Fielding Most Catches Career

Most catches Held in England for Tests

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997-2014	93	172	142	4	0.825
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2025	89	175	132	4	0.754
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	94	180	115	3	0.638
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	63	121	89	3	0.735
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	55	104	70	3	0.673
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2004	46	80	68	4	0.85
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1994	75	135	67	3	0.496
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1946	44	79	64	3	0.81
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	70	133	63	3	0.473
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	113	219	63	3	0.287
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	60	103	62	3	0.601
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	55	99	60	3	0.606
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	56	110	60	3	0.545
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	68	125	60	3	0.48
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	48	89	58	4	0.651
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2025	33	62	57	5	0.919
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2010	37	69	52	3	0.753
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	71	125	52	3	0.416
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2025	75	140	52	3	0.371
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2001	39	70	51	4	0.728
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	30	57	47	5	0.824
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	31	58	46	4	0.793
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	91	44	2	0.483
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	66	117	44	3	0.376
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	51	90	43	4	0.477
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	29	53	42	3	0.792
Z Crawley (ENG)	2020-2025	31	60	41	3	0.683
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	48	94	41	3	0.436
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	28	54	38	3	0.703
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2013	58	110	38	3	0.345
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2025	38	59	36	3	0.61
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	43	77	36	4	0.467
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	79	144	36	2	0.25
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1954	44	82	35	3	0.426
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	86	98	35	4	0.357
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2011	29	56	34	2	0.607
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	81	34	3	0.419
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	46	88	34	2	0.386
MS Atapattu (SL)	1992-2005	52	96	34	3	0.354
KL Rahul (IND)	2015-2025	19	35	33	4	0.942
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	19	38	32	4	0.842
ME Waugh (AUS)	1992-2002	24	46	32	3	0.695
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	34	64	32	3	0.5
N Hussain (ENG)	1993-2004	52	90	32	3	0.355
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1954	24	45	31	3	0.688
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2016	26	49	31	3	0.632
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	37	64	31	3	0.484
MW Gatting (ENG)	1980-1993	40	67	31	2	0.462
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	39	76	31	2	0.407
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1981	21	39	30	2	0.769
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2012	50	93	30	3	0.322
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2025	52	98	30	3	0.306
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	19	36	29	3	0.805
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	51	83	29	3	0.349
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2000-2008	52	98	29	2	0.295
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	16	30	28	3	0.933
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	38	28	4	0.736
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	25	42	28	3	0.666
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	43	81	28	3	0.345
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1956	47	89	28	1	0.314
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	102	197	28	2	0.142
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2023	22	39	27	5	0.692
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1998	25	41	27	4	0.658
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	25	48	27	3	0.562
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2002	28	49	26	2	0.53
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	42	83	26	4	0.313
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	51	85	26	2	0.305
BC Lara (WI)	1993-2004	19	37	25	3	0.675
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2001	31	56	25	3	0.446
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1983	16	31	23	3	0.741
NT Paranavitana (SL)	2009-2012	22	38	23	2	0.605
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	21	40	23	2	0.575
DB Close (ENG)	1949-1976	21	42	23	3	0.547
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	32	55	23	3	0.418
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2005	31	60	23	2	0.383
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1955	8	15	22	3	1.466
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	37	22	2	0.594
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2012	20	38	22	2	0.578
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	43	22	4	0.511
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1995	37	67	22	2	0.328
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	43	80	22	2	0.275
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	45	87	22	2	0.252
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2005	14	28	21	4	0.75
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	19	35	21	2	0.6
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2023	23	41	21	2	0.512
DA Warner (AUS)	2013-2023	24	45	21	4	0.466
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2021	26	49	21	5	0.428
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	62	114	21	2	0.184
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2004	15	26	20	3	0.769
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
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	35	60	20	2	0.333
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2025	33	64	20	2	0.312
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
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2023	59	49	19	3	0.387

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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:

Afghanistan vs Pakistan at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series 4th Match, Sep 2, 2025 [T20I # 3433]

Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Tarouba, Caribbean Premier League 19th Match, Sep 1, 2025 [Twenty20]

Netherlands vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Netherlands in Bangladesh 2nd T20I, Sep 1, 2025 [T20I # 3431]