200 plus dismissals by wicket keepers in tests – D Ramdin is the new entrant to the elite list
D Ramdin of West Indies became the 16th wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to effect 200 dismissals during the first test at Roseau on the second day of the test against Australia. His 200th victim was Australian captain MJ Clarke whom he caught of the bowling of D Bishoo for 18. He dismissed one more batsman – SPD Smith stumped of D Bishoo for 25 – to take his aggregate of dismissals to 201 at Lunch on the second day of the first test match between West Indies and Australia at Roseau. All the 16 wicket keepers’ performance is listed below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Dis | Ct | St |
| 1 | MV Boucher | SAF | 147 | 281 | 555 | 532 | 23 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | Aus | 96 | 191 | 416 | 379 | 37 |
| 3 | IA Healy | Aus | 119 | 224 | 395 | 366 | 29 |
| 4 | RW Marsh | Aus | 96 | 182 | 355 | 343 | 12 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 90 | 166 | 294 | 256 | 38 |
| 6 | PJL Dujon | Win | 79 | 150 | 270 | 265 | 5 |
| 7 | APE Knott | Eng | 95 | 174 | 269 | 250 | 19 |
| 8 | BJ Haddin | Aus | 64 | 123 | 259 | 252 | 7 |
| 9 | MJ Prior | Eng | 79 | 146 | 256 | 243 | 13 |
| 10 | AJ Stewart | Eng | 82 | 141 | 241 | 227 | 14 |
| 11 | Wasim Bari | Pak | 81 | 146 | 228 | 201 | 27 |
| 12 | TG Evans | Eng | 91 | 175 | 219 | 173 | 46 |
| 13 | RD Jacobs | Win | 65 | 122 | 219 | 207 | 12 |
| 14 | Kamran Akmal | Pak | 53 | 99 | 206 | 184 | 22 |
| 15 | AC Parore | NZl | 67 | 121 | 201 | 194 | 7 |
| 16 | D Ramdin | Win | 68 | 121 | 201 | 191 | 10 |
D Ramdin became the third West Indian wicket keeper to effect 200 test dismissals after PJL Dujon {270} and RD Jacobs {219}. The performances of these three wicket keepers are listed below. All statistics as of Lunch in the first test Roseau between West Indies and Australia on the second day.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Dis | Ct | St |
| 1 | PJL Dujon | Win | 79 | 150 | 270 | 265 | 5 |
| 2 | RD Jacobs | Win | 65 | 122 | 219 | 207 | 12 |
| 3 | D Ramdin | Win | 68 | 121 | 201 | 191 | 10 |