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
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1993	70	131	88	3	0.671
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1983	49	94	79	4	0.84
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2024	47	89	77	5	0.865
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	44	87	71	3	0.816
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2011	52	100	66	3	0.66
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2006	41	76	58	3	0.763
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	36	67	55	3	0.82
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2001	43	85	53	3	0.623
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2013	34	66	52	3	0.787
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	48	88	51	4	0.579
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	49	93	51	3	0.548
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2015	46	87	49	3	0.563
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	56	111	48	2	0.432
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	36	66	47	3	0.712
IM Chappell (AUS)	1966-1980	36	69	47	4	0.681
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2003	69	133	47	3	0.353
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	32	57	46	3	0.807
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	47	80	46	3	0.575
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	59	45	3	0.762
V Kohli (IND)	2012-2024	42	79	41	3	0.518
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1995	48	90	41	2	0.455
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	40	69	40	2	0.579
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2023	43	83	39	4	0.469
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2003	22	34	37	4	1.088
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	80	37	2	0.462
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1990	42	82	37	3	0.451
RB Richardson (WI)	1985-1995	34	66	36	3	0.545
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	43	84	36	2	0.428
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	42	79	35	2	0.443
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	28	52	34	4	0.653
ML Hayden (AUS)	2000-2008	31	61	34	2	0.557
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	19	34	33	3	0.97
Majid Khan (PAK)	1965-1982	26	48	32	3	0.666
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	27	51	32	3	0.627
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2012	56	102	32	3	0.313
AL Wadekar (IND)	1967-1974	21	38	31	4	0.815
AW Nourse (SA)	1906-1924	31	53	31	4	0.584
RB Simpson (AUS)	1958-1966	19	36	30	3	0.833
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	38	30	3	0.789
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2016	30	42	30	2	0.714
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1975	26	47	30	3	0.638
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	29	53	30	3	0.566
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1961-1979	33	59	30	2	0.508
C Hill (AUS)	1896-1912	41	77	30	3	0.389
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	21	37	29	4	0.783
VVS Laxman (IND)	2001-2011	27	49	29	4	0.591
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1990	37	63	28	4	0.444
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	35	66	28	4	0.424
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2024	13	23	27	5	1.173
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	19	34	27	3	0.794
KL Rahul (IND)	2016-2025	20	37	27	4	0.729
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2024	21	39	27	3	0.692
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1965	23	42	27	3	0.642
RC Fredericks (WI)	1969-1976	24	45	27	3	0.6
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	25	48	27	3	0.562
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	31	58	27	3	0.465
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1980	47	89	27	2	0.303
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1957	23	43	26	3	0.604
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2021	30	55	26	3	0.472
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	32	59	26	3	0.44
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2017	35	65	26	3	0.4
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1984-1996	37	66	26	2	0.393
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	35	69	26	2	0.376
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	73	26	3	0.356
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	21	39	25	2	0.641
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2011-2020	25	46	25	3	0.543
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1954-1969	28	47	25	4	0.531
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	26	50	25	2	0.5
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	37	70	25	4	0.357
VT Trumper (AUS)	1899-1912	40	74	25	2	0.337
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	42	82	25	2	0.304
RG Sharma (IND)	2014-2024	23	45	24	2	0.533
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1994-2000	26	48	24	3	0.5
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	55	24	3	0.436
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1982	39	65	24	3	0.369
SE Gregory (AUS)	1890-1912	52	96	24	2	0.25
ED Solkar (IND)	1969-1977	13	23	23	3	1
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1957	18	32	23	3	0.718
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2012	18	33	23	4	0.696
AL Logie (WI)	1985-1991	19	36	23	3	0.638
J Darling (AUS)	1894-1905	31	57	23	3	0.403
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1994	46	89	23	2	0.258
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2006-2011	21	38	22	2	0.578
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2022	23	40	22	3	0.55
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1979	23	41	22	4	0.536
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	27	51	22	3	0.431
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2018	15	28	21	3	0.75
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	20	36	21	2	0.583
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	22	41	21	2	0.512
CG Borde (IND)	1959-1968	25	43	21	2	0.488
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	24	43	21	3	0.488
GHS Trott (AUS)	1888-1898	24	44	21	2	0.477
AC Bannerman (AUS)	1879-1893	28	49	21	2	0.428
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1977-1983	28	55	21	3	0.381
RA McLean (SA)	1951-1964	31	56	21	2	0.375
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	30	56	21	2	0.375
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2006	34	64	21	2	0.328
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	36	68	21	3	0.308
CA Pujara (IND)	2012-2022	39	73	21	2	0.287
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	57	106	21	2	0.198

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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:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2603 - Live]
>> 177/3 (62.0 ov, Shan Masood 77*, Saud Shakeel 6*, AK Markram 0/1) - Tea

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Only Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2604 - Live]
>> 100/3 (21.6 ov, Bahir Shah 7*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 7*, R Ngarava 0/28)

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]