A wicketkeeper first and a batsman second, Ben Foakes' excellence behind the stumps for Surrey quickly earned him the reputation as the best gloveman in the country after he cemented his spot in their side in 2016. That form and an injury to Jonny Bairstow earned him a Test debut in Sr...
Pope's 50-over debut had come in 2016, in a Royal London Cup semi-final victory against Yorkshire at Headingley in 2016; he did not take the gloves - he was one of five wicketkeepers in the Surrey side with a sixth, the coach Alec Stewart, looking on, but immediately revealed his bu...
Byline: Dean Wilson REPORTS FROM WELLINGTONThe Mirror (London, England)
Key, asked how Smith would cope with the demands of keeping wicket for 90 overs a day in a Test match when he is not a regular behind the stumps, said he had consulted several former England wicketkeepers in Chris Read, James Foster and Alec Stewart - Smith’s boss at Surrey. ...
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but ultimately decided that he should be with the Test squad. I just feel that he offers something a little different. If one of the frontline seamers gets injured then I’d much prefer someone with a bit of pace, who might create some wickets, than a archetypal English medium-fast ...
Whatman, one of the wicketkeepers of the team, being so engrossed in a book The Three Years' War by Christian de Wet during the match against Otago that he did not watch the cricket at all. A wicket fell, and a companion nudged the bookworm, appraising him of the fact. He sauntered...
Cricket: The Wicket Keeper Trying to Produce Wicked Keepers; EXCLUSIVE MIKE WALTERS MEETS.. Jack Russell, Former England CricketerThe Mirror (London, England)
A wicketkeeper first and a batsman second, Ben Foakes' excellence behind the stumps for Surrey quickly earned him the reputation as the best gloveman in the country after he cemented his spot in their side in 2016. That form and an injury to Jonny Bairstow earned him a Test debut in Sr...
He was, however, beaten to it by Prior, the Sussex keeper who might not have been chosen for this match had his old county coach Moores not been in charge. He bats the way wicketkeepers often do: bum stuck out towards square leg and bat flailing at anything pitched short. But that is...