Herbert Strudwick

Herbert ("Bert") Strudwick (born January 28 1880, Mitcham, Surrey, England; died February 14 1970) was one of the best, and certainly the most popular, wicket-keepers in the history of cricket. During his career, his record of 1493 dismissals is the second-highest by any wicket-keeper in the history of first-class cricket. Quick-footed and short, Strudwick was also a courageous wicket-keeper who, as he testified long after he stopped playing, took many knocks on unprotected parts of his body from the very fast pitches that prevailed throughout his career when the weather was dry - especially as he would stand up even to the fastest bowling.

External links

• Test record
• First-class record
• CricketArchive page on Bert Strudwick
• Cricinfo page on Bert Strudwick