Denis Lindsay was a wicketkeeper-batsman who was good enough in either department to win a place in the Test side. He was called up for the 1963-64 tour of Australia and New Zealand as understudy to John Waite and he played three Tests on the tour, and another three Tests against England the following season before making way for Waite in the last two Tests of the series. In 1965 he was first choice for the England tour, but his zenith came against Australia in 1966-67 when he hammered three centuries in scoring 606 runs at 86.57 in the series (a record for a wicketkeeper) as well as taking 24 catches. His 182 at the Wanderers in the first Test (Wisden wrote "he let loose a flood of thrilling strokes without ever seeming to use other than the middle of the bat") was instrumental in helping South Africa gain their first series win over Australia. He was still at his peak when South Africa were cast into the international wilderness, scoring 43 and 60 in his - and their - final Test. He went on to become an effective ICC match referee.
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