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Wicket-keepers, fielders - Unsung heroes of game March 2002 By Keshavamurthy C
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Wicket-keepers and fielders very often don't get their due. But, on many occasions it is the efforts of the wicket-keepers and fielders that drives a team to victory. A few pointers to the wicket-keeping and fielding skills of players of both teams.
| Wicket Keeping | | | | | | | | Most dismissals in Ind/WI tests | | Ind (36) | 29 ct 7 st | SMH Kirmani | 21 tests | | | WI (60) | 58 ct 2 st | PJL Dujon | 19 tests | | | | | | | | | Most dismissals by a wicket keeper in a series | | Ind | 13 in 5 tests | by NR Mongia | 1996/97 | | | WI | 19 in 5 tests | by PJL Dujon | 1982/83 | | | | | | | | | Most dismissals by a wicket keeper in a match | | Ind | 7 (6 st 1ct) | KS More | Madras | 1987/88 | | | | | | | | WI | 6 (all ct) | FCM Alexander | Madras | 1958/59 | | | 6 (all ct) | PJL Dujon | Kingston | 1982/83 | | | 6 (all ct) | PJL Dujon | Bridgetown | 1988/89 | | | 6 (all ct) | PJL Dujon | Port of Spain | 1988/89 | | | | | | | | Most dismissals by a wicket keeper in an innings (5 or more) | | Ind | 5 | KS More | Madras | 1987/88 | | WI | 5 | DL Murray | Delhi | 1978/79 | | | 5 | PJL Dujon | Kingston | 1978/79 | | | | | | | | 5 stumpings in an innings: | | Kiran More of India effected 5 stumpings at Madras in 1987/88 and set up a world record. |
| Fielding | | Most catches by a fielder in a match | | 6 | by ED Solkar (Ind) | Port of Spain | 1970/71 | | Most catches by a sustitute fielder in a match | | Gurusharan Singh of India held 4 catches as substitute in the Ahmedabad Test in 1983/84 (world record) |
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