Fielding Most Catches Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1993	23	43	31	3	0.72
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1997	11	22	25	3	1.136
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2011	17	33	25	3	0.757
JE Root (ENG)	2013-2023	18	33	25	3	0.757
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2003	13	19	22	4	1.157
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2018	15	28	21	3	0.75
SPD Smith (AUS)	2015-2024	10	20	20	3	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1993	18	33	20	2	0.606
Majid Khan (PAK)	1965-1979	11	20	18	3	0.9
GS Chappell (AUS)	1973-1982	14	26	18	2	0.692
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2013	13	26	18	3	0.692
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	20	39	18	2	0.461
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2001	23	44	18	2	0.409
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1969-1979	10	19	17	2	0.894
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1986	11	22	17	4	0.772
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2012	13	25	17	2	0.68
R Dravid (IND)	1998-2010	15	28	17	3	0.607
IM Chappell (AUS)	1973-1974	6	11	16	4	1.454
AL Wadekar (IND)	1968-1969	7	14	16	4	1.142
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2011	11	22	16	2	0.727
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1997-2004	13	25	16	3	0.64
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	17	32	16	2	0.5
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2013	18	35	16	2	0.457
GRJ Roope (ENG)	1973-1978	7	13	15	3	1.153
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2008	9	18	15	2	0.833
V Kohli (IND)	2012-2021	11	22	15	3	0.681
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1983-1992	14	26	15	4	0.576
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1984-1996	18	34	15	2	0.441
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1971	18	35	15	2	0.428
MJK Smith (ENG)	1958-1966	9	18	14	2	0.777
N Hussain (ENG)	1997-2004	10	20	14	3	0.7
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2016	11	20	14	3	0.7
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2014	12	22	14	3	0.636
V Sehwag (IND)	2002-2012	12	22	14	3	0.636
IR Bell (ENG)	2008-2015	13	25	14	3	0.56
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	15	29	14	3	0.482
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1965-1979	17	32	14	2	0.437
WR Endean (SA)	1953-1954	7	13	13	3	1
GA Hick (ENG)	1992-1999	7	13	13	4	1
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2013	10	16	13	2	0.812
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1990	11	18	13	3	0.722
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1994-2000	10	19	13	3	0.684
BC Lara (WI)	1995-2006	11	19	13	2	0.684
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1976	10	20	13	4	0.65
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	13	25	13	3	0.52
GA Gooch (ENG)	1978-1994	15	29	13	3	0.448
AL Logie (WI)	1985-1987	7	13	12	3	0.923
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1969-1975	8	14	12	3	0.857
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1969	10	19	12	2	0.631
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-1999	16	22	12	2	0.545
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2006	13	24	12	3	0.5
JL Langer (AUS)	1993-2005	14	27	12	2	0.444
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1981	9	15	11	2	0.733
OJ Pope (ENG)	2019-2023	9	15	11	2	0.733
FR Brown (ENG)	1931-1951	9	16	11	2	0.687
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2020	10	20	11	2	0.55
FS Trueman (ENG)	1958-1965	11	21	11	2	0.523
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1972	12	22	11	2	0.5
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2017	14	25	11	2	0.44
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1986	13	25	11	2	0.44
DM de Silva (SL)	2018-2023	5	7	10	3	1.428
DJG Sammy (WI)	2012-2013	5	9	10	3	1.111
RS Mahanama (SL)	1987-1997	6	10	10	4	1
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	1996-2005	7	12	10	2	0.833
GAR Lock (ENG)	1958-1959	7	13	10	3	0.769
RB Richardson (WI)	1985-1987	7	13	10	2	0.769
RF Surti (IND)	1965-1969	7	14	10	3	0.714
RA Smith (ENG)	1990-1994	9	17	10	3	0.588
VVS Laxman (IND)	2002-2010	10	18	10	2	0.555
Asad Shafiq (PAK)	2011-2018	10	19	10	3	0.526
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1992-2000	11	21	10	2	0.476
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	13	25	10	2	0.4
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2001	14	27	10	2	0.37
JM Anderson (ENG)	2008-2023	20	38	10	1	0.263
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2012	24	42	10	3	0.238
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	23	43	10	2	0.232
NV Knight (ENG)	1997-1997	3	6	9	4	1.5
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1947-1949	5	8	9	3	1.125
HD Bromfield (SA)	1961-1962	5	10	9	2	0.9
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1980-1982	6	11	9	3	0.818
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2008-2008	6	12	9	2	0.75
S Abid Ali (IND)	1968-1969	7	14	9	2	0.642
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1995	8	15	9	2	0.6
WR Hammond (ENG)	1931-1947	9	15	9	3	0.6
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2001-2009	8	15	9	1	0.6
JA Burns (AUS)	2015-2020	8	16	9	2	0.562
Z Crawley (ENG)	2019-2023	8	16	9	2	0.562
RA Jadeja (IND)	2014-2021	8	16	9	3	0.562
PH Parfitt (ENG)	1963-1966	8	16	9	3	0.562
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2023	11	19	9	1	0.473
MW Gatting (ENG)	1978-1988	11	20	9	2	0.45
DJ McGlew (SA)	1953-1962	12	23	9	3	0.391
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1995-2014	21	38	9	2	0.236
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1969-1981	5	9	8	3	0.888
N Deonarine (WI)	2012-2013	5	9	8	3	0.888
KF Barrington (ENG)	1963-1965	5	10	8	3	0.8
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-2000	5	10	8	2	0.8
KS Duleepsinhji (ENG)	1930-1931	7	10	8	2	0.8
PR Umrigar (IND)	1955-1956	5	10	8	3	0.8
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2023	8	13	8	2	0.615

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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]