The Australian cricket team has dominated every country and won the most world cups. Here is the list of players besides batters who are brilliant behind the stumps in the game’s shortest format.
1. Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist is considered one of the brilliant wicket-keepers in this cricketing world. He has many records in wicket-keeping. He guided the team to many world cup trophies in 1999, 2003, and 2007, and the Champions trophy in 2006. He has played 96 test matches and 287 one-day matches. He had a batting average of 47 and 35 in respective formats.
2. Ian Healy
The second player is a former Australian wicket-keeper, Ian Healy. He is a great player who used to play in the middle order and was a proper batsman. He was one of the members of the dominant Australian side that won many series and tournaments. He has a world record under his name too. He has played 119 test matches and 168 one-day internationals. He averaged 27 and 21 in respective formats. He belongs to Queensland State. Apart from cricket, he worked in sports entertainment channels too.
3. Rod Marsh
Another great name in the list of wicketkeepers is Rod Marsh. He belonged to Western Australia and played first-class matches for it. He has played 96 test matches and 92 one-day matches. He has an average of 26 and 20 in both formats. England and West Indies are the countries against which he played his last game.
4. Brad Haddin
Brad Haddin is a great wicketkeeper hailing from Australia. He has played 66 test matches and 126 one-day matches. He averaged 32 and 31 in both formats. He was an active player in different leagues worldwide. Apart from a cricketing career, he is into coaching too. He was the fielding coach of the national side for a few years. In the Indian Premier League, he even coached two different teams.
5. Mathew Wade
Australia's Mathew Wade is an all-around athlete. He bats and keeps wicket at the same time. He has been one of the Australians' top hands behind the wicket. Aside from this, he is a fantastic T20 player. He is skilled at playing shots from all over the pitch. He is a finisher in the XI and typically plays down the order. The game is more intriguing because he also sleds and talks about it the entire time. He has participated in 75 T20 matches for the team, averaging 24. He has three fifties in this format.
6. Tim Paine
Tim Paine is a skipper cum wicket-keeper who retired recently from cricket. He was a middle-order batter and used to be a reliable player. He has played more red-ball cricket than white-ball cricket. He has led many matches in Ashes even. During his cricketing career, he won a Champions trophy for his team. He has played 35 matches both in test and one-day formats. He had a batting average of 32 and 27 in those formats. He belongs to Tasmania. He used to talk a lot about the game and opposition while playing or keeping.
7. Wally Grout
Wally Grout was a cricketer born in Queensland. He died at an early age and had a short cricketing career. He debuted against South Africa in 1957 and played his last match against England in 1966. He has played 183 first-class matches in the state of Queensland. He has played 51 test matches, scoring 890 runs and at an average of 15. He has three half-centuries under his name in this format. He was a lucky charm for the team as the team did not lose any series in which he played.
8. Alex Carey
Alex is a left-handed keeper batsman who has a unique style of playing. He is a middle-order batsman and a versatile player too. He has played 19 tests and 64 ODIs to date. He batted with an average of 31 and 35 in respective formats. Earlier he used to play football in his younger days. Later his focus shifted to cricket. He debuted against England in the test, in a one-day format, and against New Zealand in the t20.
9. Bert Oldfield
Bert is one of the earliest keepers on the Australian national cricket side. He played in the era of 1920s. He debuted against England in 1920. He belonged to New South Wales. He has played 245 first class at an average of 23. He represented 54 tests for the nation. He averaged 22 in those matches. He died in the year 1976. He was a businessman apart from a cricketer.
10. Gil Langley
The last player is Gil Langley. He is also one of the earliest Australian cricketers who kept wickets. He used to play in the 1950s. He has played 122 first-class and 26 test matches for the Australian Cricket team. He has an average of 14. He did not play many matches owing to his poor form. He debuted against West Indies in 1951 and played his last match in 1956 against India. He had a small cricketing career. He died in the year 2001.
