Wicket keepers who have effected six dismissals-all caught-in a test innings.
Q de Kock of South Africa effected six dismissals (all caught} in England’s first innings in the ongoing test between South Africa and England at Centurion to provide the 30th occasion of a wicket keeper effecting six or more dismissals {all caught} in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | ATW Grout | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
2 | DT Lindsay | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
3 | JT Murray | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
4 | Wasim Bari | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 23 Feb 1979 |
5 | RW Taylor | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
6 | RW Marsh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1982 |
7 | SAR Silva | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Srl | Ind | Colombo (SSC) | 30 Aug 1985 |
8 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
9 | IDS Smith | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 |
10 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
11 | IA Healy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1997 |
12 | AJ Stewart | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 03 Jul 1997 |
13 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Port Elizabeth | 06 Mar 1998 |
14 | Rashid Latif | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Bulawayo | 14 Mar 1998 |
15 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Srl | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 |
16 | RD Jacobs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |
17 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | SAF | Zim | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 |
18 | GO Jones | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Ban | Ch-le-St | 03 Jun 2005 |
19 | CMW Read | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2006 |
20 | MS Dhoni | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Wellington | 03 Apr 2009 |
21 | MJ Prior | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2010 |
22 | Adnan Akmal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 15 Jan 2011 |
23 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | SAF | Srl | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 |
24 | AB de Villiers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 |
25 | BJ Watling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | NZl | Ind | Auckland | 06 Feb 2014 |
26 | BJ Haddin | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
27 | BJ Watling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 |
28 | JM Bairstow | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 |
29 | RR Pant | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2018 |
30 | Q de Kock | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 26 Dec 2019 |
It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African wicket keeper performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | DT Lindsay | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
2 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Port Elizabeth | 06 Mar 1998 |
3 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Srl | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 |
4 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | SAF | Zim | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 |
5 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | SAF | Srl | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 |
6 | AB de Villiers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 |
7 | Q de Kock | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 26 Dec 2019 |
It also provides the third occasion of a wicket keeper performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | RW Marsh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1982 |
2 | IA Healy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1997 |
3 | Q de Kock | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Centurion | 26 Dec 2019 |
MV Boucher of South Africa {04}, BJ Watling of New Zealand {02} and RC Russell of England {02} are the three wicket keepers to effect six dismissal – all caught – in a test innings on two or more occasions.
No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Port Elizabeth | 06 Mar 1998 |
2 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | SAF | Srl | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1998 |
3 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | SAF | Zim | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 |
4 | MV Boucher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | SAF | Srl | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 |
1 | BJ Watling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | NZl | Ind | Auckland | 06 Feb 2014 |
2 | BJ Watling | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 |
1 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 |
2 | RC Russell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
Wasim Bari, RW Taylor, IDS Smith and RD Jacobs are the four wicket keepers who have effected seven dismissals – all caught – in a test innings. The following table furnishes the feat of these four wicket keepers
No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Wasim Bari | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Pak | NZl | Auckland | 23 Feb 1979 |
2 | RW Taylor | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Mumbai | 15 Feb 1980 |
3 | IDS Smith | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 |
4 | RD Jacobs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | Win | Aus | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 |