CW's Ranking of WicketKeeper-Batsmen (Tests)

[kyear2]

My Jock Cameron campaign seems to be floundering, so I'll for for Mr. Dujon. Best keeper to pace I've ever seen. And yes, he didn't have the greatest of techniques, but he was spectacular with the gloves and reliable with the bat

 

[trundler]

as big a dickhead as he is/was, this thread is confirming that Matt Prior is very underrated. no way is Watling clear of him as this poll is suggesting.

Watling is miles ahead primarily because he could keep.

 

[ankitj]

John Waite

 

[honestbharani]

MSD

 

[trundler]

Waite btw

 

[OverratedSanity]

Waite

 

[ataraxia]

Waite (Lindsay super close behind)

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Yeah Waite is pretty deserving

 

[Nikhil99.99]

Bert oldfield

 

[AndrewB]

There was an interesting chat involving Matt Prior during the commentary on talkSPORT 2 yesterday. He was asked what he thought of the Windies keeper and wasn’t overly complimentary, but added that he himself wasn’t a good keeper when he was first selected and it took him a couple of years of learning his trade in the Test arena before he got up to a decent standard. I would contend that he never got up to a decent standard, but it was interesting to hear him say that.
The likes of Flower, Stewart and Prior should be in a separate “Batsman who were tossed the gloves” thread.

Don't think Prior was ever a batsman in the way that Stewart and Flower were - he was picked as wicket-keeper for Sussex from his first FC season.

 

[gftw]

Waite - 6
Engineer - 1
Dujon - 1
Dhoni - 1
Oldfield - 1

The List
1. Adam Gilchrist
2. Alan Knott
3. BJ Watling
4. Les Ames
5. Ian Healy
6. John Waite

The vote for the #7 test wicketkeeper-batsmen of all-time begins now.

 

[ataraxia]

Lindsay

 

[Line and Length]

Rod Marsh

Welcome back @gftw I hope you didn't mind me taking over a couple of your other voting threads. Please consider it a temporary intrusion.

 

[gftw]

Rod Marsh

Welcome back @gftw I hope you didn't mind me taking over a couple of your other voting threads. Please consider it a temporary intrusion.

I don't mind it at all. Thanks for finishing off some of the lists. You can continue any of them if you would like.

 

[CricAddict]

Engineer

 

[HookShot]

Farokh Engineer.

Cracked the fastest ton in Test history (46 balls) - possibly.

 

[harsh.ag]

Lindsay

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Engineer

 

[trundler]

Engineer

 

[bagapath]

dhoni