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Wicket Keeper for Pre Packer XI

Select a WK for the Pre Packer XI

  • Total voters
    36
  • Poll closed .
bagapath

bagapath

International Captain
Choose a wicket keeper for the Pre Packer World XI from the given choices

APE Knott (Eng) 1967-1977 89 4175 135 33.66 5 233 19
RW Marsh (Aus) 1970-1977 52 2359 132 33.22 3 190 8
TG Evans (Eng) 1946-1959 91 2439 104 20.49 2 173 46
DL Murray (WI) 1963-1978 51 1694 91 25.28 0 150 8
JHB Waite (SA) 1951-1965 49 1730 134 32.03 4 124 17
JM Parks (Eng) 1960-1968 43 1876 108* 32.34 2 101 11
 
bagapath

bagapath

International Captain
From Cricinfo: Johnny Waite was something of a legend for over a decade of Springbok cricket during the 1950s and '60s, as he became the first man to represent his country in 50 Tests - and the only one to do so in the pre-isolation era. First selected in 1951 as a 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, Waite showed he was no shrinking violet by joining his uncle, Eric Rowan, in a remarkable display of protest when both sat down on the pitch while batting against Lancashire after being slow-handclapped. Waite's pugnacity as a batsman, the strength of his character and his skill with the gloves meant that he displaced first-choice keeper Russell Endean and played in the first four Tests of the series. Waite was chosen as Endean's understudy once more for the 1952-53 tour of Australia, but again rose quickly to the top forcing Endean to reinvent himself, successfully, as a specialist batsman. Most of Waite's long list of national records have now been surpassed by Dave Richardson and Mark Boucher, although he still holds, with Boucher, the record for the most dismissals in a five-Test series - 26. Neil Manthorp


Seems like a real gun.
 
archie mac

archie mac

International Coach
bagapath said:
From Cricinfo: Johnny Waite was something of a legend for over a decade of Springbok cricket during the 1950s and '60s, as he became the first man to represent his country in 50 Tests - and the only one to do so in the pre-isolation era. First selected in 1951 as a 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, Waite showed he was no shrinking violet by joining his uncle, Eric Rowan, in a remarkable display of protest when both sat down on the pitch while batting against Lancashire after being slow-handclapped. Waite's pugnacity as a batsman, the strength of his character and his skill with the gloves meant that he displaced first-choice keeper Russell Endean and played in the first four Tests of the series. Waite was chosen as Endean's understudy once more for the 1952-53 tour of Australia, but again rose quickly to the top forcing Endean to reinvent himself, successfully, as a specialist batsman. Most of Waite's long list of national records have now been surpassed by Dave Richardson and Mark Boucher, although he still holds, with Boucher, the record for the most dismissals in a five-Test series - 26. Neil Manthorp


Seems like a real gun.
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From what I have read he was a fine player and a very tough competitor:)
 
weldone

weldone

Hall of Fame Member
bagapath said:
From Cricinfo: Johnny Waite was something of a legend for over a decade of Springbok cricket during the 1950s and '60s, as he became the first man to represent his country in 50 Tests - and the only one to do so in the pre-isolation era. First selected in 1951 as a 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, Waite showed he was no shrinking violet by joining his uncle, Eric Rowan, in a remarkable display of protest when both sat down on the pitch while batting against Lancashire after being slow-handclapped. Waite's pugnacity as a batsman, the strength of his character and his skill with the gloves meant that he displaced first-choice keeper Russell Endean and played in the first four Tests of the series. Waite was chosen as Endean's understudy once more for the 1952-53 tour of Australia, but again rose quickly to the top forcing Endean to reinvent himself, successfully, as a specialist batsman. Most of Waite's long list of national records have now been surpassed by Dave Richardson and Mark Boucher, although he still holds, with Boucher, the record for the most dismissals in a five-Test series - 26. Neil Manthorp


Seems like a real gun.
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Hmmm, heard of him. Never visited his cricinfo page. Good job.
 
Lillian Thomson

Lillian Thomson

Hall of Fame Member
The Sean said:
Knotty for me too. This is looking like a landslide.
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Quite rightly. The only two keepers from the era than come close to Knott are Bob Taylor and Wasim Bari. Taylor only played one Test pre-Packer and presumably Wasim Bari didn't score enough runs.:yawn:
 
bagapath

bagapath

International Captain
this was the most boring poll i've ever been involved with in the past three years. knott wins by miles
 
Lillian Thomson

Lillian Thomson

Hall of Fame Member
bagapath said:
knott's lead looks unassailable. but waite and marsh deserve a little more respect, IMO
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There's no lack of respect for the other keepers. Surely the point of any poll is to vote for the best candidate. In this case everyone should vote for Knott but that's not a reflection on the others. I know some people like to place a sympathy vote, but it doesn't make much sense to do so.
 
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