The opposition wicket-keeper Richie Robinson would be an opponent in the Test arena only months later.

England used seven slips in the first Test against West Indies in Jamaica in 2004 ; Australia went further and used the maximum of nine slips against Zimbabwe's lower order batsmen in a One Day International in 2001 ( the two non-slips fieldsmen in this example were the wicket-keeper and the bowler ).

Described at the time by Test wicket-keeper Rod Marsh as " a technically perfect batsman ", the Perth press speculated he might even make his first-class cricket debut later that season.

A more recent example of a comic hit-wicket dismissal was during the Headingley Test match in the 2006 test series between England and Pakistan, when Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq missed a sweep against Monty Panesar, was hit in the midriff by the ball, lost his balance and collapsed on to his stumps ( and nearly into wicket-keeper Chris Read ).

Only one individual has ever been out obstructing the field in a Test match: England's Len Hutton, playing against South Africa at The Oval in London in 1951, knocked a ball away from his stumps, but in doing so prevented the South African wicket-keeper Russell Endean from completing a catch.

The team included Fred Trueman, all-rounder Ray Illingworth, wicket-keeper Jimmy Binks and Test batsmen Geoffrey Boycott, Doug Padgett, Phil Sharpe and John Hampshire.

In the Bombay Test his 235 run stand with wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani led to victory for India ( it is still the national record for the seventh wicket ).

Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh kept wicket to Thomson for most of his Test career and claimed that Thomson bowled upwards of 180 km / h.

By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper.

Discounting the pitcher / bowler and catcher / wicket-keeper, this means Major League Baseball fielders must cover an average of approximately per fielder, while Test cricketers cover per fielder.

Montague Parker Bowden ( better known as Monty Bowden ) ( 1 November 1865 – 19 February 1892 ) was an English cricketer and wicket-keeper, who played two Test matches against South Africa in 1888 / 9.

Fred Spofforth, Australia's legendary " Demon Bowler ", did not play in the first Test as a show of dissent at the non-selection of Billy Murdoch, the New South Wales wicket-keeper to whom he then attributed much of his success.

He had boycotted the First Test because of Jack Blackham's selection as wicket-keeper ahead of Spofforth's close friend and fellow New South Welshman Billy Murdoch.

Lyttelton was the wicket-keeper ( Read and Grace kept wicket when Lyttelton bowled ), with all 11 Englishmen getting a bowl, which was the first time this has happened in a Test match.

Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh kept wicket to Thomson for most of his Test career and claimed that Thomson bowled upwards of 180 km / h.

Former Test batsman Tommy Andrews became his mentor at the club and in 1933 – 34, Barnes made his first-grade cricket début as a batsman / wicket-keeper against Paddington, facing the bowling of Hunter Hendry and Alan McGilvray.

The father succumbed in 1920 when Jack was twelve, and the funeral director was Australian Test wicket-keeper Sammy Carter.

From that time on, Strudwick became regarded as the natural successor to Dick Lilley as England's Test wicket-keeper, and he toured Australian in 1903 / 1904 without playing a Test.

The results in Australia demonstrated the strength of the AIF team and within a few months of the team's dissolution, Collins would make his Test début, along with his AIF team-mates, Gregory, wicket-keeper Bert Oldfield and the batsmen Johnny Taylor and Nip Pellew.

Batting at number nine, he scored only 21 but the manner in which he made them saw the Australian Test wicket-keeper Jack Blackham declare the discovery of another great batsman.

A specialist wicket-keeper, Blackham played in the first Test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877 and the famous Ashes Test match of 1882.

Brearley retired from Test cricket in 1979 and was succeeded by Ian Botham, who started the 1981 series as England captain, by which time the WSC split had ended.

It stars Jack Warner as an England cricketer playing the last Test of his career, which is the last of an Ashes series ; the film contains cameo appearances from cricketers, including Jim Laker and Denis Compton, who were part of England's 1953 triumph.

Van Driessen is fired from his job in the " School Test " episode by Principal McVicker, who blamed him for Beavis and Butt-Head being " so damn stupid.

This followed the resignation of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who had been captain for thirteen months – in which the West Indies won just one of the 14 Test matches they had competed.

BJU students who took the Medical College Admission Test scored in the top 25 %.

In October James gave orders for the lords lieutenants in the provinces to provide three standard questions to all members of the Commission of the Peace: would they consent to the repeal of the Test Act and the penal laws ; would they assist candidates who would do so ; and they were requested to accept the Declaration of Indulgence.

Of note, Botham's first 202 wickets came at 21. 20 per wicket, while his final 181 cost on average 36. 43 apiece ; the first average is one that would make Botham one of the greatest bowlers of the modern era, ranking alongside the West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose ( career average 20. 99 ), Malcolm Marshall ( career average 20. 94 ), and Joel Garner ( career average 20. 97 ), but the second average depicts a player who, as a specialist bowler, would be unable to sustain a place in many Test teams.

Such figures denote a player who would easily maintain a place in any Test side as a specialist batsman or bowler alone.

None of the other batsmen got going at all with the exception of Botham who top scored with 50 — his first half century since his first Test as captain 13 matches earlier.

* David Coulter, Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer / Music Supervisor ; ex-member of Test Dept and The Pogues, has played Musical Saw on numerous albums and live with a who's who of Contemporary Popular Music: Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, Tom Waits, Hal Willner, Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker, Marianne Faithfull, Tim Robbins, The Tiger Lillies.

Muttiah Muralitharan (; ) ( also spelt as Muralidaran ; born 1972 ), often referred to as Murali, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers ' Almanack in 2002.

Former Australian Test player, Bruce Yardley, who himself was an off spinner in his day, was assigned with the task of ensuring Muralitharan bowled all his deliveries with the same vigour as he would do so in match conditions when tested in 2004.

Notable contemporary off spinners include, Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, who has the most wickets in both ODIs and Test matches, Saqlain Mushtaq and Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan and Graeme Swann of England.

Along with the West Indian captain Frank Worrell, Benaud's bold leadership enlivened interest in Test cricket among a public who had increasingly regarded it as boring.

Benaud was another contender with 219 wickets, but it was Statham who broke the record ( only to be overtaken by Trueman in New Zealand ) and Benaud had to be content with breaking Ray Lindwall's Australian record of 228 Test wickets.

Benaud's bold leadership coupled with his charismatic nature and public relations ability enlivened interest in Test cricket among a public who had increasingly regarded it as boring.

Fry, another selector who had arrived late for their meeting, if he thought that MacLaren should play in the Second Test.

Category: Cricketers who made a century on Test debut

* Test Act: Those who refuse to receive the sacrament of the Church of England cannot vote, hold public office, preach, teach, attend the universities and assemble for meetings.

This longing drives Nell to conduct a Turing Test on a central character in her primer's story, who conveniently is named the Duke of Turing.

In 1986, when The Smiths performed on the British music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test, Morrissey wore a fake hearing-aid to support a hearing-impaired fan who was ashamed of using one, and also frequently wore thick-rimmed National Health Service-style glasses.

In " The Last Test " ( 1927 ), the first mention of Shub-Niggurath seems to connect her to Nug and Yeb: " I talked in Yemen with an old man who had come back from the Crimson Desert — he had seen Irem, the City of Pillars, and had worshipped at the underground shrines of Nug and Yeb — Iä!

This part of the second great quintet is an ironic footnote for Davis, who was not fond of Dolphy's music ( in a 1964 Down Beat " Blindfold Test ", Miles famously quipped, " The next time I see I'm going to step on his foot.

* Biddy Anderson ( John Henry Anderson, 1874 – 1926 ), South African cricketer who played a single Test Match

However, in the modern game, there may be more than two umpires ; for example Test Matches have four: two on-field umpires, a third umpire who has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire who looks after the match balls, takes out the drinks for the on-field umpires, and also arranges travel and meals for all of the umpires.