99 ODI stumpings so far...

[CrimsonAvenger]

Zimbabwean keepers have affected 99 stumpings in their history of ODIs so far.

T Taibu - 33
A Flower - 32
BRM Taylor - 20
R Mutumbami - 5
RW Chakabva - 3
F Mutizwa - 2
DL Houghton - 2
CK Coventry - 1
BB Chari - 1

In addition to affecting those 5 stumpings, we have seen Mutumbami also wasting at least half a dozen other such opportunities in the last season or so. Taylor missed his fair share of stumpings too.

Can Zim get their 100th stumping in this series? If you needed something to look forward to in this series...

[Conant]

Zimbabwean keepers have affected 99 stumpings in their history of ODIs so far.

T Taibu - 33
A Flower - 32
BRM Taylor - 20
R Mutumbami - 5
RW Chakabva - 3
F Mutizwa - 2
DL Houghton - 2
CK Coventry - 1
BB Chari - 1

In addition to affecting those 5 stumpings, we have seen Mutumbami also wasting at least half a dozen other such opportunities in the last season or so. Taylor missed his fair share of stumpings too.

Can Zim get their 100th stumping in this series? If you needed something to look forward to in this series...

For those who ever had any doubt that Taibu was a far superior wicketkeeper to Andy Flower.

Andy Flower's 32 stumpings came of 213 ODIs, Taibu's 33 off 150; though its possible not all matches that Flower played in did he also keep. Dave Houghton might have kept in a few earlier on.

And never we forget what an utterly wretched attack Taibu kept to for nearly all of his career, which makes his strike rate all the more remarkable. (1 stumping for every 4.5 matches.)

In contrast, Mark Boucher, 295 matches only 22 stampings. (Must be said he had few spinners to keep to.)

Now the great Adam Gilchrist has 55 stumping from 287 ODIs. That's one stumping for every 5 matches.

[eugene]

Mutumbami must have missed 99 stumpings in his career.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Flower's 32 stumpings came from 185 matches where he kept wickets, while Taibu's 33 came from 143 keeping stints. That makes it 0.231 stumpings per match for Taibu as against 0.173 for Flower. However, if we consider this criteria and all keepers who have 10 or more stumpings, Taylor is the leader for Zim, with 20 stumpings out of 74 stints (0.270).

India's Chandrakant Pandit leads the way with 15 stumpings out of 33 keeping stints - nearly half a stumping per match.

However, prolific stumpings in the era of Taibu and Taylor could also be due to the shift of reliance on spinners as the main bowling threat for Zim in ODIs, while Flower mostly kept in the era of fast bowlers dominating the Zim attacks. Only brother Grant, Paul Strang and Adam Huckle would have given consistent opportunities for Andy when it came to stumpings.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Well, since then we have moved on to 110 ODI stumpings.

Taylor adding 9 to his tally, Chakabva 1, and Moor joining with one of his own.

T Taibu - 33
A Flower - 32
BRM Taylor - 29
R Mutumbami - 5
RW Chakabva - 4
F Mutizwa - 2
DL Houghton - 2
CK Coventry - 1
BB Chari - 1
PJ Moor - 1

[jaybro]

When did Chari keep?

[brmtaylor.com admin]

He filled in mid-game due to injury once.

[CrimsonAvenger]

This match: http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1129 ... we-2015-16

Ironically, the designated keeper opened the batting ahead of Chari in this match and top scored too, and Chari took revenge by replacing him as keeper and affected a stumping and a catch...

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Didn't Malcolm Waller fill in behind the stumps a few times as well?

[Googly]

Yes I recall seeing Malcolm keep.
I’m not too sure how the number of stumpings is the criteria for judging a keeper’s ability. It’s an indication for sure, but if there was a stat on missed stumpings that would tell you everything. No denying TT’s ability though, a top notch glove man.