England wicket keepers effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings
JM Bairstow of England effected five dismissals against India in the just concluded test at Birmingham to provide the 38th occasion of a England wicket keeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RW Taylor | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 2 | JT Murray | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
| 3 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 4 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 5 | AJ Stewart | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
| 6 | CMW Read | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| 7 | GO Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Ch-le-St | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 8 | CMW Read | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 9 | CMW Read | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 10 | MJ Prior | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 11 | MJ Prior | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 16 Aug 2012 |
| 12 | JM Bairstow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 |
| 12 | JG Binks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 14 | JM Parks | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Jan 1966 |
| 15 | JM Parks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 |
| 16 | APE Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v India | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 17 | RW Taylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 |
| 18 | RW Taylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 19 | CJ Richards | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1986 |
| 20 | RC Russell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 21 | RC Russell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 22 | RC Russell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1995 |
| 23 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1998 |
| 24 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 |
| 25 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 19 Jul 2001 |
| 26 | JS Foster | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 2002 |
| 27 | CMW Read | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 29 Oct 2003 |
| 28 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 29 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 11 May 2006 |
| 30 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2006 |
| 31 | GO Jones | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 32 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 33 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2011 |
| 34 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 35 | JC Buttler | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v West Indies | North Sound | 13 Apr 2015 |
| 36 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 |
| 37 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 38 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
JM Bairstow’s feat provides the seventh occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings against India. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RW Taylor | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | v India | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
| 2 | JT Murray | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
| 3 | JG Binks | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v India | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1964 |
| 4 | APE Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v India | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 5 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 6 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 7 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
JM Bairstow’s feat provides the fourth occasion of his effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings. He became the sixth England wicketkeeper to effect five or more dismissals in a test innings on four or more occasions. Others are – GO Jones {05}, MJ Prior {05}, RC Russell {05}, AJ Stewart {04} an CMW Read {04}. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GO Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Ch-le-St | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 2 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Mumbai | 18 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 11 May 2006 |
| 4 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2006 |
| 5 | GO Jones | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 1 | MJ Prior | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 2 | MJ Prior | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 16 Aug 2012 |
| 3 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 4 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2011 |
| 5 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 1 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
| 2 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 3 | RC Russell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 4 | RC Russell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 5 | RC Russell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 1995 |
| 1 | AJ Stewart | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
| 2 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1998 |
| 3 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 |
| 4 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 19 Jul 2001 |
| 1 | CMW Read | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| 2 | CMW Read | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2006 |
| 3 | CMW Read | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2007 |
| 4 | CMW Read | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 29 Oct 2003 |
| 1 | JM Bairstow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 |
| 2 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 |
| 3 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 30 Mar 2018 |
| 4 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
JM Bairstow’s feat provides the 16th occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at home against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JT Murray | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
| 2 | AJ Stewart | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
| 3 | CMW Read | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| 4 | GO Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Ch-le-St | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 5 | MJ Prior | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 16 Aug 2012 |
| 6 | APE Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v India | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 7 | RW Taylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 |
| 8 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | v South Africa | Lord’s | 18 Jun 1998 |
| 9 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 |
| 10 | AJ Stewart | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 19 Jul 2001 |
| 11 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 11 May 2006 |
| 12 | GO Jones | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2006 |
| 13 | GO Jones | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 14 | MJ Prior | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v India | Nottingham | 27 Jul 2007 |
| 15 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 |
| 16 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
JM Bairstow’s feat provides the second occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in a test innings at Birmingham against various oppositions. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CMW Read | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| 2 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
JM Bairstow’s feat provides the fourth occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | APE Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v India | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 2 | JS Foster | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 13 Mar 2002 |
| 3 | CMW Read | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 29 Oct 2003 |
| 4 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |
JM Bairstow’s feat provides the second occasion of an England wicketkeeper effecting five or more dismissals in the fourth innings of a test against India. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | APE Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | v India | Manchester | 06 Jun 1974 |
| 2 | JM Bairstow | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | v India | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 |