Fielding Most Catches Career

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	89	172	113	3	0.656
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	72	141	109	4	0.773
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	61	117	83	3	0.709
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	55	104	70	3	0.673
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	74	133	66	3	0.496
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	79	64	3	0.81
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	59	101	62	3	0.613
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2023	105	204	58	3	0.284
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	65	125	57	3	0.456
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	51	92	55	3	0.597
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	69	121	51	3	0.421
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	42	79	50	4	0.632
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	36	65	48	4	0.738
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2023	45	88	48	3	0.545
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	31	58	46	4	0.793
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2010	32	61	44	3	0.721
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1992-2002	36	65	44	3	0.676
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	91	44	2	0.483
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	48	94	41	3	0.436
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	65	115	40	2	0.347
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	28	54	38	3	0.703
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	25	46	37	3	0.804
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2004	39	68	36	3	0.529
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	43	77	36	4	0.467
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	44	82	35	3	0.426
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	53	102	35	3	0.343
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	81	34	3	0.419
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	46	88	34	2	0.386
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	49	85	33	3	0.388
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2005	16	30	31	5	1.033
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2023	22	42	31	5	0.738
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	45	31	3	0.688
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	32	60	31	3	0.516
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	39	76	31	2	0.407
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	17	30	30	4	1
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1981	21	39	30	2	0.769
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	34	59	30	3	0.508
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	18	32	29	3	0.906
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	19	36	29	3	0.805
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	18	36	29	3	0.805
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1993	39	65	29	2	0.446
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	38	28	4	0.736
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	40	76	28	3	0.368
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	47	89	28	1	0.314
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2023	20	38	27	3	0.71
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2010	21	41	27	2	0.658
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	98	190	27	2	0.142
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2001	31	56	25	3	0.446
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2004	17	33	24	3	0.727
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1980	15	29	23	3	0.793
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	1995-2005	21	35	23	3	0.657
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1976	21	42	23	3	0.547
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	32	55	23	3	0.418
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	39	77	23	4	0.298
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1955	8	15	22	3	1.466
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	18	35	22	2	0.628
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	18	35	22	2	0.628
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	37	22	2	0.594
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	22	42	22	3	0.523
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	43	22	4	0.511
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	42	78	22	2	0.282
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	45	87	22	2	0.252
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	36	65	21	2	0.323
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	45	87	21	2	0.241
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	13	24	20	3	0.833
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	30	20	3	0.666
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1972	17	33	20	4	0.606
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	21	39	20	3	0.512
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	24	47	20	2	0.425
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	33	54	20	3	0.37
JP Crawley (ENG)	1994-2002	21	36	19	2	0.527
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	20	38	19	2	0.5
CH Lloyd (WI)	1969-1984	20	40	19	2	0.475
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	24	45	19	2	0.422
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	33	56	19	2	0.339
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	12	23	18	3	0.782
VVS Laxman (IND)	2001-2011	15	27	18	2	0.666
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1947	15	27	18	2	0.666
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	16	30	18	2	0.6
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2001	17	33	18	2	0.545
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1992-2006	20	34	18	2	0.529
DA Warner (AUS)	2013-2023	19	36	18	4	0.5
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1896-1909	20	37	18	2	0.486
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	22	41	18	2	0.439
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1972	28	53	18	2	0.339
KL Rahul (IND)	2018-2021	9	16	17	4	1.062
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	9	18	17	3	0.944
RB Simpson (AUS)	1961-1964	10	18	17	2	0.944
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	11	21	17	2	0.809
PJ Sharpe (ENG)	1963-1969	11	22	17	2	0.772
NV Knight (ENG)	1995-2001	14	25	17	3	0.68
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2004-2021	20	32	17	2	0.531
GS Ballance (ENG/ZIM)	2014-2023	18	36	17	2	0.472
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1988	19	38	17	3	0.447
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2023	56	43	17	3	0.395
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	23	46	17	2	0.369
IJL Trott (ENG)	2009-2013	25	48	17	2	0.354
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	49	17	2	0.346
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1994-2002	30	54	17	3	0.314
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	33	64	17	2	0.265

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]

England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]