List of Australian Test wicket-keepers
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Wicket-keeper
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...
s, that is, Test cricketers
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who have kept wicket in a match for Australia.
This list only includes players who have played as the designated keeper for a match. On occasions, another player may have stepped in to relieve the primary wicket-keeper due to injury or the keeper bowling.
| No. | Player | Keeping career | Tests as Keeper | Catches as Keeper | Stumpings | Total Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jack Blackham Jack Blackham John McCarthy Blackham was a Test cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.A specialist wicket-keeper, Blackham played in the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the famous Ashes Test match of 1882... |
1877–94 | 32 | 35 | 24 | 59 |
| 2. | Billy Murdoch Billy Murdoch William Lloyd Murdoch was an Australian cricketer, who captained the Australian team on tours to England in 1880, 1882 , 1884 and 1890... |
1882 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. | Affie Jarvis Affie Jarvis Arthur Harwood Jarvis was an Australian wicket-keeper who played for Australia and South Australia.... |
1885–95 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 4. | Frederick Burton | 1887 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | 'Stumper' Kelly James Kelly (cricketer) James Joseph Kelly, nicknamed 'Stumper', was a wicket-keeper who played for Australia and New South Wales.... |
1896–1905 | 36 | 43 | 20 | 63 |
| 6. | Sammy Carter Sammy Carter Hanson Carter was a cricketer who played for Australia and New South Wales.-Career:... |
1907–21 | 28 | 44 | 21 | 65 |
| 7. | Barlow Carkeek Barlow Carkeek William "Barlow" Carkeek was an Australian sportsman who notably played Test cricket for Australia and first-class cricket for Victoria, as well as playing Australian rules football in the VFL for Essendon.-"Barlow":Carkeek, generally known otherwise as "Bill", earned the nickname "Barlow"... |
1912 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 8. | Bert Oldfield Bert Oldfield William Albert Stanley "Bert" Oldfield was an Australian cricket player. He played for New South Wales and the Australian cricket team as wicket-keeper.... |
1920–37 | 54 | 78 | 52 | 130 |
| 9. | Hammy Love Hammy Love Hampden Stanley Bray Love was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test for Australia in 1933. He replaced Bert Oldfield as wicket-keeper for the Ashes match played at Brisbane after Oldfield retired hurt in the Adelaide test of the Bodyline series... |
1932–33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10. | Ben Barnett Ben Barnett Benjamin Arthur Barnett was an Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests in 1938.... |
1938 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 11. | Don Tallon Don Tallon Donald "Don" Tallon was an Australian cricketer who played 21 Test matches as a wicket-keeper between 1946 and 1953... |
1946–53 | 21 | 50 | 8 | 58 |
| 12. | Ron Saggers Ron Saggers Ronald Arthur Saggers was an Australian cricketer who played for New South Wales. He played briefly for the Australian team, playing six Tests between 1948 and 1950... |
1948–50 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 24 |
| 13. | Gil Langley Gil Langley Gilbert Roche Andrews "Gil" Langley was an Australian Test cricketer, champion Australian rules footballer and member of parliament, serving as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly.... |
1951–56 | 26 | 83 | 15 | 98 |
| 14. | Len Maddocks Len Maddocks Leonard Victor Maddocks is a former Australian cricketer and cricket administrator who played in 7 Tests from 1954 to 1956... |
1955–56 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 15. | Wally Grout Wally Grout Arthur Theodore Wallace Grout was a Test cricketer who kept wicket for Australia and Queensland.Grout played in 51 Test matches between 1957 and 1966... |
1957–66 | 51 | 163 | 24 | 187 |
| 16. | Barry Jarman Barry Jarman Barrington Noel Jarman OAM is a former Australian Test cricketer and International Cricket Council Match Referee.... |
1959–69 | 19 | 50 | 4 | 54 |
| 17. | Brian Taber Brian Taber Hedley Brian Taber is a former Australian cricketer who played in 16 Tests from 1966 to 1970.... |
1966–70 | 16 | 56 | 4 | 60 |
| 18. | Rod Marsh Rod Marsh Rodney William Marsh MBE is a former Australian wicketkeeper.A colourful character, Marsh had a Test career spanning from the 1970–71 to the 1983–84 Australian season. In 96 Tests, he set a world record of 355 wicketkeeping dismissals, the same number his pace bowling Western... |
1970–84 | 96 | 343 | 12 | 355 |
| 19. | Steve Rixon Steve Rixon Stephen John Rixon is the newly appointed Australian cricket fielding coach.He played in 13 Tests and 6 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985. He came into the Australian side as wicket-keeper in 1977–78 after Rodney Marsh joined World Series Cricket, losing his place on Marsh's return... |
1977–85 | 13 | 42 | 5 | 47 |
| 20. | John Maclean John Maclean (cricketer) John Alexander Maclean is a former Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1978 to 1979. John was educated at Brisbane State High School.... |
1978–79 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 21. | Kevin Wright Kevin Wright Kevin John Wright is a former Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 5 ODIs in 1979. He was a wicket-keeper.... |
1978–80 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 35 |
| 22. | Roger Woolley Roger Woolley Roger Douglas Woolley is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1983 to 1984. He was a wicket-keeper, and was the third Tasmanian born Test cricketer... |
1983–84 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 23. | Wayne B. Phillips | 1984–86 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| 24. | Tim Zoehrer Tim Zoehrer Timothy Joseph Zoehrer is a former Australian cricket player. He played as a wicket-keeper.... |
1985–87 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 25. | Greg Dyer Greg Dyer Gregory Charles Dyer is a former New South Wales and Australian wicketkeeper. Dyer played in 6 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1986 to 1988, including playing in the victorious 1987 World Cup Final.... |
1986–88 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 26. | Ian Healy Ian Healy Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed... |
1988–99 | 119 | 366 | 29 | 395 |
| 27. | Phil Emery Phil Emery Philip Allen Emery is a former Australian and New South Wales cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper and valuable left-handed batsman.... |
1994 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 28. | Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national... |
1999–2008 | 96 | 379 | 37 | 416 |
| 29. | Brad Haddin | 2008–Present | 32 | 118 | 3 | 121 |
| 30. | Graham Manou Graham Manou Graham Allan Manou is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Southern Redbacks in Australian domestic cricket. He is a wicket-keeper and aggressive right-handed batsman who has taken more dismissals than any other South Australian player in One Day domestic cricket.Manou was a successful junior... |
2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31. | Tim Paine Tim Paine Timothy David Paine is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket and for the University of Tasmania Cricket Club in club cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, as well as a right arm bowler at junior level... |
2010 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 17 |