Wally Grout played for his state side as a renowned wicket-keeper and sometimes opening bat. He played for Australia 51 times taking 163 catches and 24 stumpings. Grout would always be remembered as a wicket-keeper who more often than not dived down his leg side athletically to save runs and take catches, some of his dismissals were unforgettable.

He played in four home series between 1958 and 1964, toured England in 1961 and 1964 and also visited South Africa, India, Pakistan and the West Indies. He claimed what was at the time a record for dismissals in a Test match in Johannesburg 1957/8, when he took 6 catches in one innings. He took 5 dismissals 5 times in an innings during his Test career.

Wally Grout showed how the game should be played during a Test match against England, when he sportingly refused to run Fred Titmus out who had become stranded after colliding with another player. He died of a heart attack, having kept news of an earlier attack away from his colleagues.