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1982 Frank Nicholson, South African cricket wicket-keeper (1935-36), dies
1979 E J "Tiger" Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper 1911 - 1914, dies 1973 Craig Glassock, cricketer, NSW wicket-keeper 1994-95 1973 Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies 1973 Kennedy Otieno, Kenya cricket wicket-keeper, 85 vs. Australia 1996 World Cup 1973 Lulama Masikazana, cricket wicket-keeper, Kwazulu for E Province 1971 Adam Gilchrist, cricket wicket-keeper, hard-hit Australian ODI 1996 1971 Shakeel Ahmed, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper, v West Indies 1993 1971 Adam Parore, cricket wicket-keeper, New Zealand, 1st Maori Test centurion 1970 Courtney Browne, cricketer, West Indies Test wicket-keeper 1995 1970 Pubudu Dissanayake, Sri Lanka cricket wicket-keeper 1993 1969 Darren Berry, cricketer, Victorian wicket-keeper since 1989-90 1969 Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper, limited-over 1993 1969 Marcel Schewe, cricketer, Holland wicket-keeper 1996 World Cup 1969 Mark Atkinson, cricket wicket-keeper, Tasmanian batsman 1968 Rashid Latif, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper 1968 Tim Neilsen, cricket wicket-keeper, South Australian 1991 1968 Imtiaz Abbasi, UAE cricket wicket-keeper, World Cup 1996 1967 Ridley Jacobs, cricket wicket-keeper, West Indian ODI 1996 1967 Hashan Tillekeratne, cricketer, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper/batsman 1967 Vijay Yadav, cricketer, Indian wicket-keeper between More and Mongia 1967 Richard Blakey, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in India 1993 1965 Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper 1964 Phil Emery, cricketer, NSW wicket-keeper, Australia 1994 1964 Steve Rhodes, cricketer, England wicket-keeper 1994-95 1964 Ian Healy, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian since 1988 1964 W L Cornford, England cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests vs. New Zealand 1930), dies 1963 David Williams, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 3 Tests 1992 1963 Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper, 36 Tests 1988-94 1962 Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, v Sri Lanka 1985-86 1962 Tony Blain, cricketer, New Zealand Test wicket-keeper 1961 Chandrakant Pandit, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, late 80's 1960 Amal Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88 1959 Salim Yousuf, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90 1959 Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper, Sri Lankan mid 80s 1958 Jack Richards, English cricket wicket-keeper, mid-80's 1958 Ashraf Ali, cricket wicket-keeper, Pakistani mid-80s 1958 Wayne B. Phillips, cricket wicket-keeper, Australia 1957 Paul Downton, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 80's 1957 Ian Smith, cricket wicket-keeper, New Zealand of the 80's 1957 Thelston Payne, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1986 1956 Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper, WI 1981-91, their most successful 1954 Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper, India 1979 1954 Steve Rixon, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1977-85 1953 Kevin Wright, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1979 1952 Warren Lees, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper, late 70's 1951 David Murray, cricketer, WI wicket-keeper 1950 Shahid Israr, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper, in one Test vs. New Zealand 1976 1949 Leslie Gay, cricket wicket-keeper/goalkeeper (England in 1890's), dies 1948 Wasim Bari, cricket wicket-keeper, Pakistan's most successful 1947 Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, 1971 WI tour 1946 John Maclean, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79 1943 Barry Milburn, cricketer, New Zealand wicket-keeper in three Tests 1969 1943 Michael Findlay, cricket wicket-keeper, WI early 70's 1943 Naushad Ali, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65 1943 Deryck Murray, cricket wicket-keeper, West Indian 1963-80 1941 Bob Taylor, cricketer wicket-keeper, too often in Knotty's shadow 1940 Brian Taber, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian between Grout and Marsh 1938 Cyril Mitchley, cricket wicket-keeper, Transvaal, later Test umpire 1938 Farokh Engineer, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, 1961-75 1937 Harry Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper (v WI 1928), dies 1937 John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper, 8 Tests 1964 - 1968 1936 Alan Smith, cricket wicket-keeper, England1962-63 Aust-New Zealand tour 1936 Art Dick, cricket wicket-keeper, New Zealand of 60's 1936 Barry Jarman, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper in 60's 1935 Jimmy Binks, cricket wicket-keeper, England twice vs. India 1964 1934 Geoff Millman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62 1934 Ivor Mendonca, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 2 Tests 1962 1933 Jackie Hendriks, cricketer, West Indian wicket-keeper of 60's 1933 Roy Swetman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper late 50's 1930 John Waite, cricket wicket-keeper, great South African 1929 Keith Andrew, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63 1929 Doug Ford, cricket wicket-keeper, successful NSW of 50's 1928 Imtiaz Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62 1927 Wally Grout, cricketer, great Aussie wicket-keeper 1926 Len Maddocks, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian mid-50's 1925 Ralph Legall, cricket wicket-keeper, WI vs. India 1954 1924 Simpson Guillen, cricketer, wicket-keeper for West Indies and New Zealand 1924 Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (England in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies 1922 Clifford McWatt, cricketer, WI wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1954-55 1921 Frank Mooney, cricketer, dependable wicket-keeper for New Zealand in 13 Tests 1919 Gil Langley, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56 1918 Arthur McIntyre, cricket wicket-keeper, England 3 times early 50's 1917 Ron Saggers, cricket wicket-keeper, effective NSW and Aussie late 40's 1916 Don Tallon, cricketer, perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper 1914 Billy Wade, cricket wicket-keeper, South African in 11 Tests 1938-50 1911 Khurshed Meher-Homji, cricketer, Indian wicket-keeper 1936 1909 Charlie Walker, South Australia cricket wicket-keeper, toured but no Tests 1909 D. D. Hindlekar, cricketer, Indian batsman and wicket-keeper 1936-46 1908 Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1938 England tour 1905 Leslie Ames, cricketer, England wicket-keeper of 30's Outstanding bat 1902 J G Navle, cricketer, India's 1st Test wicket-keeper 1901 George Duckworth, cricket wicket-keeper, England late 20's early 30's 1891 Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Australia tour), dies 1880 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer, England wicket-keeper before and after WW I 1876 Murray Bisset, cricketer, South African wicket-keeper 1899 and 1910 1867 Jim Kelly, cricket wicket-keeper, Australian 1896-1905 |
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