Fielding Most Catches Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	65	121	78	3	0.644
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	64	119	74	3	0.621
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1989	50	93	71	3	0.763
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	62	117	63	4	0.538
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2013	47	87	60	3	0.689
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2018	44	68	59	3	0.867
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	44	78	56	3	0.717
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1992-2006	48	86	56	4	0.651
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2002-2014	36	68	55	5	0.808
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1971	37	69	54	3	0.782
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	34	66	53	3	0.803
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	51	96	51	3	0.531
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	61	112	50	2	0.446
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	39	70	49	3	0.7
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2015	53	102	49	3	0.48
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996-2012	33	62	47	3	0.758
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	57	109	44	2	0.403
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2013	34	58	42	3	0.724
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	29	55	40	3	0.727
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	52	98	40	3	0.408
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1991	66	124	39	2	0.314
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2024	78	147	39	2	0.265
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	22	42	38	3	0.904
LC Braund (ENG)	1901-1908	20	38	37	4	0.973
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2005	27	48	37	4	0.77
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1981	29	56	37	3	0.66
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1995	38	71	37	2	0.521
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2024	45	84	37	3	0.44
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-2012	29	54	36	3	0.666
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2012	29	57	36	3	0.631
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	76	36	4	0.473
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2018	42	80	36	3	0.45
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	33	57	35	4	0.614
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2005-2011	32	61	34	3	0.557
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1991	33	63	33	3	0.523
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2003	27	45	32	3	0.711
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1990	53	94	30	3	0.319
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2001	14	26	29	4	1.115
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1881-1893	23	42	29	3	0.69
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	22	43	29	3	0.674
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	28	51	29	2	0.568
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1968	33	64	29	3	0.453
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1894-1909	35	64	29	2	0.453
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	40	70	29	3	0.414
DJG Sammy (WI)	2008-2013	14	25	28	5	1.12
SPD Smith (AUS)	2013-2023	19	35	28	3	0.8
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2003	33	55	28	2	0.509
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1988	37	65	28	2	0.43
KF Barrington (ENG)	1959-1968	37	66	28	2	0.424
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1993	52	98	28	2	0.285
GA Hick (ENG)	1993-1999	16	28	27	4	0.964
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	19	36	27	3	0.75
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2002	21	38	27	2	0.71
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2011	24	45	27	2	0.6
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1972	26	51	27	3	0.529
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	28	52	27	3	0.519
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	28	53	27	2	0.509
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1964	28	53	27	3	0.509
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1982	34	64	27	3	0.421
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	34	64	27	2	0.421
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1995	43	79	27	2	0.341
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	25	48	26	2	0.541
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	43	83	26	2	0.313
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1982	49	93	26	2	0.279
Z Crawley (ENG)	2021-2024	17	31	25	4	0.806
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1986	18	32	25	3	0.781
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2024	19	37	25	3	0.675
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2007	25	48	25	2	0.52
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1976	28	53	25	4	0.471
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1955	34	61	25	3	0.409
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1962	20	36	24	3	0.666
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1973	38	73	24	3	0.328
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	18	36	23	4	0.638
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2003-2013	23	43	23	3	0.534
FMM Worrell (WI)	1951-1962	24	47	23	3	0.489
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1991-2013	39	74	23	3	0.31
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	30	22	3	0.733
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2019	24	45	22	2	0.488
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1983	25	46	22	3	0.478
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	27	50	22	3	0.44
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	35	54	22	2	0.407
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	11	20	21	3	1.05
DR Jardine (ENG)	1928-1934	14	28	21	3	0.75
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	18	35	21	4	0.6
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-2005	22	40	21	2	0.525
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	25	41	21	3	0.512
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	31	57	21	4	0.368
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	37	64	21	2	0.328
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2013	45	77	21	2	0.272
JH Edrich (ENG)	1964-1975	42	80	21	2	0.262
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1961-1972	14	27	20	4	0.74
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2012	14	28	20	3	0.714
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	18	36	20	2	0.555
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	28	50	20	2	0.4
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2002	28	52	20	2	0.384
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1983	28	53	20	2	0.377
DCS Compton (ENG)	1938-1956	33	60	20	1	0.333
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	34	62	20	3	0.322
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1993	33	63	20	2	0.317
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1972-1984	39	68	20	3	0.294

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]