Adam Gilchrist's 154 against Sri Lanka in the last qualifying match of the Carlton and United series was not only a new national record for the highest score - it was also the highest score ever made by a wicket-keeper in a Limited Overs International match. He overtook Kenya's Kennedy Otieno's 144 made against Bangladesh in the last season.

Incidentally, this was Gilchrist's fifth hundred and he becomes the first wicket-keeper to go thus far. He has now scored three hundreds in the current 1998-99 season, and two in the C&U series this year, both against Sri Lanka.

The following table shows the list of wicket-keepers scoring a hundred in a LOI match.

Runs  Batsman              Teams    Venue             Season   Date

154   AC Gilchrist       Aus v SL   Melbourne         1998-99  07 Feb 1999
144   K Otieno           Ken v Ban  Nairobi (1)       1997-98  10 Oct 1997
142   DL Houghton        Zim v NZ   Hyderabad (Ind)   1987-88  10 Oct 1987
131   AC Gilchrist       Aus v SL   Sydney            1998-99  13 Jan 1999
118   AC Gilchrist       Aus v NZ   Christchurch      1997-98  08 Feb 1998
116   AJ Stewart         Eng v Ind  Sharjah           1997-98  11 Dec 1997
115*  A Flower           Zim v SL   New Plymouth      1991-92  23 Feb 1992
108   AC Parore          NZ  v SA   Centurion         1994-95  11 Dec 1994
104   KJ Wadsworth       NZ  v Aus  Christchurch      1973-74  31 Mar 1974
103   AJ Stewart         Eng v Pak  The Oval          1992     22 May 1992
103   AC Gilchrist       Aus v Pak  Lahore            1998-99  10 Nov 1998
100*  RS Kaluwitharana   SL  v Ken  Nairobi (1)       1996-97  28 Sep 1996
100   AC Gilchrist       Aus v SA   Sydney            1997-98  26 Jan 1998

Contributed by : Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)