Four England wicketkeepers came into the field in a single Test, but no one took a catch

There are some matches in the history of cricket that are remembered more for their strange incidents than for the result. The 1986 Lord's Test is one of them when an unusual situation arose behind the wicket between England and New Zealand.

During the match, England's regular wicketkeeper Bruce French was seriously injured. He was hit in the face by a ball from fast bowler Neil Foster and had to be rushed to the hospital. The team had no backup keeper, so emergency arrangements had to be made to continue the game.

First, Bill Athey put on the gloves, although he was not a specialist keeper. Then captain David Gower made an interesting decision. Sitting in a suit in the stands at Lord's, former England wicketkeeper great Bob Taylor was called onto the field.

Taylor had retired in 1984 and had come to watch the match only as a spectator. After the permission of New Zealand captain Jeremy Cooney, the 45-year-old Taylor wore a white jersey, took the gloves and took to the field. They showed their old skills but were unavailable the next day.

When Bruce French's injury persisted, Hampshire's Bobby Parkes was called up as an emergency and kept the wicket for the rest of the match.

Thus, in a single Test, Bruce French, Bill Athey, Bob Taylor and Bobby Parkes played wicketkeeping for England. Future great keeper Jack Russell was also a standby for the series, but only four names are listed in the official record.

The most surprising thing was that despite so many changes of keepers, none of these four took a catch in the New Zealand innings.

The match was drawn, but these unusual changes behind the wicket made it one of the rarest stories in cricket.