Best knock by a wicket-keeper not considered as a genuine batsman in an overseas Test

[KP From India]

What are some great knocks by wicket keepers whose batting is not upto test standards? Eg. Boucher in Eng test 2008.

 

[therealAB]

Does Gilchrist count - actually a specialist keeper unlike ABdV for example. If he is included his innings in SL/Ind should count

 

[Bhaijaan]

Gilchrist vs India at Mumbai, 2001

 

[Last Monetarist]

For me, it's Alan Knott batting out the last day on a crumbling track at Georgetown against Sobers and Gibbs to save a test and thereby winning the series for England in 1968.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Crazy as it may sound, it's Kamran Akmal's century at Mohali in 2005 in the modern era for me.

 

[KP From India]

No. Gilkhrist known for batting, its about WKs who are not considered genuine batsmen.

 

[waheed_sofi]

Zulqarnain Haider 88 vs England

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Crazy as it may sound, it's Kamran Akmal's century at Mohali in 2005 in the modern era for me.

I think the implication of “not considered a genuine batsman” is that they must be in the team as a keeper-bat and not a batsman-keeper.

Kamran was definitely not a keeper-bat

 

[jeetu]

Away inning centuries as Wicketkeeper , also included their away runs and away average when they played as wicket keeper.
[table=width: 500, class: grid, align: center]
[tr][td]Player [/td][td]Score [/td][td]Overall Runs [/td][td]Overall Avg [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Flower [/td][td]232* [/td][td]2142 [/td][td]52.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]KC Sangakkara [/td][td]230 [/td][td]1262 [/td][td]36.05 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]204* [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mushfiqur Rahim [/td][td]200 [/td][td]1477 [/td][td]39.91 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Flower [/td][td]183* [/td][td]2142 [/td][td]52.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AJ Stewart [/td][td]173 [/td][td]1589 [/td][td]36.11 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AB de Villiers [/td][td]169 [/td][td]452 [/td][td]41.09 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CL Walcott [/td][td]168* [/td][td]755 [/td][td]47.18 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]162 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RR Pant [/td][td]159* [/td][td]630 [/td][td]33.15 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mushfiqur Rahim [/td][td]159 [/td][td]1477 [/td][td]39.91 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HAPW Jayawardene [/td][td]154* [/td][td]886 [/td][td]27.68 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]T Taibu [/td][td]153 [/td][td]569 [/td][td]27.09 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CL Walcott [/td][td]152 [/td][td]755 [/td][td]47.18 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WK Lees [/td][td]152 [/td][td]511 [/td][td]30.05 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]152 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Bairstow [/td][td]150* [/td][td]1357 [/td][td]38.77 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LEG Ames [/td][td]149 [/td][td]1294 [/td][td]39.21 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MS Dhoni [/td][td]148 [/td][td]2496 [/td][td]32.84 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]144 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]144 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BB McCullum [/td][td]143 [/td][td]1134 [/td][td]29.84 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PJL Dujon [/td][td]139 [/td][td]1856 [/td][td]30.93 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]138* [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]KC Sangakkara [/td][td]138 [/td][td]1262 [/td][td]36.05 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Moin Khan [/td][td]137 [/td][td]1144 [/td][td]25.42 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Imtiaz Ahmed [/td][td]135 [/td][td]1181 [/td][td]33.74 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]H Wood [/td][td]134* [/td][td]196 [/td][td]98 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CJ Richards [/td][td]133 [/td][td]264 [/td][td]37.71 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MJ Prior [/td][td]131* [/td][td]1777 [/td][td]43.34 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mushfiqur Rahim [/td][td]127 [/td][td]1477 [/td][td]39.91 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Ramdin [/td][td]126* [/td][td]1750 [/td][td]25 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LEG Ames [/td][td]126 [/td][td]1294 [/td][td]39.21 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LD Chandimal [/td][td]126 [/td][td]902 [/td][td]37.58 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MV Boucher [/td][td]125 [/td][td]2445 [/td][td]27.16 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Imtiaz Ahmed [/td][td]122 [/td][td]1181 [/td][td]33.74 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]122 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]121 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BJ Haddin [/td][td]121 [/td][td]1336 [/td][td]25.69 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WB Phillips [/td][td]120 [/td][td]581 [/td][td]32.27 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kamran Akmal [/td][td]119 [/td][td]1496 [/td][td]23.74 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Bairstow [/td][td]119 [/td][td]1357 [/td][td]38.77 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]VL Manjrekar [/td][td]118 [/td][td]161 [/td][td]80.5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MJ Prior [/td][td]118 [/td][td]1777 [/td][td]43.34 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HP Tillakaratne [/td][td]116 [/td][td]422 [/td][td]28.13 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Mushfiqur Rahim [/td][td]116 [/td][td]1477 [/td][td]39.91 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Ratra [/td][td]115* [/td][td]163 [/td][td]18.11 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PW Sherwell [/td][td]115 [/td][td]334 [/td][td]23.85 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LEG Ames [/td][td]115 [/td][td]1294 [/td][td]39.21 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Flower [/td][td]115 [/td][td]2142 [/td][td]52.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Flower [/td][td]114* [/td][td]2142 [/td][td]52.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RR Pant [/td][td]114 [/td][td]630 [/td][td]33.15 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Flower [/td][td]113* [/td][td]2142 [/td][td]52.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JHB Waite [/td][td]113 [/td][td]1328 [/td][td]30.88 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HAPW Jayawardene [/td][td]112 [/td][td]886 [/td][td]27.68 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BB McCullum [/td][td]111 [/td][td]1134 [/td][td]29.84 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Q de Kock [/td][td]111 [/td][td]1081 [/td][td]34.87 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MJ Prior [/td][td]110* [/td][td]1777 [/td][td]43.34 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Parore [/td][td]110 [/td][td]1393 [/td][td]28.42 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MDKJ Perera [/td][td]110 [/td][td]193 [/td][td]48.25 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Kamran Akmal [/td][td]109 [/td][td]1496 [/td][td]23.74 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Parks [/td][td]108* [/td][td]977 [/td][td]46.52 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CL Walcott [/td][td]108 [/td][td]755 [/td][td]47.18 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]FCM Alexander [/td][td]108 [/td][td]720 [/td][td]36 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Ramdin [/td][td]107* [/td][td]1750 [/td][td]25 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Ramdin [/td][td]107 [/td][td]1750 [/td][td]25 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BJ Watling [/td][td]107 [/td][td]1410 [/td][td]41.47 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BT Foakes [/td][td]107 [/td][td]332 [/td][td]41.5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]APE Knott [/td][td]106* [/td][td]2198 [/td][td]42.26 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MS Wade [/td][td]106 [/td][td]524 [/td][td]26.2 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Flower [/td][td]105* [/td][td]2142 [/td][td]52.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BJ Watling [/td][td]105* [/td][td]1410 [/td][td]41.47 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LEG Ames [/td][td]105 [/td][td]1294 [/td][td]39.21 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]IM Barrow [/td][td]105 [/td][td]273 [/td][td]18.2 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Moin Khan [/td][td]105 [/td][td]1144 [/td][td]25.42 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]104 [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]WP Saha [/td][td]104 [/td][td]560 [/td][td]29.47 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Q de Kock [/td][td]104 [/td][td]1081 [/td][td]34.87 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Khaled Mashud [/td][td]103* [/td][td]785 [/td][td]20.12 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LEG Ames [/td][td]103 [/td][td]1294 [/td][td]39.21 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RS Kaluwitharana [/td][td]103 [/td][td]915 [/td][td]23.46 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BJ Watling [/td][td]103 [/td][td]1410 [/td][td]41.47 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Sarfaraz Ahmed [/td][td]103 [/td][td]1479 [/td][td]32.86 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SO Dowrich [/td][td]103 [/td][td]451 [/td][td]20.5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SAR Silva [/td][td]102* [/td][td]199 [/td][td]24.87 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]IA Healy [/td][td]102* [/td][td]2039 [/td][td]25.48 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]TR Ambrose [/td][td]102 [/td][td]280 [/td][td]46.66 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Parks [/td][td]101* [/td][td]977 [/td][td]46.52 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JR Murray [/td][td]101* [/td][td]622 [/td][td]34.55 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AJ Stewart [/td][td]101* [/td][td]1589 [/td][td]36.11 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Gilchrist [/td][td]101* [/td][td]2512 [/td][td]50.24 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]APE Knott [/td][td]101 [/td][td]2198 [/td][td]42.26 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]PJL Dujon [/td][td]101 [/td][td]1856 [/td][td]30.93 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RW Chakabva [/td][td]101 [/td][td]310 [/td][td]22.14 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Bairstow [/td][td]101 [/td][td]1357 [/td][td]38.77 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]LD Chandimal [/td][td]100* [/td][td]902 [/td][td]37.58 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RS Kaluwitharana [/td][td]100 [/td][td]915 [/td][td]23.46 [/td][/tr]
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[Last Monetarist]

I think the implication of “not considered a genuine batsman” is that they must be in the team as a keeper-bat and not a batsman-keeper.

Kamran was definitely not a keeper-bat

To be fair to Akmal, there wasn't a better keeper in the country between 2002 and 2007, he sort of fell apart later.

 

[Junaids]

It wasn’t away, but I’m going for Ian Smith (yes, the roly poly commentator) against India at Eden Park in 1989-90.

He came in at 130-7 - yes, he was a Number 9 - and his 173 lifted them up to 391 all out.

In terms of away performances, I’d go for Saleem Yousaf’s entire 1987-88 Test series in the West Indies.

 

[Slog]

To be fair to Akmal, there wasn't a better keeper in the country between 2002 and 2007, he sort of fell apart later.

false.

till 2003ish Rashid was better

and Kamran downfall started 2006 summer when on England tour he dropped a ton of chances and never really recovered

in his 2 year purple patch from Aus 2004-05 tour to 2006 mid he was really good

 

[Last Monetarist]

false.

till 2003ish Rashid was better

and Kamran downfall started 2006 summer when on England tour he dropped a ton of chances and never really recovered

in his 2 year purple patch from Aus 2004-05 tour to 2006 mid he was really good

Latif was a shell of his former self by 2002 due to a debilitating neck problem while Moin's eyes had gone. Humayun Farhat was too unfit to keep regularly at test level. Akmal was the best in the country at the time. Although, yes, I grant you that his downfall started after the 2006 series against India.

 

[ammar_merry]

Jack Russel's 29 of 235 balls to save test match vs southafrica.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...2nd-test-england-tour-of-south-africa-1995-96

 

[Forum363]

I think the implication of “not considered a genuine batsman” is that they must be in the team as a keeper-bat and not a batsman-keeper.

Kamran was definitely not a keeper-bat

With an average in the 20s across formats after hundreds of games, and that too inflated by flat Pakistan wickets, he is certainly not a batsman either. In fact, no one has ever been able to tell me a worse batsman to play consistently for Pakistan in their cricketing history.

His keeping.... was even worse...

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladeshi wicket-keeper Khaled Mashud scored a century against West Indies in 2004. Here's the scorecoard: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-1st-test-bangladesh-tour-of-west-indies-2004.

It was kind of surprising because it was an overseas Test and he wasn't that great of a batsman.

 

[SL_Fan]

Sanga's 230 at 70+ strike rate in the Asian Test Championship Final win at Lahore in 2002 deserves a shout. He was only a couple of years in and had to come in second ball against Waqar and Akhtar after having kept wickets.