Top 5 Australian wicket keepers of all time

#-3 Ian Healy

Ian Healy keeping wickets in the 1992 World Cup

Ian Healy made his Test debut after playing only 6 First class matches in the year 1988. Australia was performing poorly during that period and Healy’s entry provided a much-needed stability. He was a useful batsman in the lower middle-order, contribution to the team’s total regularly. In ODIs he acted the role of a pinch hitter when quick runs were required and finished his career with a strike rate of over 83.

Given his little experience in the domestic circuit, Healy’s selection in the Australian side came as a major surprise. The wicket keeping position became a problem for the Australian side since the retirement of Healy’s childhood idol Rod Marsh and selector Greg Chappel thought he could provide the much needed lower order stability and the determined approach which the Australian team was lacking during that time.

Healy broke the world record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper (355) when he caught Wasim Akram of Colin Miller in the opening Test against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 1988. Healy finished his career with a tally of 395 dismissals to his name including 366 catches and 29 stumpings in 119 Tests and 233 dismissals including 194 catches and 39 stumpings in 168 ODIs.