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How did Artie Dick fare as a wicket-keeper?
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Artie Dick was a poor wicket-keeper. He continued as a batsman with moderate results until he was selected for the tour of South Africa in 1961–62. John Ward, who was also selected, was an experienced wicket-keeper who had toured England in 1958, but his batting was weak, and so Dick, who had kept wicket only once in first-class cricket, for Otago against the MCC in 1958–59, was given a chance with the gloves. Dick kept