wicketkeeper-batsman

They were added to Ireland's exciting home-grown talents, many of them from long-established Irish cricketing families, such as the O'Brien brothers: Older brother Niall, a wicketkeeper-batsman, has usually been the more acclaimed of the pair—he was English county Northamptonshire's player of the year in 2008—but he was eclipsed at this year's World Cup by his hard-hitting younger sibling.

Ireland, the Cup's Other Winners Richard Lord 2011

Davies, a wicketkeeper-batsman who revealed he was gay in February, will travel to Dubai next month as Matt Prior's deputy, a role he filled during the Ashes before he was dropped for the one-day leg of the Australian tour, according to the Daily Mail.

Steve Davies set for England call-up for Pakistan Test series 2011

A replacement, Ravi Bopara rather than the wicketkeeper-batsman Steve Davies, waits in the wings.

England must select Eoin Morgan over Ravi Bopara for final Dubai Test 2012

He has perfect balance at the crease, a superb eye and the sort of rocket-powered bat speed that brings to mind the greatest of all Australian wreckers, former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist.

A Glimpse of the Australia of Old Richard Lord 2012

Zimbabwe has been away from Test cricket so long that it is more of an unknown quantity at this level, but captain Brendan Taylor and highly experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Tatenda Taibu give it a degree of solidity in their middle order, and even with the pitch unlikely to favour spin, wily left-arm veteran Ray Price is always difficult to score against.

Rivals at Critical Junctures Richard Lord 2011

Others worth noting are captain Nowroz Mangal, also an off-spinning all-rounder, and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad.

Afghanistan Takes On the World Twenty20 Richard Lord 2010

In batting terms they have between them a total of 74 Test centuries, fairly evenly spread with the exception of the relatively new batsmen in Jonathan Trott and Eoin Morgan, while Matt Prior is now a wicketkeeper-batsman of pedigree, a dangerous batsman at No7 (which, quite rightly, is where he will bat in the first Test, although the strategy will be according to venue and conditions, rather than set in stone).

No Ashes panic for England – let's praise Pakistan instead 2010

Others worth noting are captain Nowroz Mangal, also an off-spinning all-rounder, and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad.

Afghanistan Takes On the World Twenty20 Richard Lord 2010

Others worth noting are captain Nowroz Mangal, also an off-spinning all-rounder, and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad.

Afghanistan Takes On the World Twenty20 Richard Lord 2010

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara said, "I actually wasn't asked, but on the hindsight it was a good thing probably that I was not asked because had I been asked I would have said I would do both the jobs."

Sanga happy not keeping in Tests 2009