The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards.[1] The West Indies cricket team, who were granted Test status in 1928,[2] have fielded numerous wicket-keepers. A chronological list of West Indian Test wicket-keepers is shown here.[nb 1]
The following specialist keepers have filled the role for the West Indies in Test cricket since 1928, with Jeff Dujon's 272 dismissals from 81 Test matches making him the most prolific. Joshua Da Silva is the incumbent keeper. From Deryck Murray in 1963 onwards, most keepers have also kept wicket for the West Indies in at least one One-Day International.
Footnotes
edit- ^ On occasions, another player may have stepped in to relieve the primary wicket-keeper due to injury or illness. Unless the relief player was himself a recognised Test wicket-keeper, he is not included here. Due to selection policy or fielding tactics, a named player might not have been keeping wicket when taking a particular catch, but these catches are nevertheless included in the career totals given.
- ^ Nunes kept wicket only in his first three Tests, in 1928.
- ^ Sealy kept wicket only in his last two Tests, in 1939.
- ^ Walcott kept wicket only in his first 15 Tests, from 1947 to 1951.
- ^ Guillen was one of 14 Test players to play Test cricket for two nations, in this case the West Indies and New Zealand. The statistics here show only his career for the West Indies, for his career in its entirety see CricInfo
- ^ Kanhai kept wicket only in his first three Tests, in 1957.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m This player also kept in at least one One Day International game for the West Indies
- ^ Dujon did not keep wicket in two Tests in which he played solely as a batsman.
Notes
edit- ^ "Law 40 The Wicket Keeper". Lords Home of Cricket. Archived from the original on 2010-02-21.
- ^ Goble, Ray; Sandiford, Keith (2004). 75 Years of West Indies Cricket,1928-2003. Hansib Publishing (Caribbean) Ltd. ISBN 1-870518-78-0.
- ^ "Karl Nunes". CricInfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Errol Hunte". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Ivan Barrow". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Cyril Christiani". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Derek Sealy". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Clyde Walcott". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Sam Guillen". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Alfred Binns". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Ralph Legall". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Clifford McWatt". cricketarchive. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Clairmonte Depeiaza". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Rohan Kanhai". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Gerry Alexander". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Jackie Hendriks". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Ivor Mendonca". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "David Allan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Deryck Murray". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Mike Findlay". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Desmond Lewis". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "David Murray". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Jeff Dujon". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Thelston Payne". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "David Williams". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Junior Murray". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Courtney Browne". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Ridley Jacobs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Carlton Baugh". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Denesh Ramdin". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Chadwick Walton". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "Shane Dowrich". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Shai Hope". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Jahmar Hamilton". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Da Silva". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.