In this quiz, you have to name every batter with at least five hundreds in Test matches they started as the designated wicketkeeper.
Wicketkeeping is a unique position in cricket. The laws of cricket allow them external protective gear and assign them specific positions. It has always been a difficult job that demands constant focus. In a Test match, they have to do it twice.
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For a long time, wicketkeepers were not expected to perform a second role. As long as they did their job with the big gloves, teams were happy to pick them. The English batter that scored a hundred first-class hundreds was an exception, not the rule.
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Things changed in the 1990s when a Zimbabwean seemed equally comfortable on either side of the stumps over the course of an illustrious career. In the next century, an Australian broke almost every Test batting record by wicketkeepers. And in the 2010s, along came an Indian with his inimitable style.
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In this quiz, you have to name every cricketer with five Test hundreds while starting the match as official wicketkeeper. Remember, keepers playing as specialist batters do not qualify for this list. Can you get the full list in five minutes?
Quiz! Wicketkeepers with the most Test hundreds
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