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)	2010-2026	52	98	90	5	0.918
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2001	57	111	88	3	0.792
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1983	52	101	77	4	0.762
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1993	78	144	76	3	0.527
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	53	103	74	4	0.718
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2012	55	103	68	3	0.66
RB Simpson (AUS)	1958-1978	34	65	59	4	0.907
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2012	59	115	59	2	0.513
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	35	63	57	4	0.904
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	44	79	56	3	0.708
IM Chappell (AUS)	1966-1980	47	91	55	3	0.604
ML Hayden (AUS)	1996-2007	35	70	52	3	0.742
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	65	111	52	3	0.468
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2008	30	52	51	4	0.98
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1976	39	73	51	3	0.698
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2015	47	89	49	3	0.55
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	55	108	49	2	0.453
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2021	33	61	48	3	0.786
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2003	78	150	48	3	0.32
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	35	65	46	3	0.707
DC Boon (AUS)	1984-1995	53	99	46	2	0.464
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
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	32	60	43	4	0.716
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1963	38	73	43	3	0.589
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	22	40	42	4	1.05
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	44	82	42	2	0.512
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	36	66	40	4	0.606
KL Rahul (IND)	2016-2025	27	50	39	4	0.78
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2023	43	82	39	4	0.475
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2013	53	97	38	3	0.391
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	80	37	2	0.462
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1963	51	98	35	4	0.357
GR Viswanath (IND)	1971-1982	48	82	34	3	0.414
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	32	61	32	2	0.524
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-2008	33	63	32	4	0.507
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1977-1993	38	65	32	3	0.492
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	34	65	32	2	0.492
VVS Laxman (IND)	1997-2011	39	71	32	4	0.45
MD Crowe (NZ)	1983-1994	29	50	31	4	0.62
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	29	53	31	3	0.584
AW Nourse (SA)	1906-1924	31	53	31	4	0.584
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	38	30	3	0.789
D Elgar (SA)	2014-2023	22	41	30	3	0.731
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1994-2001	26	49	30	3	0.612
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2025	26	51	30	3	0.588
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	29	56	30	3	0.535
C Hill (AUS)	1896-1912	41	77	30	3	0.389
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2012	27	50	29	2	0.58
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-1997	29	53	29	3	0.547
AM Rahane (IND)	2014-2023	31	56	29	3	0.517
CG Greenidge (WI)	1976-1990	32	64	29	3	0.453
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	36	71	29	2	0.408
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1991	26	42	28	2	0.666
GM Wood (AUS)	1978-1988	36	68	28	2	0.411
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1990	51	87	28	4	0.321
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1993	52	90	28	2	0.311
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2024	12	24	27	4	1.125
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2004	27	47	27	3	0.574
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2012	20	36	26	4	0.722
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1965	20	36	26	3	0.722
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1966-1973	22	44	26	2	0.59
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1995	27	53	26	3	0.49
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	35	67	26	4	0.388
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	73	26	3	0.356
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	39	74	26	2	0.351
NM Lyon (AUS)	2012-2025	46	89	26	2	0.292
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	27	50	25	3	0.5
VT Trumper (AUS)	1899-1912	40	74	25	2	0.337
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2024	17	32	24	4	0.75
JE Root (ENG)	2015-2024	17	34	24	3	0.705
TW Graveney (ENG)	1954-1969	19	37	24	3	0.648
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1998	24	46	24	2	0.521
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	24	46	24	2	0.521
Majid Khan (PAK)	1967-1982	26	48	24	3	0.5
GR Marsh (AUS)	1986-1991	27	50	24	2	0.48
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	55	24	3	0.436
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1966-1983	36	60	24	2	0.4
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	39	74	24	2	0.324
DG Bradman (AUS)	1928-1948	42	79	24	2	0.303
KD Walters (AUS)	1965-1977	45	86	24	2	0.279
SE Gregory (AUS)	1890-1912	52	96	24	2	0.25
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2016	33	45	23	2	0.511
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2026	23	45	23	4	0.511
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2015	28	52	23	3	0.442
J Darling (AUS)	1894-1905	31	57	23	3	0.403
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2007	39	77	23	2	0.298
WR Hammond (ENG)	1928-1939	13	24	22	3	0.916
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	18	31	22	3	0.709
GS Blewett (AUS)	1995-1999	19	38	22	3	0.578
AL Wadekar (IND)	1966-1974	21	38	22	4	0.578
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2017	30	56	22	3	0.392
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	31	59	22	3	0.372
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2000	18	32	21	2	0.656
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1957-1968	21	38	21	3	0.552
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	20	38	21	2	0.552
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

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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