Fielding Most Catches Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-2014	29	52	37	3	0.711
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2021	15	29	29	3	1
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2024	15	30	26	3	0.866
JE Root (ENG)	2015-2022	15	29	25	4	0.862
ME Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	15	29	23	2	0.793
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1988	16	31	23	3	0.741
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2013	16	32	23	2	0.718
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1984	17	30	22	3	0.733
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1990	22	37	22	4	0.594
MA Taylor (AUS)	1990-1998	12	22	20	3	0.909
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	20	39	20	2	0.512
CG Greenidge (WI)	1977-1990	14	28	19	2	0.678
R Dravid (IND)	1999-2007	15	29	19	3	0.655
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2013	19	37	19	2	0.513
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1987	24	39	19	3	0.487
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1993-2002	14	26	18	2	0.692
DC Boon (AUS)	1988-1995	11	21	17	4	0.809
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	12	21	17	3	0.809
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1990	11	18	16	2	0.888
MA Atherton (ENG)	1992-2001	11	21	16	3	0.761
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1993	12	23	16	3	0.695
HM Amla (SA)	2007-2019	14	28	16	3	0.571
RT Ponting (AUS)	1998-2010	15	29	16	2	0.551
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2002	11	17	15	4	0.882
VVS Laxman (IND)	1999-2007	15	29	15	2	0.517
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1974	6	11	14	4	1.272
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	8	13	14	3	1.076
SP Fleming (NZ)	1995-2003	9	14	14	2	1
GA Hick (ENG)	1992-2000	8	14	14	4	1
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1999	12	20	14	5	0.7
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	14	21	14	2	0.666
MW Gatting (ENG)	1978-1987	15	22	14	3	0.636
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	14	25	14	2	0.56
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1993	16	30	14	2	0.466
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	22	33	14	2	0.424
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-2002	20	37	14	2	0.378
BA Young (NZ)	1994-1996	6	10	13	3	1.3
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1996-2001	8	15	13	4	0.866
HH Gibbs (SA)	1998-2007	9	17	13	3	0.764
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2010	10	18	13	3	0.722
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2005-2012	13	25	13	3	0.52
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2005	15	30	13	2	0.433
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1978-1987	22	36	13	2	0.361
AL Logie (WI)	1988-1990	6	12	12	4	1
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2021	9	18	12	2	0.666
TW Graveney (ENG)	1954-1969	13	24	12	3	0.5
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2012	14	26	12	3	0.461
DA Warner (AUS)	2014-2024	13	26	12	2	0.461
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1987	18	28	12	3	0.428
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2022	20	39	12	3	0.307
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1984-1989	8	13	11	3	0.846
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1962-1971	10	17	11	3	0.647
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2006	12	21	11	2	0.523
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1981	11	21	11	2	0.523
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	17	33	11	2	0.333
RC Fredericks (WI)	1975-1977	7	14	10	2	0.714
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2012	7	14	10	3	0.714
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1955	9	16	10	2	0.625
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1985	9	17	10	2	0.588
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	10	20	10	2	0.5
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1975-1981	11	21	10	2	0.476
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1984	16	27	10	2	0.37
PR Umrigar (IND)	1952-1961	15	27	10	2	0.37
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2000	21	31	10	2	0.322
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2015	23	36	10	2	0.277
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1978	5	9	9	2	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1987	10	13	9	3	0.692
AB de Villiers (SA)	2007-2013	12	14	9	3	0.642
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1967-1971	9	14	9	3	0.642
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2006	8	15	9	2	0.6
JO Holder (WI)	2016-2021	8	16	9	2	0.562
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2014	9	16	9	3	0.562
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1978-1980	9	17	9	2	0.529
F du Plessis (SA)	2013-2021	9	18	9	2	0.5
BE Congdon (NZ)	1965-1973	10	19	9	2	0.473
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2018-2024	10	20	9	2	0.45
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-2004	13	21	9	2	0.428
TWM Latham (NZ)	2014-2023	12	23	9	2	0.391
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2015	13	24	9	2	0.375
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2023	13	26	9	2	0.346
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2023	23	44	9	1	0.204
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	29	46	9	2	0.195
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1973	4	8	8	2	1
JA Raval (NZ)	2016-2018	5	9	8	3	0.888
MH Denness (ENG)	1973-1974	6	11	8	2	0.727
GM Turner (NZ)	1969-1976	6	11	8	2	0.727
B Yardley (AUS)	1979-1982	6	11	8	2	0.727
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2010	6	12	8	2	0.666
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1995	9	14	8	2	0.571
BKG Mendis (SL)	2017-2023	8	14	8	2	0.571
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1962-1962	7	14	8	2	0.571
J Garner (WI)	1977-1981	8	15	8	3	0.533
K Srikkanth (IND)	1983-1989	11	16	8	3	0.5
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2002	13	16	8	3	0.5
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	9	17	8	2	0.47
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2022	9	18	8	2	0.444
TM Dilshan (SL)	2000-2012	14	20	8	2	0.4
JK Silva (SL)	2011-2017	12	20	8	2	0.4
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2016-2024	11	22	8	3	0.363
MG Burgess (NZ)	1969-1979	12	23	8	2	0.347

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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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]