Wicket-keeping has a reputation for being the most difficult fielding position in cricket. A wicket-keeper is the one who doesn't move very often. A team should have a strong cricket mind sitting behind the stumps. That is why many great teams like India, Australia, and South Africa had so much success when they had some great wicket-keepers. The likes of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Adam Gilchrist, Mark Boucher, Kumar Sangakkara, and many others have changed the perspective of keeping. The following article shows the top ten wicket-keepers from the West Indies ODI team with the most dismissals.
1. Jeff Dujon
The legendary West Indies wicket-keeper, who also holds the chart in test matches, has affected the most dismissals for West Indies in the ODIs. He made his ODI debut in 1981 and played his last ODI in 1991. He was a part of 169 ODIs and affected 204 dismissals behind the stumps, including 183 catches and 21 stumpings.
2. Ridley Jacobs
The Antiguan wicket-keeper batter holds the second position on this list. He made his ODI debut in 1996 and went on to play for eight more years until 2004. Jacobs played 147 ODI matches in which he affected 189 dismissals as a wicket-keeper. Those included 160 catches and 29 stumpings.
3. Denesh Ramdin
Denesh Ramdin is a former captain of the West Indies team. He is considered one of the best wicket-keepers in the Windies cricket history. He made his ODI debut in 2005 and played 139 ODI matches. He played his last ODI in 2016. He affected 188 dismissals behind the stumps, including 181 catches and seven stumpings.
4. Shai Hope
The talented wicket-keeper batter from the Caribbean nation is currently one of the most promising players in the world. He is not just known for his batting heroics but for his wicket-keeping too. Hope made his ODI debut in 2016 and is presently part of the ODI setup. He has affected 100 dismissals, including 90 catches and ten stumpings.
5. Courtney Browne
Courtney Browne is a former West Indies wicket-keeper batter who was a part of the Windies team in the early 2000s. He made his debut in 1995 in the ODIs and played his last ODI in 2005. Browne was not a regular member of the playing eleven as the keeper played only 46 ODIs during ten years. He affected 68 dismissals behind the stumps, including 59 catches and nine stumpings.
6. Carlton Baugh
Carlton Baugh played 47 ODI matches for the West Indies team. He is a former wicket-keeper and a right-handed batter. The wicket-keeper made his ODI debut in 2003 and went on to play ODIs till 2012. The Jamaican keeper-bat affected 51 dismissals in his career for the men in maroon, including 39 catches and 12 stumpings.
7. Junior Murray
Junior Murray is a former wicket-keeper batter who was a part of the West Indies ODI team from 1992 to 1999. He played 55 ODI matches during this period and affected 51 dismissals for the men in maroon. The Grenada wicket-keeper accumulated 44 catches and seven stumpings in his ODI career.
8. David Williams
David Williams is a former West Indies wicket-keeper batter born in Trinidad. He made his ODI debut in 1988 and played his last ODI match in 1997. He was not a regular team member in the playing eleven but still played 36 ODIs for his country. The Trinidadian affected 45 dismissals in his ODI career, including 35 catches and ten stumpings.
9. Deryck Murray
Deryck Murray played both tests and ODIs for the Caribbean nation. But he played fewer ODIs as compared to tests. He made his ODI debut in 1973 and played his last ODI in 1980. The Trinidad local affected 38 dismissals in his ODI career of 26 matches, accumulating 37 catches and one stumping.
10. Jimmy Adams
Jimmy Adams began playing ODIs for the West Indies team in 1992. He was a part of 127 ODI matches. Jimmy affected 31 dismissals in his ODI career, including 26 catches and five stumpings. He was also a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, making him one of the players to bowl and keep in international cricket. Jimmy played his last ODI in 2001.
