1970s Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Most catches in an innings

RankPlayerCt FiInnings in matchTeamOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
Yajurvindra Singh52Indiav EnglandBengaluru28 Jan 1977Test # 794
🥈 2
AJ Traicos42South Africav AustraliaDurban05 Feb 1970Test # 671
🥈 2
ED Solkar41Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain06 Mar 1971Test # 683
🥈 2
PH Parfitt41Englandv AustraliaNottingham13 Jul 1972Test # 700
🥈 2
RC Fredericks41West Indiesv AustraliaPort of Spain21 Apr 1973Test # 721
🥈 2
GS Sobers42West Indiesv EnglandLord's23 Aug 1973Test # 727
🥈 2
IM Chappell43Australiav New ZealandAdelaide26 Jan 1974Test # 730
🥈 2
AW Greig43Englandv PakistanLeeds25 Jul 1974Test # 742
🥈 2
GS Chappell43Australiav EnglandW.A.C.A13 Dec 1974Test # 748
🥈 2
S Venkataraghavan42Indiav New ZealandChennai26 Nov 1976Test # 787
🥈 2
A Turner42Australiav PakistanSydney14 Jan 1977Test # 792
🥈 2
PH Edmonds42Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1978Test # 818
🥈 2
DF Whatmore43Australiav IndiaKanpur02 Oct 1979Test # 857
14
IM Chappell31Australiav South AfricaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
14
EJ Barlow32South Africav AustraliaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
14
IM Chappell33Australiav EnglandSydney12 Feb 1971Test # 679
14
DL Underwood32Englandv New ZealandAuckland05 Mar 1971Test # 682
14
R Illingworth32Englandv IndiaLord's22 Jul 1971Test # 690
14
AL Wadekar33Indiav EnglandLord's22 Jul 1971Test # 690
14
SM Gavaskar31Indiav EnglandManchester05 Aug 1971Test # 691
14
MC Carew31West Indiesv New ZealandPort of Spain09 Mar 1972Test # 694
14
BF Hastings31New Zealandv West IndiesPort of Spain20 Apr 1972Test # 697
14
GS Chappell33Australiav EnglandLord's22 Jun 1972Test # 699
14
R Illingworth31Englandv AustraliaLeeds27 Jul 1972Test # 701
14
AW Greig31Englandv IndiaDelhi20 Dec 1972Test # 703
14
ED Solkar32Indiav EnglandEden Gardens30 Dec 1972Test # 706
14
KWR Fletcher33Englandv IndiaEden Gardens30 Dec 1972Test # 706
14
ED Solkar31Indiav EnglandChennai12 Jan 1973Test # 708
14
S Abid Ali32Indiav EnglandKanpur25 Jan 1973Test # 709
14
Sarfraz Nawaz32Pakistanv New ZealandDunedin07 Feb 1973Test # 712
14
Majid Khan33Pakistanv New ZealandDunedin07 Feb 1973Test # 712
14
RB Kanhai31West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown09 Mar 1973Test # 716
14
Sarfraz Nawaz32Pakistanv EnglandKarachi24 Mar 1973Test # 719
14
HJ Howarth32New Zealandv EnglandLeeds05 Jul 1973Test # 724
14
LR Gibbs34West Indiesv EnglandThe Oval26 Jul 1973Test # 725
14
JV Coney32New Zealandv AustraliaSydney05 Jan 1974Test # 729
14
RC Fredericks31West Indiesv EnglandKingston16 Feb 1974Test # 732
14
JM Parker33New Zealandv AustraliaAuckland22 Mar 1974Test # 736
14
PI Pocock32Englandv West IndiesPort of Spain30 Mar 1974Test # 738
14
KWR Fletcher34Englandv West IndiesPort of Spain30 Mar 1974Test # 738
14
ED Solkar31Indiav EnglandLord's20 Jun 1974Test # 740
14
D Lloyd33Englandv PakistanLord's08 Aug 1974Test # 743
14
BP Patel32Indiav West IndiesDelhi11 Dec 1974Test # 747
14
GS Chappell31Australiav EnglandW.A.C.A13 Dec 1974Test # 748
14
IR Redpath31Australiav EnglandW.A.C.A13 Dec 1974Test # 748
14
IM Chappell33Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 1974Test # 749
14
ED Solkar34Indiav West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1975Test # 752
14
KWR Fletcher33Englandv New ZealandAuckland20 Feb 1975Test # 757
14
GS Chappell33Australiav EnglandLeeds14 Aug 1975Test # 762
14
ED Solkar33Indiav West IndiesPort of Spain07 Apr 1976Test # 775
14
SM Gavaskar32Indiav EnglandEden Gardens01 Jan 1977Test # 791
14
JM Brearley34Englandv IndiaChennai14 Jan 1977Test # 793
14
J Garner33West Indiesv PakistanBridgetown18 Feb 1977Test # 797
14
AW Greig31Englandv AustraliaMelbourne12 Mar 1977Test # 800
14
Iqbal Qasim32Pakistanv West IndiesPort of Spain01 Apr 1977Test # 802
14
Majid Khan34Pakistanv West IndiesPort of Spain01 Apr 1977Test # 802
14
M Hendrick31Englandv AustraliaNottingham28 Jul 1977Test # 806
14
SM Gavaskar31Indiav AustraliaBrisbane02 Dec 1977Test # 809
14
BP Patel32Indiav AustraliaW.A.C.A16 Dec 1977Test # 811
14
PH Edmonds31Englandv PakistanHyderabad (Sind)02 Jan 1978Test # 813
14
PH Edmonds33Englandv New ZealandWellington10 Feb 1978Test # 817
14
GRJ Roope33Englandv New ZealandWellington10 Feb 1978Test # 817
14
IT Botham34Englandv New ZealandChristchurch24 Feb 1978Test # 818
14
CS Serjeant32Australiav West IndiesBridgetown17 Mar 1978Test # 821
14
Mohsin Khan31Pakistanv EnglandLord's15 Jun 1978Test # 826
14
GRJ Roope33Englandv PakistanLord's15 Jun 1978Test # 826
14
Majid Khan31Pakistanv IndiaKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
14
CPS Chauhan33Indiav West IndiesBengaluru15 Dec 1978Test # 837
14
IT Botham32Englandv AustraliaSydney06 Jan 1979Test # 840
14
SFAF Bacchus32West Indiesv IndiaChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
14
DB Vengsarkar32Indiav West IndiesKanpur02 Feb 1979Test # 845
14
IT Botham32Englandv IndiaBirmingham12 Jul 1979Test # 851
14
S Venkataraghavan31Indiav AustraliaChennai11 Sep 1979Test # 855
14
DF Whatmore31Australiav IndiaWankhede03 Nov 1979Test # 860
75
WM Lawry23Australiav South AfricaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
75
KD Walters23Australiav South AfricaCape Town22 Jan 1970Test # 670
75
KR Stackpole21Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg19 Feb 1970Test # 672
75
WM Lawry23Australiav South AfricaJohannesburg19 Feb 1970Test # 672
75
EJ Barlow22South Africav AustraliaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
75
MJ Procter22South Africav AustraliaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
75
MC Cowdrey21Englandv AustraliaBrisbane27 Nov 1970Test # 674
75
IM Chappell22Australiav EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970Test # 674
75
WM Lawry22Australiav EnglandBrisbane27 Nov 1970Test # 674
75
KR Stackpole21Australiav EnglandW.A.C.A11 Dec 1970Test # 675
75
R Illingworth22Englandv AustraliaW.A.C.A11 Dec 1970Test # 675
75
P Lever22Englandv AustraliaW.A.C.A11 Dec 1970Test # 675
75
AN Connolly21Australiav EnglandSydney09 Jan 1971Test # 676
75
JW Gleeson21Australiav EnglandSydney09 Jan 1971Test # 676
75
KWR Fletcher22Englandv AustraliaSydney09 Jan 1971Test # 676
75
DL Underwood22Englandv AustraliaSydney09 Jan 1971Test # 676
75
IM Chappell23Australiav EnglandSydney09 Jan 1971Test # 676
75
JH Edrich21Englandv AustraliaMelbourne21 Jan 1971Test # 677
75
BW Luckhurst21Englandv AustraliaMelbourne21 Jan 1971Test # 677
75
JW Gleeson22Australiav EnglandMelbourne21 Jan 1971Test # 677
75
IR Redpath22Australiav EnglandMelbourne21 Jan 1971Test # 677
75
G Boycott22Englandv AustraliaAdelaide29 Jan 1971Test # 678
75
KR Stackpole21Australiav EnglandSydney12 Feb 1971Test # 679
75
KR Stackpole23Australiav EnglandSydney12 Feb 1971Test # 679
75
JH Hampshire24Englandv AustraliaSydney12 Feb 1971Test # 679
75
S Abid Ali22Indiav West IndiesKingston18 Feb 1971Test # 680

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Additional Information

Figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures