of England's batting

Stanford 20/20 for 20

Stanford legends given the chop

Dec 17, 2008: Reports that the Stanford's legends group has been disbanded have been confirmed by a spokesman for the organisation

West Indies v Australia, 1st Test, Jamaica, 5th day

Disappointed but resurgent

May 27, 2008: The Australians have been put on notice that they are in a contest and they will be bolstered by the return of Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke, two of their major batsmen

Curtly's comeback and a new cap

Apr 28, 2008: Amby's back, leaders wear orange, and no sixes please

Raised on radio

Feb 28, 2008: In the West Indies, the relationship you formed with cricket was filtered through one omnipresent medium

West side story

Jan 15, 2008: At the WACA, they say, batsmen can leave alone balls pitched at a good length. Some tellable pitchside tales from Wild West Perth

West Indies board criticised for not asking them to help

Caribbean legends left out in the cold

Jul 5, 2007: Three of the region's most outstanding fast bowlers of all time yesterday expressed surprise that they had not been called upon to assist in the development of West Indies cricket following the tremendous injection of funds from Sir Allen Stanford

Fast bowling legend tells current lot not to get too ambitious

'Just keep it simple' - Ambrose

Apr 6, 2007: Curtly Ambrose, the former West Indian fast bowler, has told the current lot of bowlers to avoid trying to be too ambitious on the Caribbean's unhelpful pitches

2007 World Cup

Dazzling all round

Mar 11, 2007: Men who can bat and bowl to international standard are the most sought-after accessory of all

Curtley Ambrose interview

'I was a fast bowler, I'm now a musician' - Ambrose

Aug 31, 2006: Curtly Ambrose had an outstanding cricket career. An amazing 405 wickets in 98 Test matches and 226 wickets in 176 one-day internationals ranks him among the greatest bowlers in the history of the game

Cricinfo XI

Comedy of errors

Aug 8, 2006: Andrew Miller on some of the more comical dismissals in cricket's history

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan's Tour Diaries

Reggae with Big Bad Dread and the Baldhead

Jun 4, 2006: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan catches up with Curtly Ambrose, Richie Richardson and their band

The Week That Was ... May 29 - June 4

Tickets, sunshine and albino monks

Jun 4, 2006: Martin Williamson looks back on the week ending June 1, 2006