Fielding Most Catches Career

Most catches Held in England for Tests

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	103	198	138	4	0.696
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2025	92	180	134	4	0.744
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	97	186	119	3	0.639
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	73	144	107	3	0.743
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	70	134	90	3	0.671
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1946	59	107	85	3	0.794
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	73	108	85	3	0.787
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	60	114	80	3	0.701
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	52	101	68	4	0.673
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	80	156	67	3	0.429
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	61	119	66	5	0.554
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	74	133	66	3	0.496
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	116	224	63	3	0.281
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	59	101	62	3	0.613
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	47	89	61	4	0.685
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2024	55	106	61	3	0.575
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	64	121	60	4	0.495
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	69	132	60	3	0.454
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	59	106	59	3	0.556
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	77	132	54	3	0.409
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2010	36	68	52	4	0.764
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	41	72	52	4	0.722
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	31	58	46	4	0.793
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	35	60	45	3	0.75
F du Plessis (SA)	2013-2021	43	83	44	3	0.53
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	91	44	2	0.483
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	34	63	42	4	0.666
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1994	28	51	41	3	0.803
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	45	78	41	3	0.525
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	48	94	41	3	0.436
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	67	128	41	3	0.32
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	29	56	40	5	0.714
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2011	31	60	40	2	0.666
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	33	61	40	3	0.655
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2025	32	62	40	3	0.645
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	40	69	40	4	0.579
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	53	99	40	3	0.404
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	65	115	40	2	0.347
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	42	78	39	3	0.5
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1967	20	36	38	3	1.055
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	29	56	38	3	0.678
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	51	98	37	2	0.377
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	57	109	37	2	0.339
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2025	32	63	36	3	0.571
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	43	77	36	4	0.467
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2002	26	51	35	3	0.686
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	29	54	35	3	0.648
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	57	109	35	3	0.321
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	36	67	34	3	0.507
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	81	34	3	0.419
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	44	85	34	3	0.4
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	30	57	33	3	0.578
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	44	86	33	2	0.383
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	52	89	33	3	0.37
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	110	212	33	2	0.155
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	19	38	32	4	0.842
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	49	92	32	3	0.347
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2006	20	40	31	3	0.775
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2004	24	46	31	3	0.673
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	25	47	31	3	0.659
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	31	59	31	2	0.525
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1981	21	39	30	2	0.769
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	41	70	30	3	0.428
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	19	36	29	3	0.805
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	25	48	29	2	0.604
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1993	39	65	29	2	0.446
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	54	102	29	3	0.284
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	38	28	4	0.736
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	24	43	28	3	0.651
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	22	42	27	3	0.642
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	23	44	27	2	0.613
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2025	36	70	27	3	0.385
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2001	33	58	26	3	0.448
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	34	67	26	2	0.388
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	20	32	25	3	0.781
KL Rahul (IND)	2018-2025	21	35	25	4	0.714
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1958	21	37	25	3	0.675
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1998	23	41	25	4	0.609
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1996	41	72	25	2	0.347
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	17	30	24	3	0.8
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1999	20	39	24	4	0.615
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	23	43	24	2	0.558
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	43	84	24	4	0.285
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	12	24	23	3	0.958
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1980	15	29	23	3	0.793
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2007	21	37	23	3	0.621
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1976	21	42	23	3	0.547
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1972	22	43	23	4	0.534
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	32	55	23	3	0.418
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2025	41	80	23	2	0.287
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	44	84	23	2	0.273
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	44	85	23	2	0.27
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1955	8	15	22	3	1.466
V Kohli (IND)	2013-2024	26	46	22	2	0.478
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2011	32	59	22	2	0.372
SR Waugh (AUS)	1989-2002	31	60	22	2	0.366
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	42	78	22	2	0.282
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	45	87	22	2	0.252
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	52	101	22	2	0.217
APF Chapman (ENG)	1924-1931	18	30	21	4	0.7

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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:

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

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]