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Quiz! Name every wicketkeeper to open the batting in Tests this century

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by Wisden Staff 4 minute play

In this quiz, you need to name the wicketkeepers who have taken up the dual role of keeping wickets and opening the batting in the longest format of the game since 2000.

The greatest wicketkeepers in this century have all wielded the bat from lower down the order, primarily due to workload concerns. Couching behind the stumps for an entire innings and then coming out to bat immediately is not easy.

However, a few have performed this role well. In this quiz, you need to name the 17 players who have opened the batting in a Test where they were the designated wicketkeepers. As hints, you have their country, the number of innings they opened the batting while keeping and the year they last performed the role.

You have four minutes on the clock. Good luck!

*Stats correct as of February 18, 2021

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