List of England Test wicket-keepers

[1] A number of the players listed have played a large number of Test matches as specialist batsmen, for example Jonny Bairstow has played 74 Tests in total, as of January 2021.

[2] On occasions, another player has stepped in to relieve the primary wicket-keeper due to injury or illness.

He and Jonny Bairstow are the only replacement keepers to make a stumping for England.

Eight stand-in keepers have taken a total of ten catches as replacements,[4][citation needed][original research?]

Former England keeper, Bob Taylor, aged 45 and retired from professional cricket, stepped in at a Test match to replace Bruce French, with the permission of the New Zealand captain, after French had been hit in the head while batting.