Fielding Most Catches Match

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Most catches in a match

Player	Ct Fi	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WJ Edrich	4	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	4	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
L Hutton	3	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	3	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AL Hassett	3	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
NWD Yardley	2	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
NWD Yardley	2	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
R Howorth	2	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
FG Mann	2	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AJ Watkins	2	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AJ Watkins	2	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
KR Miller	2	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
CL McCool	2	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
L Hutton	1	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
NWD Yardley	1	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
CJ Barnett	1	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AV Bedser	1	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
CJ Barnett	1	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	1	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
WE Hollies	1	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NWD Yardley	1	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	1	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
K Cranston	1	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WJ Edrich	1	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
JA Young	1	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Gladwin	1	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Hutton	1	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
NWD Yardley	1	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AV Bedser	1	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
L Hutton	1	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AV Bedser	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DCS Compton	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
JF Crapp	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
L Hutton	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
FG Mann	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
AJ Watkins	1	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949	Test # 309
DCS Compton	1	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
AV Bedser	1	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
C Gladwin	1	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
RO Jenkins	1	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
AJ Watkins	1	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
CL McCool	1	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RN Harvey	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
WA Johnston	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	1	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319

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Figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]