In cricket, although there is awicketkeeperthere is also a longstop.
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Therefore, we have no indication of how effective thewicketkeeperhas been or whether it is wise to remove the long-stop.
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He is an aggressive right-hand batsman and bowls a leg break googly, however, he usually occupies the position ofwicketkeeper.
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Geary is a right-handed batsman who plays primarily as awicketkeeper.
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Hake was a right-handed batsman who played as an occasionalwicketkeeper.
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He appeared in 31 first-class matches as awicketkeeperwho was a righthanded batsman.
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Sexton was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as awicketkeeper.
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He is a right-handed batsman, awicketkeeperand an occasional right-arm offbreak bowler.
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Jenkinson was a right-handed batsman played primarily as awicketkeeper.
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Carless was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as awicketkeeper.
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He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays aswicketkeeper.
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Corrall was a lower-order right-handed batsman andwicketkeeperand, at five feet and two inches, one of the smallest first-class cricketers.
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She seems a very accomplishedwicketkeeper, and her batting escapades are not shown very often.
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After about 15 seconds of unsuccessful searching, several other fielders (including thewicketkeeperor bowler) go over to help, appearing to be annoyed.
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He is a right-handed batsman who usually occupies the position ofwicketkeeper.
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