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List of West Indies Test wicket-keepers

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The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards.[1] The West Indies cricket team, who were granted Test status in 1928,[2] have fielded numerous wicket-keepers. A chronological list of West Indian Test wicket-keepers is shown here.[nb 1]

The following specialist keepers have filled the role for the West Indies in Test cricket since 1928, with Jeff Dujon's 272 dismissals from 81 Test matches making him the most prolific. Joshua Da Silva is the incumbent keeper. From Deryck Murray in 1963 onwards, most keepers have also kept wicket for the West Indies in at least one One-Day International.

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No.PlayerTeamSpanTestsCatchesStumpingsTotal
dismissals
1Karl NunesJamaica1928–1930[nb 2]4202[3]
2Errol HunteTrinidad and Tobago19303505[4]
3Ivan BarrowJamaica1930–19391117522[5]
4Cyril ChristianiBritish Guiana19354617[6]
5Derek SealyBarbados and Trinidad and Tobago1930–1939[nb 3]11617[7]
6Clyde WalcottBarbados and British Guiana1947–1960[nb 4]44531164[8]
7Sammy GuillenTrinidad and Tobago and Canterbury[nb 5]1951–195659211[9]
8Alfred BinnsJamaica1953–1956514317[10]
9Ralph LegallTrinidad and Tobago19534819[11]
10Clifford McWattBritish Guiana1954–19556819[12]
11Clairmonte DepeiazaBarbados1955–195657411[13]
12Rohan KanhaiGuyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Western Australia, Tasmania, Warwickshire1957–1974[nb 6]7950050[14]
13Gerry AlexanderJamaica1957–19612585590[15]
14Jackie HendriksJamaica1962–19692042547[16]
15Ivor MendoncaGuyana196228210[17]
16David AllanBarbados1962–1966515318[18]
17Deryck MurrayTrinidad, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire1963–1980621818189[19][nb 7]
18Mike FindlayWindward Islands1969–19731019221[20]
19Desmond LewisJamaica197119808[21]
20David MurrayBarbados1978–19821957562[22][nb 7]
21Jeff DujonJamaica1981–1991[nb 8]812675272[23][nb 7]
22Thelston PayneBarbados19861505[24][nb 7]
23David WilliamsTrinidad and Tobago1992–19981140242[25][nb 7]
24Junior MurrayWindward Islands1993–200233993102[26][nb 7]
25Courtney BrowneBarbados1995–20052079281[27][nb 7]
26Ridley JacobsAntigua and Leeward Islands1998–20046520712219[28][nb 7]
27Carlton BaughJamaica2003–20122143548[29][nb 7]
28Denesh RamdinTrinidad and Tobago2005–20167420512217[30][nb 7]
29Chadwick WaltonCombined Campuses and Colleges2009210010[31][nb 7]
30Shane DowrichBarbados2016–20203585590[32]
31Shai HopeBarbados2016–20192808[33][nb 7]
32Jahmar HamiltonAnguilla cricket team and the Leeward Islands cricket team20191505[34]
33Joshua Da SilvaTrinidad and Tobago2020–present513018[35][nb 7]
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Footnotes

  1. [1]
    On occasions, another player may have stepped in to relieve the primary wicket-keeper due to injury or illness. Unless the relief player was himself a recognised Test wicket-keeper, he is not included here. Due to selection policy or fielding tactics, a named player might not have been keeping wicket when taking a particular catch, but these catches are nevertheless included in the career totals given.
  2. [2]
    Nunes kept wicket only in his first three Tests, in 1928.
  3. [3]
    Sealy kept wicket only in his last two Tests, in 1939.
  4. [4]
    Walcott kept wicket only in his first 15 Tests, from 1947 to 1951.
  5. [5]
    Guillen was one of 14 Test players to play Test cricket for two nations, in this case the West Indies and New Zealand. The statistics here show only his career for the West Indies, for his career in its entirety see CricInfo
  6. [6]
    Kanhai kept wicket only in his first three Tests, in 1957.
  7. [7]
    This player also kept in at least one One Day International game for the West Indies
  8. [8]
    Dujon did not keep wicket in two Tests in which he played solely as a batsman.

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