In the just-concluded two Tests series against Sri Lanka, New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling played an important role with bat and was also named Player of the Series.

In the second innings of the first Test in Galle, he scored important 77 runs and in the second Test in Colombo, he scored a match-winning hundred. Over the years BJ Watling has been one of the best batsmen for New Zealand. He has scored more runs and hundreds in Test cricket than any other New Zealand wicketkeeper. 

Highest Test batting averages by Wicket Keepers (Min 20 Tests) -

57.41 - AB de Villiers 

53.70 - Andy Flower

47.60 - Adam Gilchrist

43.40 - Les Ames

41.07 - Dinesh Chandimal

40.66 - BJ Watling 

Most Test hundreds by wicket-keepers -

17 - Adam Gilchrist 

12 - Andy Flower

8 - Les Ames

7 - AB de Villiers / Matt Prior / Kumar Sangakkara

6. - MS Dhoni / Mushfiqur Rahim / Kamran Akmal / Alec Stewart / BJ Watling 

Most Test runs by wicketkeeper for each Test nation -

5570 - Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

5498 - Mark Boucher (South Africa) 

4876 - MS Dhoni (India)

4540 - Alec Stewart (England)

4404 - Andy Flower (Zimbabwe) 

3492 - Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) 

3146 - Jeff Dujon (West Indies) 

3117 - Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

2887 - BJ Watling (New Zealand)

2657 - Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan)

18 - Niall O'Brien (Ireland)

7 - Afsar Zazi / Ikram Alikhil (Afghanistan)