Four catches by a substitute fieldsman in a test match

Four catches by a substitute fieldsman in a test match

OJ Pope of England became the sixth fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to take four catches in a match as a substitute fieldsman. He took four catches in the just concluded test at Sydney against Australia. The following table lists the performance of these six fieldsmen. It is interesting to note that the list includes three Indian fieldsmen.

NoPlayerCtTeamOppGroundMatch Date
1Gursharan Singh4IndWinAhmedabad12 Nov 1983
2Younis Khan4PakBanMultan29 Aug 2001
3V Sehwag4IndZimNagpur21 Feb 2002
4JM Bird4AusPakSydney03 Jan 2017
5WP Saha4IndAusSydney07 Jan 2021
6OJ Pope4EngAusSydney05 Jan 2022
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