List of New Zealand Test wicket-keepers

Last updated

BJ Watling holds the record for most dismissals by a New Zealand wicket-keeper in Test cricket BJ Watling as non-striker, Hamilton test 2010 20100328 1.jpg
BJ Watling holds the record for most dismissals by a New Zealand wicket-keeper in Test cricket
Brendon McCullum made 178 dismissals for New Zealand Brendon McCullum, Dunedin, NZ, 2009.jpg
Brendon McCullum made 178 dismissals for New Zealand

This is a chronological list of New Zealand Test wicket-keepers .

No.PlayerSpanTestsCatchesStumpingsTotal
dismissals
1 Ken James 1930–19331111516
2 Eric Tindill 1937–19475617
3 Frank Mooney 1949–19541422830
4 John Reid 19491202
5 Ian Colquhoun 19552404
6 Trevor McMahon 1955–19565718
7 Eric Petrie 1955–19661425025
8 Sammy Guillen 19563415
9 Artie Dick 1961–19651747451
10 John Ward 1964–1968816117
11 Roy Harford 1968311011
12 Barry Milburn 19693628
13 Ken Wadsworth 1969–19763392496
14 Warren Lees 1976–19832152759
15 Jock Edwards 1977–19784707
16 Bruce Edgar 19781303
17 Ian Smith 1980–1992631688176
18 Tony Blain 1986–1994918220
19 Adam Parore 1990–2002671947201
20 Lee Germon 1995–19971227229
21 Robbie Hart 2002–20031129130
22 Brendon McCullum 2004–20135216711178
23 Gareth Hopkins 2008–20104909
24 Reece Young 20115808
25 BJ Watling 2012–2021752678275
26 Kruger van Wyk 2012923124
27 Luke Ronchi 20151404
28 Tom Latham 2017–20191211012
29 Tom Blundell 2017–present412012

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wicket-keeper</span> Fielding position in cricket

The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 and of the Laws of Cricket.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Affie Jarvis</span> Australian cricketer

Arthur Harwood "Affie" Jarvis was an Australian wicket-keeper who played for Australia and South Australia. His Test cricket debut was against England at the MCG on 15 January 1885 and his last Test was also against England at the same ground on 1 March 1895.

Alan Christopher Smith, often known as A. C. Smith, is an English former Test cricketer, who appeared in six Tests matches for England. Primarily a wicket-keeper, Smith was also a capable right-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm seam bowler. Very unusually for a regular wicket-keeper, he was sometimes selected by Warwickshire as a frontline bowler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ken Wadsworth</span> New Zealand cricketer

Kenneth John Wadsworth was a New Zealand cricketer who played 33 Tests and 13 One Day Internationals for New Zealand as a wicket-keeper. Wadsworth also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BJ Watling</span> New Zealand cricketer

Bradley-John Watling, known as BJ Watling, is a South African-born former New Zealand international cricketer who has represented Northern Districts since December 2004. He made his Test debut in December 2009 and eight months later played his first One Day International. In 2012, Watling assumed the role of wicket-keeper in Tests.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Ronchi</span> New Zealand-Australian cricketer

Luke Ronchi is a New Zealand-Australian cricket coach and a former cricketer. He represented both the Australia national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team in international cricket. Ronchi is the only player to have played for both Australia and New Zealand in cricketing history. He was also a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He played for Wellington in New Zealand domestic matches and has played Twenty20 matches for a range of sides. He retired from international cricket in June 2017.

The New Zealand cricket team toured England during the 1986 season to play a two-match One Day International series and a three-match Test series against England. New Zealand won the Test series, defeating England 1–0 with two matches drawn, the first time a New Zealand side had won a Test series in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1876–77</span> English cricket tour of Australia and New Zealand

The Australia and New Zealand tour of the England cricket team in 1876–77 was at the time considered to be another professional first-class cricket tour of the colonies, as similar tours had occurred previously, but retrospectively it became classified as the first Test cricket tour of Australia by the English cricket team. The English team is sometimes referred to as James Lillywhite's XI. In all, they played 23 matches but only three including the two Tests are recognised as first-class. The first match started at the Adelaide Oval on 16 November 1876 and the last at the same venue on 14 April 1877. There were fifteen matches in Australia and, between January and March, eight in New Zealand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wriddhiman Saha</span> Indian cricketer

Wriddhiman Saha is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national cricket team. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. He is the current first class captain of Tripura Cricket Team in domestic cricket and wicket keeper for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He was the first cricketer to score a century in an Indian Premier League final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alyssa Healy</span> Australian cricketer

Alyssa Jean Healy is an Australian cricketer who plays and captains the Australian women's national team. She also plays for New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL and captains the UP Warriorz in Women's Premier League in India. She made her international debut in February 2010.

The New Zealand cricket team toured India in the 1964-65 cricket season. They played four Test matches against the Indian cricket team, with India winning one match and the other three being drawn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Blundell (cricketer)</span> New Zealand cricketer

Thomas Ackland Blundell is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his international debut for the New Zealand national cricket team in January 2017. He also plays first-class cricket for Wellington. In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, despite being uncapped in an ODI match. Blundell was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was one of the recipients of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year award in 2023.

Isabella Charli Gaze is a Dutch-born New Zealand cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter for Auckland Hearts and the New Zealand women's cricket team.

References