Test Most Catches per Match in a Career

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(Qualification: 10 matches or more)

The figure of catches excludes those taken when keeping wicket - see notes at the end of the list for more details.

	Ct	M
1.96	53	27	ED Solkar	1969/70-1976/77
1.77	110	62	RB Simpson	1957/58-1977/78
1.72	38	22	WG Grace	1880-1899
1.72	31	18	JT Ikin	1946-1955
1.72	200	116	SPD Smith	2010-2024/25
1.71	65	38	DJG Sammy	2007-2013/14
1.69	39	23	LC Braund	1901/02-1907/08
1.66	35	21	GRJ Roope	1972/73-1978
1.61	21	13	BAG Murray	1967/68-1970/71
1.60	16	10	CT Bancroft	2017/18-2019
1.55	28	18	GA Lohmann	1886-1896
1.55	28	18	LN Constantine	1928-1939
1.54	37	24	JM Gregory	1920/21-1928/29
1.54	54	35	BA Young	1993/94-1998/99
1.54	171	111	SP Fleming	1993/94-2007/08
1.54	48	31	DJ Mitchell	2019/20-2024/25
1.52	26	17	NV Knight	1995-2001
1.50	15	10	AG Fairfax	1928/29-1930/31
1.50	87	58	AW Greig	1972-1977
1.50	157	104	MA Taylor	1988/89-1998/99
1.50	15	10	AS Chopra	2003/04-2004/05
1.50	30	20	PSP Handscomb	2016/17-2022/23
1.50	15	10	RRS Cornwall	2019-2023
1.47	34	23	SS Das	2000/01-2001/02
1.45	163	112	LRPL Taylor	2007/08-2021/22
1.44	36	25	RA Harper	1983/84-1993/94
1.44	169	117	GC Smith	2001/02-2013/14
1.43	23	16	Soumya Sarkar	2014/15-2020/21
1.41	17	12	PJ Sharpe	1963-1969
1.41	181	128	ME Waugh	1990/91-2002/03
1.40	45	32	H Trumble	1890-1903/04
1.40	38	27	WR Endean	1951-1957/58
1.40	105	75	IM Chappell	1964/65-1979/80
1.40	122	87	GS Chappell	1970/71-1983/84
1.39	95	68	PD Collingwood	2003/04-2010/11
1.38	90	65	GA Hick	1991-2000/01
1.37	205	149	DPMD Jayawardene	1997-2014
1.36	208	152	JE Root	2012/13-2025
1.34	121	90	AB de Villiers	2004/05-2017/18
1.33	20	15	AEE Vogler	1905/06-1910/11
1.33	56	42	B Mitchell	1929-1948/49
1.33	52	39	JM Brearley	1976-1981
1.33	20	15	RS Morton	2005-2008
1.33	24	18	EJM Cowan	2011/12-2013
1.33	24	18	PWA Mulder	2018/19-2024/25
1.33	84	63	DM de Silva	2016-2024/25
1.31	83	63	BKG Mendis	2015/16-2024/25
1.29	110	85	WR Hammond	1927/28-1946/47
1.28	49	38	BM McMillan	1992/93-1998
1.28	210	164	RS Dravid	1996-2011/12
1.28	18	14	KD Petersen	2021-2023/24
1.27	23	18	SK Raina	2010-2014/15
1.27	23	18	HE van der Dussen	2019/20-2022/23
1.26	29	23	A Shrewsbury	1881/82-1893
1.26	24	19	VY Richardson	1924/25-1935/36
1.25	15	12	AO Jones	1899-1909
1.25	83	66	IR Redpath	1963/64-1975/76
1.25	95	76	ME Trescothick	2000-2006
1.25	164	131	BC Lara	1990/91-2006/07
1.25	15	12	DG Bedingham	2023/24-2024/25
1.24	46	37	AL Wadekar	1966/67-1974
1.24	128	103	ML Hayden	1993/94-2008/09
1.24	31	25	HC Brook	2022-2025
1.23	32	26	APF Chapman	1924-1930/31
1.23	64	52	JV Coney	1973/74-1986/87
1.22	88	72	HP Tillakaratne	1989/90-2003/04
1.22	44	36	SD Hope	2014/15-2021/22
1.21	121	100	AJ Strauss	2004-2012
1.21	17	14	DG Brownlie	2011/12-2013
1.20	59	49	GAR Lock	1952-1967/68
1.20	200	166	JH Kallis	1995/96-2013/14
1.20	102	85	AM Rahane	2012/13-2023
1.19	25	21	Agha Salman	2022-2024/25
1.18	13	11	J Worrall	1884/85-1899
1.18	26	22	DR Jardine	1928-1933/34
1.18	13	11	KAR Hodge	2023/24-2024/25
1.17	48	41	TL Goddard	1955-1969/70
1.17	109	93	GS Sobers	1953/54-1973/74
1.17	120	102	IT Botham	1977-1992
1.17	139	118	Younis Khan	1999/00-2016/17
1.17	53	45	AK Markram	2017/18-2024/25
1.16	21	18	GB Hole	1950/51-1954/55
1.16	35	30	EJ Barlow	1961/62-1969/70
1.16	21	18	Mohammad Wasim	1996/97-2000
1.16	196	168	RT Ponting	1995/96-2012/13
1.16	134	115	MJ Clarke	2004/05-2015
1.16	65	56	KL Rahul	2014/15-2024/25
1.15	15	13	PNF Mansell	1951-1955
1.15	51	44	RP Arnold	1996/97-2004
1.15	15	13	J Mubarak	2002-2015
1.15	23	20	JC Buttler	2014-2021/22
1.14	16	14	FA Iredale	1894/95-1899
1.14	16	14	V Sibanda	2003/04-2014/15
1.13	17	15	AJ Watkins	1948-1952
1.13	42	37	PH Parfitt	1961/62-1972
1.13	60	53	Z Crawley	2019/20-2025
1.12	115	102	CL Hooper	1987/88-2002/03
1.10	21	19	E Jones	1894/95-1902/03
1.10	32	29	S Abid Ali	1967/68-1974/75
1.10	33	30	HJ Howarth	1969-1976/77
1.10	21	19	CM Spearman	1995/96-2000/01
1.10	31	28	CD Green	2020/21-2023/24
1.09	47	43	KR Stackpole	1965/66-1973/74
1.09	24	22	DB Close	1949-1976
1.09	57	52	AL Logie	1982/83-1991
1.08	13	12	JN Crawford	1905/06-1907/08
1.08	27	25	CL Vincent	1927/28-1935
1.08	13	12	CS Serjeant	1977-1977/78
1.08	25	23	PG Fulton	2005/06-2014
1.08	175	161	AN Cook	2005/06-2018
1.08	53	49	OJD Pope	2018-2025
1.07	14	13	AE Relf	1903/04-1913/14
1.07	14	13	PGH Fender	1920/21-1929
1.07	15	14	AG Chipperfield	1934-1938
1.07	14	13	SG Barnes	1938-1948
1.07	15	14	A Turner	1975-1976/77
1.07	56	52	RS Mahanama	1985/86-1997/98
1.07	14	13	M Kaif	1999/00-2006
1.07	85	79	MEK Hussey	2005/06-2012/13
1.07	15	14	SS Iyer	2021/22-2023/24
1.06	53	50	MJK Smith	1958-1972
1.06	105	99	M Azharuddin	1984/85-1999/00
1.06	50	47	MJ Guptill	2008/09-2016/17
1.06	92	86	D Elgar	2012/13-2023/24
1.06	16	15	GD Phillips	2019/20-2024/25
1.05	41	39	SJ McCabe	1930-1938
1.05	20	19	RG Archer	1952/53-1956/57
1.05	120	114	MC Cowdrey	1954/55-1974/75
1.05	62	59	RC Fredericks	1968/69-1976/77
1.05	41	39	JJ Crowe	1982/83-1989/90
1.05	105	100	GP Thorpe	1993-2005
1.05	19	18	MD Bell	1998/99-2007/08
1.05	93	88	TWM Latham	2013/14-2024/25
1.05	20	19	YB Jaiswal	2023-2024/25
1.04	22	21	W Mathias	1955/56-1962
1.04	90	86	RB Richardson	1983/84-1995
1.04	94	90	HH Gibbs	1996/97-2007/08
1.03	60	58	W Rhodes	1899-1929/30
1.03	65	63	R Benaud	1951/52-1963/64
1.03	65	63	Majid Khan	1964/65-1982/83
1.02	49	48	ED Weekes	1947/48-1957/58
1.02	42	41	GM Turner	1968/69-1982/83
1.02	36	35	AC Hudson	1991/92-1997/98
1.02	41	40	DJ Bravo	2004-2010/11
1.02	71	69	JO Holder	2014-2024
1.02	113	110	BA Stokes	2013/14-2025
1.01	80	79	TW Graveney	1951-1969
1.01	68	67	RG Sharma	2013/14-2024/25
1.00	12	12	SP Jones	1881/82-1887/88
1.00	13	13	R Abel	1888-1902
1.00	11	11	FR Foster	1911/12-1912
1.00	15	15	G Gunn	1907/08-1929/30
1.00	14	14	CL McCool	1945/46-1949/50
1.00	22	22	FR Brown	1931-1953
1.00	39	39	WJ Edrich	1938-1954/55
1.00	26	26	RF Surti	1960/61-1969/70
1.00	28	28	MH Denness	1969-1975
1.00	10	10	MD Moxon	1986-1989
1.00	121	121	IVA Richards	1974/75-1991
1.00	156	156	AR Border	1978/79-1993/94
1.00	26	26	PV Simmons	1987/88-1997/98
1.00	11	11	BA Murphy	1999/00-2001/02
1.00	60	60	ADR Campbell	1992/93-2002/03
1.00	14	14	SM Warnapura	2007-2009
1.00	135	134	VVS Laxman	1996/97-2011/12
1.00	40	40	Imran Farhat	2000/01-2012/13
1.00	44	44	Taufeeq Umar	2001/02-2014/15
1.00	10	10	KDK Vithanage	2012/13-2015/16
1.00	12	12	JDS Neesham	2013/14-2016/17
1.00	17	17	KK Jennings	2016/17-2018/19
1.00	77	77	Asad Shafiq	2010/11-2020
1.00	23	23	JA Burns	2014/15-2020/21
1.00	17	17	M Jansen	2021/22-2024/25
1.00	13	13	AS Athanaze	2023-2024/25
1.00	12	12	PHKD Mendis	2022-2024/25
1.00	10	10	A Balbirnie	2018-2024/25

Notes:
The record for WG Grace excludes 1 catch as wicket-keeper
The record for WR Endean excludes 3 catches in 1 match when keeping wicket
The record for PD Collingwood excludes 1 catch as wicket-keeper
The record for JE Root includes 1 catch in 1 match in which it is not known whether he kept wicket
The record for AB de Villiers excludes 101 catches in 24 matches when keeping wicket
The record for BKG Mendis excludes 23 catches in 8 matches when keeping wicket
The record for HP Tillakaratne excludes 34 catches in 11 matches when keeping wicket
The record for SD Hope excludes 9 catches in 2 matches when keeping wicket
The record for Mohammad Wasim excludes 1 catch as wicket-keeper
The record for KL Rahul excludes 9 catches in 2 matches when keeping wicket
The record for JC Buttler excludes 130 catches in 37 matches when keeping wicket
The record for Z Crawley includes 2 catches in 1 match in which it is not known whether he kept wicket
The record for OJD Pope excludes 22 catches in 6 matches when keeping wicket but includes 2 catches in 1 match in which it is not known whether he kept wicket
The record for TWM Latham excludes 8 catches as wicket-keeper
The record for Majid Khan excludes 5 catches as wicket-keeper
The record for BA Stokes includes 2 catches in 1 match in which it is not known whether he kept wicket
The record for IVA Richards excludes 1 catch as wicket-keeper
The record for Taufeeq Umar excludes 4 catches as wicket-keeper

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