West Indian fast bowler Courtney Walsh became the first bowler in cricket history to take 500 Test wickets, when he trapped South African batsman Jacques Kallis leg before at the Queen's Park Oval, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, yesterday.

The 38-year-old, playing in his 129th Test match, which is also a record for a specialist bowler, reached the milestone when he took two wickets in three balls in South Africa's second innings of the second Test.

South Africa were 130 for two in their second innings at the close of play - a lead of 74 - Herschelle Gibbs (57 no) and Daryll Cullinan (41 no) sharing a 92-run unbeaten partnership.