Fielding Most Catches Career

England vs other countries Tests Fielding Records - Most Catches in Career

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	39	73	66	5	0.904
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1983	35	68	61	4	0.897
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1993	47	88	57	3	0.647
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	33	65	46	2	0.707
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2004	30	57	45	3	0.789
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	59	45	3	0.762
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	30	53	43	3	0.811
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2001	29	58	43	3	0.741
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2010	35	67	41	2	0.611
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	36	66	40	4	0.606
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	23	42	38	3	0.904
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	80	37	2	0.462
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2012	31	58	35	3	0.603
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	38	65	35	3	0.538
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	21	40	34	3	0.85
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	19	34	33	3	0.97
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	35	65	33	3	0.507
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	27	51	32	3	0.627
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	34	65	32	2	0.492
AW Nourse (SA)	1906-1924	31	53	31	4	0.584
IM Chappell (AUS)	1966-1980	30	58	31	3	0.534
RB Simpson (AUS)	1958-1966	19	36	30	3	0.833
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	21	38	30	3	0.789
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	38	30	3	0.789
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	36	72	30	2	0.416
C Hill (AUS)	1896-1912	41	77	30	3	0.389
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2007	20	40	29	2	0.725
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1975	23	42	29	3	0.69
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1990	32	64	29	3	0.453
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	36	71	29	2	0.408
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2003	46	89	29	3	0.325
DA Warner (AUS)	2013-2023	33	63	28	4	0.444
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	19	34	27	3	0.794
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	25	48	27	3	0.562
KL Rahul (IND)	2016-2025	18	33	26	4	0.787
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1965	20	36	26	3	0.722
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1995	27	53	26	3	0.49
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	73	26	3	0.356
V Kohli (IND)	2012-2022	28	51	25	2	0.49
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1995	31	58	25	2	0.431
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	37	70	25	4	0.357
VT Trumper (AUS)	1899-1912	40	74	25	2	0.337
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2024	17	32	24	4	0.75
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1998	24	46	24	2	0.521
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	55	24	3	0.436
SE Gregory (AUS)	1890-1912	52	96	24	2	0.25
J Darling (AUS)	1894-1905	31	57	23	3	0.403
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1977	36	68	23	2	0.338
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	12	21	22	3	1.047
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2012	32	60	22	2	0.366
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	22	41	21	2	0.512
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	24	43	21	3	0.488
GHS Trott (AUS)	1888-1898	24	44	21	2	0.477
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	26	48	21	3	0.437
AC Bannerman (AUS)	1879-1893	28	49	21	2	0.428
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2012	13	24	20	4	0.833
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	16	31	20	3	0.645
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	17	32	20	4	0.625
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1977-1992	22	36	20	2	0.555
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	29	54	20	2	0.37
DG Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	37	69	20	2	0.289
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1939	13	22	19	3	0.863
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	19	4	0.76
VVS Laxman (IND)	2001-2011	17	31	19	4	0.612
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1957	17	31	19	3	0.612
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	18	32	19	3	0.593
MD Crowe (NZ)	1983-1994	22	36	19	2	0.527
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1982	30	50	19	3	0.38
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1974	33	54	19	2	0.351
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	15	28	18	2	0.642
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2025	17	33	18	4	0.545
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2021	21	37	18	3	0.486
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	25	47	18	2	0.382
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2016	20	26	17	2	0.653
D Elgar (SA)	2015-2022	15	28	17	3	0.607
TWM Latham (NZ)	2015-2024	16	31	17	3	0.548
DS Smith (WI)	2004-2015	17	31	17	3	0.548
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	18	32	17	2	0.531
RA McLean (SA)	1951-1964	20	35	17	2	0.485
WH Ponsford (AUS)	1924-1934	20	37	17	2	0.459
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	54	17	2	0.314
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	32	62	17	2	0.274
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2019-2024	10	19	16	3	0.842
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2006-2011	15	26	16	2	0.615
FA Iredale (AUS)	1894-1899	14	27	16	3	0.592
GJ Bonnor (AUS)	1880-1888	17	29	16	3	0.551
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	17	31	16	3	0.516
SR Watson (AUS)	2009-2015	19	34	16	2	0.47
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	19	36	16	2	0.444
AL Hassett (AUS)	1938-1953	24	45	16	2	0.355
WM Lawry (AUS)	1961-1971	29	54	16	2	0.296
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2003	9	15	15	4	1
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1988	10	20	15	2	0.75
AL Wadekar (IND)	1967-1974	14	24	15	4	0.625
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1972	13	26	15	2	0.576
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2012-2020	15	27	15	2	0.555
CG Borde (IND)	1959-1967	17	27	15	2	0.555
VY Richardson (AUS)	1924-1933	14	27	15	2	0.555
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	17	30	15	3	0.5
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	31	15	3	0.483

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]