What is the best single display of wicketkeeping in a test match?

[subshakerz]

From a technical wicketkeeping standpoint, what would be the best you have seen or are aware of?

 

[shortpitched713]

Sydney, 2010, Kamran Akmal

The stuff of legends.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Carey in the second test of the last ashes to get Bairstow out

 

[peterhrt]

Bob Taylor was named Player of the Series, E v NZ 1978, despite scoring only 31 runs. Jim Laker chose him entirely for his wicket-keeping.

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Bob Taylor was named Player of the Series, E v NZ 1978, despite scoring only 31 runs. Jim Laker chose him entirely for his wicket-keeping.

Is it true? Couldn’t see that anywhere apart from Taylor’s wikipedia…can you please provide a source.

 

[peterhrt]

Is it true? Couldn’t see that anywhere apart from Taylor’s wikipedia…can you please provide a source.

Match report from John Woodcock in The Cricketer magazine (October 1978 edition):

Other features of the last of the summer's six Test matches were a welcome glimpse of Burgess's best batting form (68 in New Zealand's first innings), a further reminder of Radley's ingenuity, a helpful 33 from Brearley, two brilliant catches at slip by Hendrick, an unruffled 42 not out by Gooch, after Boycott and Radley had been swept away at the start of England's second innings, and the wicket-keeping of Taylor. It was a nice gesture by Jim Laker to make Taylor the 'man of the series'. The length of England's tail was the least convincing aspect of their cricket.

Elsewhere in the same edition Alex Bannister describes Taylor as arguably the most capable and polished wicket-keeper in the world.

 

[Coronis]

Match report from John Woodcock in The Cricketer magazine (October 1978 edition):

Other features of the last of the summer's six Test matches were a welcome glimpse of Burgess's best batting form (68 in New Zealand's first innings), a further reminder of Radley's ingenuity, a helpful 33 from Brearley, two brilliant catches at slip by Hendrick, an unruffled 42 not out by Gooch, after Boycott and Radley had been swept away at the start of England's second innings, and the wicket-keeping of Taylor. It was a nice gesture by Jim Laker to make Taylor the 'man of the series'. The length of England's tail was the least convincing aspect of their cricket.

Obviously I’m nowhere near 1978 but I’ll keep this in mind. Haven’t looked in depth but Botham was taking 8 wickets a match at 14…