Seven or more dismissals by wicket keepers on test debut – P Nevill of Australia becomes the first wicket keeper to dismiss seven batsman on debut in a Lord’s test
PM Nevill of Australia dismissed seven batsmen in the second test at Lord’s against England to become the eighth wicket keeper to dismiss seven or more batsmen in his debut test. The following table lists such wicket keepers.
| No | Player | Team | Dis | Ct | St | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | GRA Langley | Aus | 7 | 3 | 4 | Win | Brisbane | Nov 1951 |
| 2 | AE Dick | NZl | 7 | 6 | 1 | SAF | Durban | Dec 1961 |
| 3 | HB Taber | Aus | 8 | 7 | 1 | SAF | Johannesburg | Dec 1966 |
| 4 | APE Knott | Eng | 7 | 7 | 0 | Pak | Nottingham | Aug 1967 |
| 5 | Saleem Yousuf | Pak | 7 | 5 | 2 | Srl | Karachi | Mar 1982 |
| 6 | CI Dunusinghe | Srl | 7 | 7 | 0 | NZl | Napier | Mar 1995 |
| 7 | CMW Read | Eng | 8 | 7 | 1 | NZl | Birmingham | Jul 1999 |
| 8 | PM Nevill | Aus | 7 | 7 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 2015 |
PM Nevill of Australia dismissed seven batsmen in the second test at Lord’s against England to become the third Australian wicket keeper to dismiss seven or more batsmen in his debut test after GRA Langley and HB Taber. The following table lists such wicket keepers.
| No | Player | Team | Dis | Ct | St | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | GRA Langley | Aus | 7 | 3 | 4 | Win | Brisbane | Nov 1951 |
| 2 | HB Taber | Aus | 8 | 7 | 1 | SAF | Johannesburg | Dec 1966 |
| 3 | PM Nevill | Aus | 7 | 7 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 2015 |
HB Taber of Australia and CMW Read of England are the two wicket keepers to dismiss eight batsmen on their test debut
| No | Player | Team | Dis | Ct | St | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | HB Taber | Aus | 8 | 7 | 1 | SAF | Johannesburg | Dec 1966 |
| 2 | CMW Read | Eng | 8 | 7 | 1 | NZl | Birmingham | Jul 1999 |
What is important is that PM Nevill became the first wicket keeper ever to dismiss seven batsmen in a test on debut at Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket. The previous record was six dismissals and was credited to another Australian wicket keeper TD Paine. TD Paine had dismissed six batsmen on his test debut at Lord’s against Pakistan in Jul 2010. The following is the complete list of wicket keepers who have dismissed five or more batsmen on their test debut at Lord’s.
| No | Player | Team | Dis | Ct | St | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | PM Nevill | Aus | 7 | 7 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 2015 |
| 2 | TD Paine | Aus | 6 | 5 | 1 | Pak | Lord’s | Jul 2010 |
| 3 | KJ Wadsworth | NZL | 5 | 5 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | Jul 1969 |
| 4 | KS More | Ind | 5 | 5 | 0 | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1986 |