In this quiz, you have to answer ten questions on Australian wicketkeepers.
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For a long time, wicketkeepers used to stand up in their position behind their stumps, bending forward from their waist. Hanson “Sammy” Carter, who played Tests for Australia from 1907 to 1921, is usually credited as the wicketkeeper who made sitting on the haunches mainstream: that is what we see today. Carter was also one of the pioneers of the scoop shot towards fine-leg.
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Carter was a most singular man. In the days when there was little money in cricket, he had a day job as an undertaker, and often arrived at cricket grounds in a hearse.
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Carter was one of many remarkable colourful wicketkeepers Australia had over the years. Take our quiz to test your knowledge on Australian wicketkeepers.
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Quiz! How well do you know Australian wicketkeepers?
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