Subs catching

[MUFC1987]

I think it's happened at least once, I couldn't give you details though

There is a famous example, which like yourself, I cannot recall, whereby a former International was in a hospitality tent and stood in for the normal wicketkeeper, Cricinfo mention it every now and again when a certain question pops up.

 

[BigCrickNan]

I think it's happened at least once, I couldn't give you details though

It happened with England v New Zealand in the 80's, we used 4 keepers in one innings :laugh

 

[usy]

Then poor Imran Farhat took a catch for nothing ..

 

[irottev]

Exactly lol. I guess if they arn't credited for a game, they arn't going to get any catches.

Interesting about the wicket keeper thing.

 

[James_W]

Then poor Imran Farhat took a catch for nothing ..

No he took a catch to help his teams cause. :

 

[Milo_LCCC]

well ya learn summert new every day

 

[wolf]

well ya learn summert new every day

I can't believe any decent cricket fan wouldn't know that.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

1905
At The Oval against Australia Arthur Jones became the first substitute to keep wicket in a Test, catching Warwick Armstrong off George Hirst. Jones's Test averages were nothing to write home about (13.85 with the bat, 44.33 with the ball) but he was better known as a fielder. Sensational in the slips, he was credited with inventing the gully position. He captained Derbyshire from 1900 until just before his death from tuberculosis in 1914.


found on cricinfo where they do the "on this day" bit