Fielding Most Catches Career

Most catches for England in Tests

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2025	158	301	213	4	0.707
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2012	163	299	209	3	0.698
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	161	300	175	3	0.583
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2012	134	248	135	4	0.544
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	100	189	121	3	0.64
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	123	236	121	3	0.512
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	179	120	3	0.67
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1954-1975	114	214	120	3	0.56
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	366	115	3	0.314
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2025	115	220	113	5	0.513
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	154	110	3	0.714
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	216	108	3	0.5
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	188	355	107	3	0.301
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	99	177	105	5	0.593
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-2005	100	179	105	4	0.586
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	118	211	103	3	0.488
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	85	163	102	5	0.625
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	118	223	100	3	0.448
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2003-2011	68	124	95	4	0.766
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	76	139	95	4	0.683
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-2001	65	115	90	4	0.782
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	103	190	90	3	0.473
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	107	87	4	0.813
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	115	200	83	3	0.415
TW Graveney (ENG)	1951-1969	79	152	78	3	0.513
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1992	116	202	78	4	0.386
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1992	79	146	75	4	0.513
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	117	211	74	3	0.35
KL Rahul (IND)	2014-2025	63	118	71	4	0.601
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	208	71	3	0.341
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	67	131	68	3	0.519
N Hussain (ENG)	1990-2004	96	165	67	3	0.406
Z Crawley (ENG)	2019-2025	59	113	66	4	0.584
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	103	199	66	3	0.331
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	128	64	3	0.5
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	131	230	64	2	0.278
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	64	113	63	4	0.557
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1983	91	159	63	3	0.396
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2014	104	193	62	3	0.321
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-2004	71	122	61	3	0.5
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1930	58	110	60	4	0.545
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	132	242	60	2	0.247
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1968	49	93	59	3	0.634
MW Gatting (ENG)	1978-1995	79	135	59	3	0.437
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1968	82	153	58	3	0.379
L Hutton (ENG)	1937-1955	79	147	57	3	0.387
OJ Pope (ENG)	2018-2025	61	105	55	3	0.523
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	315	55	2	0.174
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1968-1982	59	106	54	3	0.509
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	113	54	3	0.477
ED Solkar (IND)	1969-1977	27	50	53	4	1.06
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1972	50	91	53	3	0.582
JM Brearley (ENG)	1976-1981	39	75	52	3	0.693
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	78	142	52	3	0.366
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	61	115	49	2	0.426
DCS Compton (ENG)	1937-1957	78	146	49	2	0.335
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1988	69	115	47	3	0.408
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	85	165	47	3	0.284
AL Wadekar (IND)	1966-1974	37	69	46	4	0.666
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	61	115	45	3	0.391
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1983	57	101	44	4	0.435
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	82	150	44	3	0.293
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	86	157	44	3	0.28
JH Edrich (ENG)	1963-1976	77	145	43	2	0.296
HC Brook (ENG)	2022-2025	30	60	42	4	0.7
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1961-1972	37	73	42	4	0.575
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	51	91	42	4	0.461
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1961	66	127	42	4	0.33
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	103	192	42	2	0.218
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1992	43	78	40	5	0.512
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	129	40	4	0.31
LC Braund (ENG)	1901-1908	23	44	39	4	0.886
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1955	39	70	39	3	0.557
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-2002	52	93	39	3	0.419
RA Smith (ENG)	1988-1996	62	110	39	3	0.354
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	165	39	2	0.236
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1899	22	42	38	3	0.904
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1969-1981	40	71	38	3	0.535
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2016	58	104	38	2	0.365
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	55	96	37	3	0.385
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2003	133	90	36	2	0.4
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	80	140	36	2	0.257
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	106	205	36	2	0.175
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	21	37	35	3	0.945
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1975	53	100	35	2	0.35
SS Das (IND)	2000-2002	23	43	34	3	0.79
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	64	109	34	2	0.311
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1959	44	72	33	3	0.458
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2024	100	84	33	3	0.392
EH Hendren (ENG)	1920-1935	51	92	33	2	0.358
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2006	54	99	33	2	0.333
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	59	101	33	3	0.326
G Boycott (ENG)	1964-1982	108	193	33	2	0.17
APF Chapman (ENG)	1924-1931	26	46	32	4	0.695
S Abid Ali (IND)	1967-1974	29	53	32	3	0.603
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1959	61	118	32	2	0.271
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1955	18	32	31	3	0.968
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2003-2012	40	76	31	2	0.407
DW Randall (ENG)	1977-1984	47	88	31	2	0.352
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	62	120	31	2	0.258

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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:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]