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Most catches in a match
Player Dis Ct St Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
RC Russell 11 11 0 England v South Africa Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995 Test # 1315
AB de Villiers 11 11 0 South Africa v Pakistan Johannesburg 1 Feb 2013 Test # 2072
RW Taylor 10 10 0 England v India Mumbai 15 Feb 1980 Test # 874
AC Gilchrist 10 10 0 Australia v New Zealand Hamilton 31 Mar 2000 Test # 1493
DA Murray 9 9 0 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1981 Test # 915
RW Marsh 9 9 0 Australia v England Brisbane 26 Nov 1982 Test # 939
SAR Silva 9 9 0 Sri Lanka v India Colombo (SSC) 30 Aug 1985 Test # 1023
DJ Richardson 9 9 0 South Africa v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992 Test # 1206
Rashid Latif 9 9 0 Pakistan v New Zealand Auckland 10 Feb 1994 Test # 1248
IA Healy 9 9 0 Australia v England Brisbane 25 Nov 1994 Test # 1275
CO Browne 9 9 0 West Indies v England Nottingham 10 Aug 1995 Test # 1302
GO Jones 9 9 0 England v Bangladesh Chester-le-Street 3 Jun 2005 Test # 1753
Kamran Akmal 9 9 0 Pakistan v West Indies Kingston 3 Jun 2005 Test # 1754
MV Boucher 9 9 0 South Africa v England Leeds 18 Jul 2008 Test # 1881
BJ Haddin 9 9 0 Australia v Pakistan Sydney 3 Jan 2010 Test # 1945
MV Boucher 9 9 0 South Africa v India Durban 26 Dec 2010 Test # 1987
JJ Kelly 8 8 0 Australia v England Sydney 14 Feb 1902 Test # 68
GRA Langley 8 8 0 Australia v West Indies Kingston 11 Jun 1955 Test # 408
GRA Langley 9 8 1 Australia v England Lord's 21 Jun 1956 Test # 426
ATW Grout 8 8 0 Australia v England Lord's 22 Jun 1961 Test # 508
JM Parks 8 8 0 England v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1966 Test # 602
DT Lindsay 8 8 0 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966 Test # 611
Wasim Bari 8 8 0 Pakistan v England Leeds 8 Jul 1971 Test # 689
RW Marsh 8 8 0 Australia v West Indies Melbourne 26 Dec 1975 Test # 766
RW Marsh 8 8 0 Australia v New Zealand Christchurch 18 Feb 1977 Test # 796
RW Marsh 8 8 0 Australia v England Adelaide 10 Dec 1982 Test # 940
WK Lees 8 8 0 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Wellington 11 Mar 1983 Test # 951
SAR Silva 9 8 1 Sri Lanka v India Colombo (PSS) 6 Sep 1985 Test # 1024
IDS Smith 8 8 0 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Hamilton 22 Feb 1991 Test # 1164
JR Murray 8 8 0 West Indies v Australia Perth 30 Jan 1993 Test # 1212
DJ Richardson 8 8 0 South Africa v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 6 Sep 1993 Test # 1233
IA Healy 8 8 0 Australia v Sri Lanka Adelaide 25 Jan 1996 Test # 1324
NR Mongia 8 8 0 India v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1996 Test # 1347
AJ Stewart 8 8 0 England v Australia Manchester 3 Jul 1997 Test # 1372
MV Boucher 9 8 1 South Africa v Pakistan Port Elizabeth 6 Mar 1998 Test # 1406
AJ Stewart 8 8 0 England v South Africa Nottingham 23 Jul 1998 Test # 1421
NR Mongia 8 8 0 India v Pakistan Kolkata 16 Feb 1999 Test # 1444
AJ Stewart 8 8 0 England v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 1999 Test # 1480
RD Jacobs 9 8 1 West Indies v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2000 Test # 1525
MV Boucher 8 8 0 South Africa v India Bloemfontein 3 Nov 2001 Test # 1564
MV Boucher 8 8 0 South Africa v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Nov 2002 Test # 1626
AC Gilchrist 8 8 0 Australia v Sri Lanka Darwin 1 Jul 2004 Test # 1705
MV Boucher 8 8 0 South Africa v Zimbabwe Centurion 11 Mar 2005 Test # 1740
AC Gilchrist 9 8 1 Australia v England Sydney 2 Jan 2007 Test # 1826
AC Gilchrist 8 8 0 Australia v India Melbourne 26 Dec 2007 Test # 1855
BB McCullum 9 8 1 New Zealand v Pakistan Napier 11 Dec 2009 Test # 1940
Kamran Akmal 8 8 0 Pakistan v England The Oval 18 Aug 2010 Test # 1970
Adnan Akmal 8 8 0 Pakistan v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011 Test # 1991
MV Boucher 8 8 0 South Africa v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011 Test # 2023
AB de Villiers 8 8 0 South Africa v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012 Test # 2049

Figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, Apr 25-29, 2013 [Test # 2087]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 1st Test, Apr 17-20, 2013 [Test # 2086]

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The record for most centuries in a Test is eight. It has happened twice, most recently in the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in March 2013, when five Sri Lankans and three Bangladeshis scored tons. The only other instance was in Antigua between West Indies and South Africa, 2005.

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