The ODI Wicketkeeper/ Fielder Rankings 2009 is out! in the Fourth edition of Vineet’s Cricket Rankings ( Check out the ODI Wicketkeeper/ Fielder Rankings 2008 here)!)!
Smith (Netherlands) did well to top this list as he had 13 dismissals in just 6 matches with 12 catches and 1 stumpings. Paine (Australia) did we to enact 24 dismissals though he took 15 matches to do that and could finish second with 20 catches and 4 stumpings. Dhoni like last year dismissed one of the maximum 37 batsmen with 26 catches and 11 stumpings but came 7th in the list. This time the maximum dismissals were made by Sangakkara who dismissed 39 batsmen in 27 matches with 34 catches and 5 stumpings to come 3rd.
The best non-wicketkeeper fielder on the list was Ross Taylor (New Zealand) taking 22 catches in 24 matches he played in 2009. Next best was Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) with 11 catches in 13 matches.
|
No |
Name |
Mat |
Ct |
St |
10 |
|
1 |
J Smits (Neth) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 21.7 |
|
2 |
TD Paine (Aus) | 15 | 20 | 4 | 16.0 |
|
3 |
KC Sangakkara (SL) | 27 | 34 | 5 | 14.4 |
|
4 |
Kamran Akmal (Pak) | 20 | 22 | 5 | 13.5 |
|
5 |
T Taibu (Zim) | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13.3 |
|
6 |
A Bagai (Can) | 7 | 9 | 0 | 12.9 |
|
7 |
MS Dhoni (India) | 29 | 26 | 11 | 12.8 |
|
8 |
D Ramdin (WI) | 15 | 18 | 1 | 12.7 |
|
9 |
MV Boucher (SA) | 16 | 16 | 3 | 11.9 |
|
10 |
BJ Haddin (Aus) | 20 | 22 | 1 | 11.5 |
|
11 |
GC Wilson (Ire) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11.4 |
|
12 |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Ban) | 19 | 14 | 5 | 10.0 |
|
13 |
MJ Prior (Eng) | 19 | 18 | 1 | 10.0 |
|
14 |
LRPL Taylor (NZ) | 24 | 22 | 0 | 9.2 |
|
15 |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) | 13 | 11 | 0 | 8.5 |
|
16 |
BB McCullum (NZ) | 24 | 20 | 0 | 8.3 |
|
17 |
B Zuiderent (Neth) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8.3 |
|
18 |
MA Vermeulen (Zim) | 11 | 9 | 0 | 8.2 |
|
19 |
RG Sharma (India) | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7.8 |
|
20 |
F Mutizwa (Zim) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7.8 |
|
21 |
JP Duminy (SA) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7.1 |
|
22 |
AB de Villiers (SA) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 7.1 |
|
23 |
CK Coventry (Zim) | 15 | 9 | 1 | 6.7 |
|
24 |
BRM Taylor (Zim) | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6.5 |
|
25 |
WTS Porterfield (Ire) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6.3 |
|
26 |
KJ O’Brien (Ire) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6.3 |
|
27 |
MA Ouma (Kenya) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6.1 |
|
28 |
DJG Sammy (WI) | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5.8 |
|
29 |
PD Collingwood (Eng) | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5.8 |
|
30 |
J Botha (SA) | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5.7 |
Where are the Top Wicketkeeper/ Fielders of 2008?
Well only Gilchrist stayed put at No. 3 before he retired. Ramdin, Taibu and Sangakkara fell in performance and so did their countries. Matt Prior slid a little from No. 1 to No. 5.
S.No. Name Country
1 CS Baugh (WI) (out of team)
2 Kamran Akmal (Pak) 4
3 AC Gilchrist (Aus) (retired)
4 MS Dhoni (India) 7
5 MJ Prior (Eng) 13
*These rankings are based on Players who’ve played 5 matches or more. These rankings are prepared solely by myself based on owned algorithms.
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