| Player | Byes | Total | Inns | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEG Ames | 37 | 327 | 3 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 | Test # 237 | |
| KD Karthik | 35 | 537 | 2 | India | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 8 Dec 2007 | Test # 1852 | |
| MJ Prior | 35 | 544 | 2 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 6 Mar 2009 | Test # 1914 | |
| JT Murray | 33 | 390 | 2 | England | v India | Brabourne | 11 Nov 1961 | Test # 513 | |
| JM Parks | 33 | 391/9d | 3 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 8 Feb 1968 | Test # 629 | |
| MJ Prior | 33 | 664 | 1 | England | v India | The Oval | 9 Aug 2007 | Test # 1842 | |
| WL Cornford | 31 | 387 | 2 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 21 Feb 1930 | Test # 191 | |
| ATW Grout | 31 | 366 | 3 | Australia | v Pakistan | Lahore | 21 Nov 1959 | Test # 480 | |
| M Bisset | 30 | 417 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
| W Carkeek | 30 | 329 | 1 | Australia | v South Africa | Nottingham | 5 Aug 1912 | Test # 127 | |
| EAC Hunte | 30 | 327 | 4 | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 21 Feb 1930 | Test # 192 | |
| TG Evans | 30 | 189 | 3 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
| TG Evans | 29 | 378 | 3 | England | v India | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
| BK Kunderan | 29 | 559/8d | 1 | India | v England | Kanpur | 15 Feb 1964 | Test # 557 | |
| DL Murray | 29 | 291 | 3 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 18 Feb 1977 | Test # 797 | |
| Hanif Mohammad | 28 | 372 | 1 | Pakistan | v India | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 | Test # 355 | |
| NR Mongia | 28 | 952/6d | 2 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| MS Dhoni | 28 | 577 | 2 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 | Test # 1891 | |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 27 | 659/6d | 2 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 3 Jan 2021 | Test # 2400 | |
| EJ Smith | 26 | 476 | 3 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Jan 1912 | Test # 118 | |
| JC Buttler | 26 | 523 | 2 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 21 May 2015 | Test # 2162 | |
| RR Pant | 26 | 332 | 1 | India | v England | The Oval | 7 Sep 2018 | Test # 2318 | |
| NC Tufnell | 25 | 327 | 3 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
| TA Ward | 25 | 450 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 | Test # 130 | |
| AC Gilchrist | 25 | 288 | 4 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 19 Apr 2003 | Test # 1639 | |
| AJ Stewart | 25 | 682/6d | 2 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
| BB McCullum | 25 | 526 | 2 | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 3 Jun 2004 | Test # 1702 | |
| HAPW Jayawardene | 25 | 315 | 4 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Providence | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1869 | |
| MJ Prior | 25 | 479 | 2 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 3 Jun 2011 | Test # 1995 |
Only the designated keeper for the match is listed
Known cases of deputising for the designated wicketkeeper in the above list include:
- FE Woolley, at the age of 47, kept for the whole of the innings for LEG Ames for 37 byes
Records include the following recent matches:
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, 2nd Test, Mar 17-20, 2023 [Test # 2500]
India v Australia at Ahmedabad, 4th Test, Mar 9-13, 2023 [Test # 2499]
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, 1st Test, Mar 9-13, 2023 [Test # 2498]
