Fielding Most Catches Innings

Most catches in an innings Held in South Africa for Tests

Most catches in an innings

Player	Ct Fi	Innings in match	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
VY Richardson	5	3	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
SPD Smith	5	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
BA Stokes	5	2	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
AEE Vogler	4	4	South Africa	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1910	Test # 107
AW Nourse	4	1	South Africa	v England	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150
AJ Traicos	4	2	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
AC Hudson	4	2	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
CL Hooper	4	1	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
HH Gibbs	4	3	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
G Kirsten	4	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
PD Collingwood	4	1	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
JH Kallis	4	3	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
M Jansen	4	2	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
DG Bedingham	4	2	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
R Abel	3	1	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
G Ulyett	3	3	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
SMJ Woods	3	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	21 Mar 1896	Test # 49
JN Crawford	3	2	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	30 Mar 1906	Test # 92
AEE Vogler	3	2	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910	Test # 106
FE Woolley	3	1	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 1910	Test # 108
GA Faulkner	3	3	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	07 Mar 1910	Test # 109
C Newberry	3	2	South Africa	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
MC Bird	3	1	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
AW Nourse	3	1	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
JM Gregory	3	2	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
HSTL Hendry	3	2	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
CM Francois	3	2	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
GAL Hearne	3	2	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
FE Woolley	3	2	England	v South Africa	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150
AW Nourse	3	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
CAG Russell	3	2	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
WR Hammond	3	4	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
RH Catterall	3	1	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
B Mitchell	3	4	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
B Mitchell	3	3	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
WR Hammond	3	4	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
APF Chapman	3	3	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Feb 1931	Test # 207
WR Hammond	3	2	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
OC Dawson	3	2	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
WR Endean	3	2	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
DJ McGlew	3	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
TL Goddard	3	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
MC Cowdrey	3	2	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DJ Insole	3	4	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
RB Simpson	3	3	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
WR Endean	3	2	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
PGZ Harris	3	4	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GT Dowling	3	2	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
EJ Barlow	3	2	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
RB Simpson	3	3	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
IM Chappell	3	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
EJ Barlow	3	2	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
BM McMillan	3	1	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
PN Kirsten	3	2	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994	Test # 1253
MD Crowe	3	2	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
G Kirsten	3	1	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
BM McMillan	3	1	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
CB Lambert	3	3	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
DJ Cullinan	3	1	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
D Ganga	3	3	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
CJ Adams	3	2	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
MP Vaughan	3	2	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
JH Kallis	3	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	3	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
ME Waugh	3	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
GC Smith	3	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
GC Smith	3	2	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
JH Kallis	3	4	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
GC Smith	3	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
GC Smith	3	1	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
ML Hayden	3	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
AB de Villiers	3	1	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
AB de Villiers	3	2	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
Younis Khan	3	2	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
HH Gibbs	3	3	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
AB de Villiers	3	1	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
AG Prince	3	3	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
HH Gibbs	3	1	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
JH Kallis	3	1	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
JP Duminy	3	3	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
CA Pujara	3	1	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
JH Kallis	3	1	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
DPMD Jayawardene	3	2	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
JS Patel	3	1	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
AK Markram	3	2	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
AB de Villiers	3	1	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
AB de Villiers	3	4	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
F du Plessis	3	4	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
BKG Mendis	3	3	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
JE Root	3	1	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
D Elgar	3	1	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
OJ Pope	3	2	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
OJ Pope	3	3	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
HE van der Dussen	3	1	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
BKG Mendis	3	2	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
KD Petersen	3	1	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
M Jansen	3	2	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
D Elgar	3	2	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
YBK Jaiswal	3	1	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
DG Bedingham	3	2	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563

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Figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper

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]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]