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- noun Plural form of
wicketkeeper .
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Examples
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Can Craig Kieswetter bring a halt to the yo-yoing among England's one-day wicketkeepers?
Alastair Cook 'honoured' by England one-day captaincy role 2011
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Most wicketkeepers I played with used to stink, more literally than metaphorically.
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Can Craig Kieswetter bring a halt to the yo-yoing among England's one-day wicketkeepers?
Alastair Cook 'honoured' by England one-day captaincy role 2011
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Chris Read is not merely the captain of Nottinghamshire and one of the neatest wicketkeepers in the world, he is the perpetual reviver of lost causes.
Chris Read rescues Nottinghamshire against Warwickshire 2010
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Cricketers in white flannels usually seem smart but those idiosyncratic wicketkeepers Alan Knott and Jack Russell, who favoured comfort above everything and replaced their buttons with sticking plasters, always managed to look like dogs 'dinners.
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Phil Hughes was slow to respond, Trott gathered and threw to Matt Prior who completed the job with the batsman a foot or so short, the wicketkeepers take crucially in front of the stumps, worth several frames on a replay and a contrast to the failed Australian effort to run out Trott the previous day.
Ashes 2010: England destroy Australia in fourth Test to retain urn 2010
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Prior's innings gave him a batting average of 43.46, taking him ahead of Kent's Les Ames, whose exploits for England in the 30s have long been regarded as making him pre-eminent among England wicketkeepers.
Matt Prior sets England record but Wahab Riaz claims 'Pakistan's day' 2010
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Matt Prior can point proudly to the highest batting average among England wicketkeepers for the past 118 years after his latest rescue job not only staved off a calamitous display at the start of the third Test, but also emphasised his own growing authority.
Matt Prior sets England record but Wahab Riaz claims 'Pakistan's day' 2010
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There's a lot of really good young wicketkeepers and obviously Jonny Bairstow has come through and certainly made a massive impact.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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Indian selectors named four wicketkeepers Saturday in a preliminary 30-man squad …
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