Fielding Most Catches Career

Most catches Held in England for Tests

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2025	96	186	136	4	0.731
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	97	186	128	3	0.688
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	64	118	109	4	0.923
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2022	64	123	90	3	0.731
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	64	123	89	3	0.723
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	66	125	76	3	0.608
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	114	71	3	0.622
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1947	47	84	67	3	0.797
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	77	139	66	3	0.474
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	71	136	64	3	0.47
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2024	53	104	63	4	0.605
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	69	134	63	2	0.47
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	55	101	62	3	0.613
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	115	222	62	3	0.279
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	62	120	54	3	0.45
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	39	71	52	4	0.732
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	45	85	51	4	0.6
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	70	124	50	3	0.403
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2010	35	67	48	3	0.716
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	51	98	48	2	0.489
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	33	61	47	4	0.77
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2024	60	117	46	2	0.393
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	35	64	45	3	0.703
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	52	101	45	3	0.445
Z Crawley (ENG)	2019-2025	35	68	43	3	0.632
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	30	57	42	3	0.736
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	68	120	42	2	0.35
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2006	45	83	41	2	0.493
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	48	91	40	3	0.439
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	24	48	39	4	0.812
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	27	52	39	5	0.75
JV Coney (NZ)	1974-1987	35	64	39	3	0.609
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	49	88	39	4	0.443
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	49	94	39	3	0.414
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	53	94	39	3	0.414
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	58	111	39	3	0.351
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1973	28	52	37	4	0.711
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	45	73	37	3	0.506
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	48	90	36	3	0.4
BA Young (NZ)	1994-1999	22	36	35	3	0.972
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	46	90	35	2	0.388
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	109	209	34	2	0.162
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2010	25	49	33	3	0.673
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	37	65	33	3	0.507
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	43	83	33	2	0.397
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	35	61	32	4	0.524
MW Gatting (ENG)	1978-1993	45	75	32	2	0.426
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	22	43	31	3	0.72
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	25	46	31	3	0.673
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	32	60	31	3	0.516
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1981	21	39	30	2	0.769
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1982	23	43	30	3	0.697
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1978	43	76	30	2	0.394
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	43	82	30	3	0.365
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	20	35	29	3	0.828
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	19	36	29	3	0.805
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2019-2024	21	41	29	3	0.707
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	50	94	29	1	0.308
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	22	44	28	3	0.636
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1972	23	45	28	4	0.622
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1993	25	41	27	2	0.658
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	23	44	27	2	0.613
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1983	25	45	27	2	0.6
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	27	52	27	3	0.519
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2002	34	62	27	3	0.435
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2025	40	69	27	2	0.391
HM Nicholls (NZ)	2016-2023	38	74	27	2	0.364
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	52	100	27	2	0.27
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	39	71	26	3	0.366
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	18	35	25	3	0.714
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1985	30	53	25	2	0.471
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	27	53	25	2	0.471
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	46	85	25	3	0.294
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	57	102	25	2	0.245
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	14	25	24	3	0.96
NV Knight (ENG)	1995-2001	15	28	24	4	0.857
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2006	22	40	24	3	0.6
GP Howarth (NZ)	1975-1985	34	60	24	2	0.4
JG Wright (NZ)	1978-1993	57	98	24	2	0.244
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	66	123	24	3	0.195
KL Rahul (IND)	2018-2025	14	25	23	4	0.92
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1976	21	42	23	3	0.547
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	23	43	23	2	0.534
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	23	45	23	2	0.511
JR Reid (NZ)	1949-1965	33	48	23	3	0.479
MG Burgess (NZ)	1968-1979	30	54	23	2	0.425
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	31	62	23	2	0.37
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	40	78	23	4	0.294
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	43	84	23	2	0.273
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1955	9	16	22	3	1.375
ED Weekes (WI)	1950-1957	15	27	22	3	0.814
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	15	28	22	2	0.785
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	22	35	22	3	0.628
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	37	22	2	0.594
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	23	42	22	3	0.523
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	43	22	4	0.511
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1988	25	49	22	3	0.448
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2001	32	62	22	2	0.354
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	51	99	22	2	0.222
AL Wadekar (IND)	1967-1974	13	23	21	4	0.913

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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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]