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Mark Boucher

On December 03, 1976, legendary South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher was born. After making his debut in October 1997, he went on to play 147 Tests, 295 ODIs and 25 T20Is for his country. The 47-year-old was the first keeper to take 500 Test catches and also finished his career with the most dismissals in the history of Test cricket (555). 

Boucher had 998 dismissals in international cricket in July 2012 and had announced that the tour to England in 2012 would be his last. However, a freak injury during a warm-up game vs Somerset where his eye was hit by a bail while wicketkeeping brought his career to a premature end. 

As a result, Boucher finished his career with 998 dismissals in international cricket, a record which stands till date and also has one wicket to his name in Test cricket.