The
only wicket keeper to have stumped Sir Donald Bradman(Australia) was Prabir Sen
of India.
Wicket-Keeping And Fielding Trivia:
The
only wicket keeper to have stumped Sir Donald Bradman(Australia) was Prabir Sen
of India.
In a one-dayer against
Australia, in Australia Ijaz Ahmed of Pakistan missed as many as 6 run out attempts.
The world record for the
maximum catches, by an out fielder, in a one-dayer is held by arguably the best
fielder in the world, Jonty Rhodes of South Africa. He took 5 catches against West
Indies, in India.
The world record for dismissals
by a wicket-keeper in a one-dayer is also 5. It is held by a large number of keepers,
including three Indians - Syed Kirmani, Kiran More and Nayan Mongia.
Brendon Kuruppu(Sri Lanka)
started playing as a wicket-keeper. On debut for Sri Lanka he scored 201*.
Sri Lanka hosted India
for a 3-test series in 1994. They used different keepers in each match - Ashley
de Silva, Pubudu Dassanayake and Romesh Kaluwitharna.
Sir Frank Worrell(West
Indies), Clyde Walcott (West Indies) and Hashan Tilekratne(Sri Lanka) all started
their test careers as wicket-keepers, but went on to become full-fledged batsmen.
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