Fielding Most Catches Career

Most catches for England in Tests

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
JE Root	2012-2024	142*	267	194	4	0.726
AN Cook	2006-2018	161	300	175	3	0.583
AJ Strauss	2004-2012	100	189	121	3	0.64
IT Botham	1977-1992	102	179	120	3	0.67
MC Cowdrey	1954-1975	114	214	120	3	0.56
WR Hammond	1927-1947	85	154	110	3	0.714
JM Anderson	2003-2024	188	355	107	3	0.301
BA Stokes	2013-2024	104*	196	106	5	0.54
GP Thorpe	1993-2005	100	179	105	4	0.586
GA Gooch	1975-1995	118	211	103	3	0.488
IR Bell	2004-2015	118	223	100	3	0.448
PD Collingwood	2003-2011	68	124	95	4	0.766
ME Trescothick	2000-2006	76	139	95	4	0.683
GA Hick	1991-2001	65	115	90	4	0.782
AW Greig	1972-1977	58	107	87	4	0.813
MA Atherton	1989-2001	115	200	83	3	0.415
TW Graveney	1951-1969	79	152	78	3	0.513
AJ Lamb	1982-1992	79	146	75	4	0.513
DI Gower	1978-1992	117	211	74	3	0.35
N Hussain	1990-2004	96	165	67	3	0.406
FS Trueman	1952-1965	67	128	64	3	0.5
FE Woolley	1909-1934	64	113	63	4	0.557
KP Pietersen	2005-2014	104	193	62	3	0.321
MA Butcher	1997-2004	71	122	61	3	0.5
W Rhodes	1899-1930	58	110	60	4	0.545
GAR Lock	1952-1968	49	93	59	3	0.634
MW Gatting	1978-1995	79	135	59	3	0.437
KF Barrington	1955-1968	82	153	58	3	0.379
L Hutton	1937-1955	79	147	57	3	0.387
SCJ Broad	2007-2023	167	315	55	2	0.174
KWR Fletcher	1968-1982	59	106	54	3	0.509
GP Swann	2008-2013	60	113	54	3	0.477
MJK Smith	1958-1972	50	91	53	3	0.582
JM Brearley	1976-1981	39	75	52	3	0.693
A Flintoff	1998-2009	78	142	52	3	0.366
Z Crawley	2019-2024	46*	85	51	4	0.6
DCS Compton	1937-1957	78	146	49	2	0.335
OJ Pope	2018-2024	45*	77	45	3	0.584
R Illingworth	1958-1973	61	115	45	3	0.391
MP Vaughan	1999-2008	82	150	44	3	0.293
DL Underwood	1966-1982	86	157	44	3	0.28
JH Edrich	1963-1976	77	145	43	2	0.296
PH Parfitt	1961-1972	37	73	42	4	0.575
PH Edmonds	1975-1987	51	91	42	4	0.461
PBH May	1951-1961	66	127	42	4	0.33
MM Ali	2014-2023	68	129	40	4	0.31
LC Braund	1901-1908	23	44	39	4	0.886
WJ Edrich	1938-1955	39	70	39	3	0.557
MR Ramprakash	1991-2002	52	93	39	3	0.419
RA Smith	1988-1996	62	110	39	3	0.354
RGD Willis	1971-1984	90	165	39	2	0.236
WG Grace	1880-1899	22	42	38	3	0.904
AJ Stewart	1990-2003	133	90	36	2	0.4
GRJ Roope	1973-1978	21	37	35	3	0.945
FJ Titmus	1955-1975	53	100	35	2	0.35
JE Emburey	1978-1995	64	109	34	2	0.311
JM Bairstow	2012-2024	100	84	33	3	0.392
EH Hendren	1920-1935	51	92	33	2	0.358
AF Giles	1998-2006	54	99	33	2	0.333
G Boycott	1964-1982	108	193	33	2	0.17
APF Chapman	1924-1931	26	46	32	4	0.695
TE Bailey	1949-1959	61	118	32	2	0.271
JT Ikin	1946-1955	18	32	31	3	0.968
DW Randall	1977-1984	47	88	31	2	0.352
H Verity	1931-1939	40	75	30	2	0.4
A Shrewsbury	1881-1893	23	42	29	3	0.69
AC MacLaren	1894-1909	35	64	29	2	0.453
JP Crawley	1994-2003	37	65	29	2	0.446
BL D'Oliveira	1966-1972	44	83	29	3	0.349
IJL Trott	2009-2015	52	99	29	2	0.292
ER Dexter	1958-1968	62	116	29	2	0.25
GA Lohmann	1886-1896	18	36	28	3	0.777
MH Denness	1969-1975	28	50	28	2	0.56
JB Statham	1951-1965	70	134	28	2	0.208
NV Knight	1995-2001	17	31	26	4	0.838
DR Jardine	1928-1934	22	42	26	3	0.619
AV Bedser	1946-1955	51	93	26	2	0.279
M Hendrick	1974-1981	30	56	25	3	0.446
CC Lewis	1990-1996	32	58	25	2	0.431
DB Close	1949-1976	22	44	24	3	0.545
RJ Burns	2018-2022	32	62	24	2	0.387
DL Amiss	1966-1977	50	90	24	2	0.266
MJ Hoggard	2000-2008	67	125	24	2	0.192
JC Buttler	2014-2022	57	38	23	3	0.605
H Sutcliffe	1924-1935	54	96	23	3	0.239
FR Brown	1931-1953	22	40	22	2	0.55
GS Ballance	2014-2017	23	46	22	3	0.478
CM Old	1972-1981	46	84	22	2	0.261
RW Barber	1960-1968	28	49	21	2	0.428
CR Woakes	2013-2024	50*	94	21	2	0.223
AR Caddick	1993-2003	62	106	21	2	0.198
GOB Allen	1930-1948	25	47	20	2	0.425
CJ Tavare	1980-1989	31	56	20	1	0.357
W Barnes	1880-1890	21	40	19	3	0.475
BM Duckett	2016-2024	22*	41	19	2	0.463
G Ulyett	1877-1890	25	47	19	3	0.404
TW Hayward	1896-1909	35	67	19	2	0.283
GH Hirst	1897-1909	24	44	18	2	0.409
DG Cork	1995-2002	37	65	18	2	0.276
PJ Sharpe	1963-1969	12	24	17	2	0.708

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs West Indies at Nottingham, West Indies in England 2nd Test, Jul 18-22, 2024 [Test # 2539 - Live]
>> 416/10 (88.3 ov, MA Wood 13*, AS Joseph 3/98) - Stumps

West Indies vs England at Lord's, West Indies in England 1st Test, Jul 10-12, 2024 [Test # 2538]

England vs India at Dharamsala, England in India 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]