Fieldsmen who have pouched six or more catches in a test match

Fieldsmen who have pouched six or more catches in a test match

TWM Latham of New Zealand took six catches in the just concluded test against Bangladesh at Christchurch to provide the 47th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking six or more catches in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerCtTeamOppGroundStart Date
1A Shrewsbury snr6EngAusSydney10 Feb 1888
2AEE Vogler6SAFEngDurban21 Jan 1910
3FE Woolley6EngAusSydney23 Feb 1912
4JM Gregory6AusEngSydney25 Feb 1921
5B Mitchell6SAFAusMelbourne31 Dec 1931
6VY Richardson6AusSAFDurban28 Feb 1936
7RN Harvey6AusEngSydney15 Feb 1963
8MC Cowdrey6EngWinLord’s20 Jun 1963
9ED Solkar6IndWinTrinidad06 Mar 1971
10GS Sobers6WinEngLord’s23 Aug 1973
11IM Chappell6AusNZlAdelaide26 Jan 1974
12AW Greig6EngPakLeeds25 Jul 1974
13GS Chappell7AusEngPerth13 Dec 1974
14Yajurvindra Singh7IndEngBengaluru28 Jan 1977
15DF Whatmore6AusIndKanpur02 Oct 1979
16AJ Lamb6EngNZlLord’s11 Aug 1983
17GA Hick6EngPakLeeds23 Jul 1992
18HP Tillakaratne7SrlNZlCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
19BA Young6NZlPakAuckland10 Feb 1994
20JC Adams6WinEngKingston19 Feb 1994
21SP Fleming7NZlZimHarare18 Sep 1997
22SP Fleming6NZlAusBrisbane07 Nov 1997
23M Jayawardene6SrlPakPeshawar05 Mar 2000
24ME Waugh6AusIndChennai18 Mar 2001
25V Sehwag6IndEngLeeds22 Aug 2002
26Taufeeq Umar6PakSAFFaisalabad24 Oct 2003
27ML Hayden7AusSrlGalle08 Mar 2004
28M Jayawardene6SrlZimHarare06 May 2004
29SP Fleming6NZlWinWellington17 Mar 2006
30AN Cook6EngNZlHamilton05 Mar 2008
31JH Kallis6SAFSrlCape Town03 Jan 2012
32GC Smith6SAFAusPerth30 Nov 2012
33DM Bravo6WinBanKingstown05 Sep 2014
34TWM Latham6NZlEngLord’s21 May 2015
35AM Rahane8IndSrlGalle12 Aug 2015
36SPD Smith6AusSrlCol-SSC13 Aug 2016
37AB de Villiers8SAFZimP Elizabeth26 Dec 2017
38SPD Smith6AusSAFCape Town22 Mar 2018
39KL Rahul7IndEngNottingham18 Aug 2018
40KK Jennings6EngSrlCol-SSC23 Nov 2018
41DA Warner6AusEngLeeds22 Aug 2019
42SPD Smith6AusEngThe Oval12 Sep 2019
43BA Stokes6EngSAFCape Town03 Jan 2020
44OJ Pope6EngSAFP Elizabeth16 Jan 2020
45MM Ali6EngIndThe Oval02 Sep 2021
46SPD Smith6AusEngAdelaide16 Dec 2021
47TWM Latham6NZlBanCh’church09 Jan 2022

It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking six or more catches in a match in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerCtTeamOppGroundStart Date
1BA Young6NZlPakAuckland10 Feb 1994
2SP Fleming7NZlZimHarare18 Sep 1997
3SP Fleming6NZlAusBrisbane07 Nov 1997
4SP Fleming6NZlWinWellington17 Mar 2006
5TWM Latham6NZlEngLord’s21 May 2015
6TWM Latham6NZlBanCh’church09 Jan 2022

SPD Smith {04}, SP Fleming {03}, M Jayawardene {02} and TWM Latham {02} are the four fieldsmen to pouch six or more catches in a test on two or more occasions. SPD Smith holds the record in this category of statistics with four occasions. 

NoPlayerCtTeamOppGroundStart Date
1SPD Smith6AusSrlCol-SSC13 Aug 2016
2SPD Smith6AusSAFCape Town22 Mar 2018
3SPD Smith6AusEngThe Oval12 Sep 2019
4SPD Smith6AusEngAdelaide16 Dec 2021
       
1SP Fleming7NZlZimHarare18 Sep 1997
2SP Fleming6NZlAusBrisbane07 Nov 1997
3SP Fleming6NZlWinWellington17 Mar 2006
       
1M Jayawardene6SrlPakPeshawar05 Mar 2000
2M Jayawardene6SrlZimHarare06 May 2004
       
1TWM Latham6NZlEngLord’s21 May 2015
2TWM Latham6NZlBanCh’church09 Jan 2022

The following table lists eight fieldsmen who have pouched seven or more catches in a test. It is interesting to note that three Indian fieldsmen figure in this eight member list

NoPlayerCtTeamOppGroundStart Date
1AM Rahane8IndSrlGalle12 Aug 2015
2AB de Villiers8SAFZimP Elizabeth26 Dec 2017
3GS Chappell7AusEngPerth13 Dec 1974
4Yajurvindra Singh7IndEngBengaluru28 Jan 1977
5HP Tillakaratne7SrlNZlCol-SSC06 Dec 1992
6SP Fleming7NZlZimHarare18 Sep 1997
7ML Hayden7AusSrlGalle08 Mar 2004
8KL Rahul7IndEngNottingham18 Aug 2018
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