England’s Prior (Tests 44, 2452 runs, ave. 45.40, SR 66.19, 100s 6)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/player/18675.html
has developed into a very dependable wicket-keeper batsman of late. He has grown into the role of the lower-middle order player who can take the game away from the opposition, as a certain AC Gilchrist once did with regularity.
Kumar Sangakkara (Ave. 56.18, SR 55.61)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/50710.html
**Andy Flower **(Ave. 51.54, SR 45.07)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55427.html
Adam Gilchrist (Ave. 47.60, SR 81.95)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/5390.html
**MS Dhoni **(Ave. 38.32, SR 59.20)
http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/player/28081.html
And bear in mind the above averages are based on playing in the side as a wicketkeeper. Flower did not always keep wickets and Sangakarra averages 40 as wicketkeeper, two examples where a wicketkeeper-batsman’s average is not necessarily aligned with their career average. A test average of 45 is considered very good and most established players score around 50 runs per 100 balls. So Prior’s strike rate of 66 runs per 100 balls is very impressive confirming his attacking approach with the bat. He has also improved his glovework by miles
**Leading Wicket-keepers
**http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283791.html