India vs Various
2019-06-16
MS Dhoni's stump microphone picked up his constant instructions, tactical chatter, and hilarious commentary from behind the stumps, entertaining fans worldwide.
New Zealand vs Various
2015-03-24
Brendon McCullum's wicketkeeping appeals were so enthusiastic and theatrical that they became entertainment in themselves, with McCullum often appealing louder than the bowler.
Australia
1882-08-29
Jack Blackham of Victoria stood up to the stumps even to the fastest Australian bowlers in the 1880s, in gloves Wisden later described as 'little more than gardening gloves'. He was the wicketkeeper in the inaugural 1877 Test, kept in 35 Tests through 1894, and effectively eliminated the long-stop position from cricket. Wisden called him 'the prince of wicket-keepers' — a title that has stayed attached to him for 140 years.
Sussex; Players
1832-06-10
Thomas Box of Ardingly took over the Sussex wicketkeeping gloves in the early 1830s and held them for an extraordinary thirty years — a tenure unmatched in the nineteenth century. Standing up to William Lillywhite's roundarm at the height of its powers, Box developed a reputation for clean takes and stumpings off length deliveries that no later keeper of the era surpassed.
Surrey vs England
1801-06-15
John Hammond of Storrington, a 22-year-old Sussex professional, kept wicket for England against Surrey at Lord's in June 1801 — his first major appearance behind the stumps. He took two stumpings and a catch and was praised by contemporaries for his quiet hands. He would keep wicket in major matches for twenty years and is remembered as the leading Regency wicketkeeper.