Wicketkeeping Catches

Edges from pace bowlers (thin or thick) and bat-pad reactions from spinners.

'Wicket' derives from the Old French 'wiket' (small gate); early cricket used a low two-stump 'gate' as the target.

Wicket-keeping as a specialist role dates to the 1770s; the modern glove-work standard was set by Bert Oldfield, Alan Knott, Ian Healy, and later Adam Gilchrist and MS Dhoni.

Soft hands, body behind the line wherever possible; dive to one side only when the line is beyond reach.

Two-handing a diving ball — extend the strong hand only and absorb the impact.