Godfrey Evans

Evans kept for England through the 1940s and 1950s and was famous for standing up to Alec Bedser's fast-medium bowling, which let Bedser bowl leg-cutters with the batter pinned to the crease. His agility and energy lifted fielding sides, and he was the first keeper to 200 Test dismissals. Standing up to seamers is the skill to watch: almost nobody does it now.