Most catches in career

First-class matches Cricket – Most catches in career

First-class matches

Most catches

Most catches in career

Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Dis	Ct	St
🥇 1	RW Taylor	1960-1988	639	1649	1473	176
🥈 2	JT Murray	1952-1975	635	1527	1268	259
🥉 3	H Strudwick	1902-1927	674	1495	1237	258
4	APE Knott	1964-1985	511	1344	1211	133
5	RC Russell	1981-2004	465	1320	1192	128
6	SJ Rhodes	1981-2004	440	1263	1139	124
7	JM Parks	1949-1976	739	1181	1087	94
8	B Taylor	1949-1973	572	1295	1084	211
9	CMW Read	1997-2017	349	1104	1051	53
10	FE Woolley	1906-1938	978	1018	1018	0
11	DL Bairstow	1970-1990	459	1099	961	138
12	HR Butt	1890-1912	550	1231	955	276
13	R Booth	1951-1970	468	1126	948	178
14	FH Huish	1895-1914	497	1310	933	377
15	A Long	1960-1980	452	1046	922	124
16	RW Tolchard	1965-1983	483	1041	914	127
17	D Hunter	1888-1909	552	1263	913	350
18	Harry Elliott	1920-1947	532	1206	903	303
19	JG Binks	1955-1975	502	1071	895	176
20	GO Dawkes	1937-1961	482	1041	894	147
21	PA Nixon	1989-2011	355	956	889	67
22	WG Grace	1865-1908	870	881	876	5
23	Kamran Akmal	1997-2020	249	937	871	66
24	WK Hegg	1986-2005	348	951	857	94
25	JH Board	1891-1915	525	1206	851	355
26	EW Jones	1961-1983	405	933	840	93
27	JS Foster	2000-2018	289	901	839	62
28	GAR Lock	1946-1971	654	831	831	0
29	WR Hammond	1920-1951	634	823	820	3
30	BN French	1976-1995	360	917	817	100
31	TG Evans	1939-1967	465	1066	816	250
32	DB Close	1949-1986	786	814	813	1
33	RW Marsh	1968-1984	257	869	803	66
34	JG Langridge	1928-1955	574	788	788	0
35	RJ Blakey	1985-2003	348	835	778	57
36	W Rhodes	1898-1930	1110	765	765	0
37	TW Oates	1897-1925	434	993	761	232
38	CA Milton	1948-1974	620	760	760	0
39	EH Hendren	1907-1937	833	759	759	0
40	AC Gilchrist	1992-2008	190	811	756	55
41	G Duckworth	1923-1947	504	1096	753	343
42	HW Stephenson	1948-1964	463	1080	746	334
43	DL Murray	1960-1981	367	848	740	108
44	EWJ Brooks	1925-1939	359	821	725	96
45	KV Andrew	1952-1966	390	904	723	181
46	EJ Smith	1904-1930	496	878	722	156
47	AJ Stewart	1981-2003	447	753	721	32
48	AC Smith	1958-1974	428	776	715	61
49	AFA Lilley	1891-1911	416	911	714	197
50	MV Boucher	1995-2012	212	749	712	37
51	GA Hick	1983-2008	526	709	709	0
52	JA Simpson	2009-2025	225	748	708	40
53	MA Wallace	1999-2016	264	763	707	56
53	BJ Meyer	1957-1971	406	826	707	119
55	FM Engineer	1958-1976	335	824	704	120
56	RJ Turner	1988-2005	250	753	703	50
56	LEG Ames	1926-1951	593	1121	703	418

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Additional Information

Figures also include catches made as a fielder