White-ball cricket has seen some of the greatest wicketkeepers ever to grace the sport. England, in particular, has been home to some of the finest white-ball wicketkeepers.
From Alec Stewart to Jos Buttler, these players have proved to be game-changers for England with their batting and flawless wicketkeeping abilities.
In this article, we’ll encounter the top five England wicketkeepers of all time who have excelled in white-ball cricket.
Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler is undoubtedly one of England’s greatest white-ball wicketkeepers. Since debuting in 2012, Buttler has been a key player for England. He is known for his batting style and his capacity to score runs.
Buttler has also been a wicketkeeper, with an impressive record of 238 dismissals playing 161 innings in ODI 165 months from 2012 to 2023, followed by T20I where he made 66 dismissals playing in 105 innings out of 106 matches.
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow is another top-class wicketkeeper-batsman who has been a regular in England’s white-ball teams since 2011. He has a solid technique behind the stumps and has dismissed 51s in ODI and 46 in T20I. Bairstow is also a destructive batsman who played a crucial role in the 2019 World Cup.
Alec Stewart
Alec Stewart, born in 1963, was a prolific wicketkeeper-batsman who scored 8463 runs in Test cricket and 4677 runs in One Day Internationals. He made 174 dismissals in 169 innings out of 170 matches, which is a remarkable ODI record.
Paul Downton
Paul Downton was a key player of England’s white-ball teams in the late 2000s. He played 28 ODIs and made affected 29 dismissals.
Matt Prior
Prior was a combative wicketkeeper unafraid to get in the face of opposition batters. Since debuting in 2007 until 2014, Matt Prior had an impressive record of 4099 runs in Test matches and 1282 runs in ODIs. As a wicketkeeper, he made 79 dismissals in 68 ODI matches and nine in T20 Internationals.
