South Africa vs England : First Test at Centurion : Paul Collingwood joins the select band of England fieldsmen who have taken four catches in an innings

South Africa vs England : First Test at Centurion : Paul Collingwood joins the select band of England fieldsmen who have taken four catches in an innings

Paul Collingwood took four catches in South African first innings in the first test at Centurion providing the 20th occasion of an England fieldsman taking four catches in a test innings. Paul Collingwood became the first England fieldsman to take four catches in an innings against South Africa. The complete list of twenty occasions is furnished below

No Fieldsmen Ct Inns Opp Ground Mon Yr
1 LCBraund 4 1 Aus Sheffield Jul 02
2 WRhodes 4 3 Aus Manchester Jul 05
3 LCBraund 4 2 Aus Sydney Dec 07
4 FEWoolley 4 4 Aus Sydney Feb 12
5 APFChapman 4 1 Win The Oval Aug 28
6 HLarwood 4 4 Aus Brisbane Nov 28
7 JEMcConnon 4 2 Pak Manchester Jul 54
8 PBHMay 4 1 Aus Adelaide Jan 55
9 PHParfitt 4 1 Aus Nottingham Jul 73
10 AWGreig 4 3 Pak Leeds Jul 74
11 PHEdmonds 4 2 NZl Christchurch Feb 78
12 AJLamb 4 2 NZl Lord’s Aug 83
13 GAHick 4 1 Pak Leeds Jul 92
14 GAHick 4 1 Pak Kolkata Jan 93
15 GAHick 4 1 NZl Nottingham Jun 94
16 NVKnight 4 3 NZl Christchurch Feb 97
17 GPThorpe 4 1 Pak Faisalabad Nov 00
18 METrescothick 4 1 Srl Lord’s May 02
19 METrescothick 4 3 Zim Lord’s May 03
20 PDCollingwood 4 1 SAF Centurion Dec 09

GA Hick is the only England fieldsman who has taken four catches in an innings on three occasions, while LC Braund and ME Trescothick have taken four catches in an innings on two occasions

No Fieldsmen Ct Inns Opp Ground Mon Yr
1 GAHick 4 1 Pak Leeds Jul 92
2 GAHick 4 1 Pak Kolkata Jan 93
3 GAHick 4 1 NZl Nottingham Jun 94
1 LCBraund 4 1 Aus Sheffield Jul 02
2 LCBraund 4 2 Aus Sydney Dec 07
1 METrescothick 4 1 Srl Lord’s May 02
2 METrescothick 4 3 Zim Lord’s May 03

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