A few days ago we had separate posts on good batting and bowling performances in their only Test/ODI/T20I and their only innings. Today we take up fielding performances for those players with the shortest possible careers.
First we take up Tests.
Best fielding (4 or more dismissals) for those playing in their only Test:
This list consists of wicket keepers with the exception of RR (Robin) Singh, the Trinidad-born Indian player. He took 5 catches in his only Test, but had a somewhat better run as a batting all-rounder in ODIs.
Many of them were designated reserve keepers on tours and got to play only when the main keeper was injured or otherwise unavailable. The list is headed by Phil Emery of Australia, who was Ian Healy’s deputy in the 1994-95 tour of Pakistan who took 6 catches in his only Test. Three other keepers and Robin Singh made 5 dismissals each. NV Ojha and L Ronchi have some chance of playing Tests again.
Note India’s V Rajindernath who had 4 stumpings but no catches. This is the record for stumpings by any Test debutant. Emery, Atiq-uz-Zaman and TRO Payne each took 5 catches.
Best fielding (2 or more dismissals) in their only Test innings:
Here we have Australian keeper GA Manou (deputy to BJ Haddin) heading the list with 3 dismissals (all catches). Two lesser-known fielders took two catches each.
Now for ODIs:
Best fielding (2 or more dismissals) in their only ODI:
Our old friend Phil Emery tops this list again, on that same tour of Pakistan.If you want to know more about him:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5139.html
There is also India’s long-forgotten P. Krishnamurthy who played in all 5 Tests of India’s tour of West Indies in 1970-71, though this ODI was in a later tour of New Zealand.
This list includes 6 keepers and 4 non-keepers. The latter group includes Australia’s JK Moss who also played in exactly one Test.
Best fielding (2 or more dismissals) in their only ODI innings:
We get exactly the same table.
Now for T20Is:
Best fielding (2 or more dismissals) in their only T20I:
A total of 6 players (2 keepers and 4 non-keepers) have each taken 2 dismissals in their only T20Is. The only well-known player is TR Ambrose who played in several Tests for England. India’s P Negi will probably play more T20Is.
Best fielding (2 or more dismissals) in their only T20I innings:
We get exactly the same table.
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