AN Cook of England and KL Rahul of India have pouched 13 catches as fieldsmen in the ongoing test series as at the end of the second day of The Oval test to provide the eighth and ninth occasion of a fieldsman not being a wicket keeper to pouch 13 plus catches in a test series in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Ct	Oppn	Season
1	JM Gregory	Aus	5	10	15	Eng	1920/21
2	GS Chappell	Aus	6	11	14	Eng	1974/75
3	RB Simpson	Aus	5	9	13	SAF	1957/58
4	RB Simpson	Aus	5	10	13	Win	1960/61
5	BC Lara	Win	6	11	13	Eng	1997/98
6	R Dravid	Ind	4	8	13	Aus	2004/05
7	BC Lara	Win	4	7	13	Ind	2006
8	AN Cook	Eng	5	9	13	Ind	2018
9	KL Rahul	Ind	5	8	13	Eng	2018

It also provides the very first occasion in the annals of test cricket that two fieldsmen from rival sides pouching 13 catches  in a test series

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Ct	Oppn	Season
1	AN Cook	Eng	5	9	13	Ind	2018
2	KL Rahul	Ind	5	8	13	Eng	2018

KL Rahul  became the  second Indian fieldsman to pouch 13 catches in a series after R Dravid. R Dravid had taken 13 catches in a test series against Australia in 2004-05

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Ct	Oppn	Season
2	R Dravid	Ind	4	8	13	Aus	2004/05
2	KL Rahul	Ind	5	8	13	Eng	2018

AN Cook’a 13 catches  in this series is a record for an England fieldsman. The previous record was 12 catches in a series which was shared by five fieldsmen.The following table lists all the England fieldsmen who have pouched 12 or more catches in a test series.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Ct	Oppn	Series
1	AN Cook	Eng	5	9	13	Ind	2018
2	LC Braund	Eng	5	10	12	Aus	1901-02
3	WR Hammond	Eng	5	9	12	Aus	1934
4	JT Ikin	Eng	3	6	12	SAF	1951
5	AW Greig	Eng	6	12	12	Aus	1974-75
6	IT Botham	Eng	6	12	12	Aus	1951