Top 5 wicketkeepers from England 

#1 Alan Knott

Alan Knott in action

As far as great English wicket-keepers are concerned, Alan Knott stands head and shoulders above everyone else. He is not only England's finest wicket-keeper, but also one of the best 'keepers to have ever played the game.

He played 95 Test matches for England, but it could have been much more had he not signed up for World Series Cricket. In those games, he took 250 catches and effected 19 stumpings. Knott had the innate gift of anticipation and he also possessed excellent technique.

The way he kept to the unpredictable Derek Underwood was a case in point. Underwood bowled quicker than most spinners and was rather unpredictable, however, Knott never put a foot wrong while standing up to the stumps when he was bowling. This held true when he kept to the fast bowlers as well.