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Darkie · 7 May 2020

The first one originally looked a bit like Angelo Mathews, but the number was too high, and I realized it’s Jofra Archer.

The second one took me a while because I thought it was an Australian from some time ago (I got the sleeve logo wrong). It’s Jimmy Anderson.

Handy pair of bowlers!

Connoisseur · 7 May 2020

Darkie said:

Correct.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1258313123922149377

Connoisseur · 7 May 2020

Darkie said:

Correct.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1257996032786534401

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1258101729469628422

Connoisseur · 7 May 2020

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1258237623769927680

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1258222557288857601

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1258298023429488640

Connoisseur · 8 May 2020

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1258403719303045121

Darkie · 8 May 2020

Connoisseur said:

Interesting - this is actually slightly different from my response (dismissals vs catches), and arguably they’ve chosen the less significant record (catches, over dismissals). In any case, the ordering is the same amongst that group.

Two things I did notice in checking on this:

- Australia has been extraordinarily fortunate with its keepers. 4 of the top 6 of all time have kept for Australia, in a close to unbroken line since the 1970s. Remarkable stuff.

- Interestingly many of the best of all time on a disposals per innings basis are playing right now, or have done very recently. Paine, De Kock, AB, Gilly, Haddin and Pant are basically the all time leaders ... and all have played in the last 20 years. It’s not obvious to me why this would be ... although almost all of those players have relatively few stumping. Perhaps quicks generate more dismissals for the keeper, and more overs are being bowled by pace bowlers today than previously?

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html