Test matches

1979 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Most catches in a match

Rank	Player	Team	Opposition	Ground	Ct Fi	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	DF Whatmore	Australia	v India	Kanpur	6	2 Oct 1979	Test # 857
🥈 2	IT Botham	England	v Australia	Sydney	5	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
🥉 3	GM Wood	Australia	v England	Sydney	4	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
🥉 3	SFAF Bacchus	West Indies	v India	Chennai	4	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
🥉 3	IT Botham	England	v Australia	Sydney	4	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
🥉 3	GA Gooch	England	v India	Birmingham	4	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
🥉 3	IT Botham	England	v India	The Oval	4	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
8	PM Toohey	Australia	v England	Sydney	3	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
8	MV Narasimha Rao	India	v West Indies	Chennai	3	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
8	DB Vengsarkar	India	v West Indies	Chennai	3	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
8	S Shivnarine	West Indies	v India	Chennai	3	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
8	DB Vengsarkar	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	3	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
8	GA Gooch	England	v Australia	Sydney	3	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
8	AMJ Hilditch	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	3	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
8	IT Botham	England	v India	Birmingham	3	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
8	JM Brearley	England	v India	The Oval	3	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
8	S Venkataraghavan	India	v Australia	Chennai	3	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
8	DF Whatmore	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
8	GS Chappell	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	3	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
8	SM Gavaskar	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	3	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
8	Asif Iqbal	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	3	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
8	Mudassar Nazar	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	3	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
8	CH Lloyd	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	3	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
24	AR Border	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
24	JE Emburey	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
24	GA Gooch	England	v Australia	Sydney	2	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
24	KJ Hughes	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
24	B Yardley	Australia	v England	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
24	JE Emburey	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
24	DI Gower	England	v Australia	Adelaide	2	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
24	BA Edgar	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
24	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
24	Mohsin Khan	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
24	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
24	N Phillip	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	2	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
24	AMJ Hilditch	Australia	v England	Sydney	2	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
24	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	2	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
24	JV Coney	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	2	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
24	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	2	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
24	B Yardley	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	2	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
24	DW Randall	England	v India	Birmingham	2	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
24	JM Brearley	England	v India	Lord's	2	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
24	DW Randall	England	v India	Lord's	2	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
24	IT Botham	England	v India	Leeds	2	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
24	GR Viswanath	India	v England	Leeds	2	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
24	SM Gavaskar	India	v England	The Oval	2	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
24	Yajurvindra Singh	India	v England	The Oval	2	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
24	CPS Chauhan	India	v Australia	Chennai	2	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
24	AMJ Hilditch	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
24	KD Ghavri	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
24	GR Viswanath	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	2	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
24	DF Whatmore	Australia	v India	Delhi	2	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
24	CPS Chauhan	India	v Australia	Delhi	2	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
24	MV Narasimha Rao	India	v Australia	Delhi	2	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
24	KJ Hughes	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
24	SM Gavaskar	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
24	M Amarnath	India	v Australia	Wankhede	2	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
24	N Kapil Dev	India	v Australia	Wankhede	2	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
24	DB Vengsarkar	India	v Australia	Wankhede	2	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
24	DR Doshi	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	2	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
24	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	2	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
24	RB McCosker	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
24	AI Kallicharran	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	2	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
24	CPS Chauhan	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	2	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
24	DB Vengsarkar	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	2	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
24	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	2	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
24	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	2	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
24	KJ Hughes	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	2	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
24	DB Vengsarkar	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	2	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
24	GR Viswanath	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	2	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
24	Majid Khan	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	2	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
24	AI Kallicharran	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
24	AME Roberts	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	2	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
74	WM Darling	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
74	GN Yallop	Australia	v England	Sydney	1	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
74	M Hendrick	England	v Australia	Sydney	1	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
74	CPS Chauhan	India	v West Indies	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
74	SM Gavaskar	India	v West Indies	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
74	N Kapil Dev	India	v West Indies	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
74	ST Clarke	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
74	AE Greenidge	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
74	AI Kallicharran	West Indies	v India	Chennai	1	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
74	BS Chandrasekhar	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	CPS Chauhan	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	SM Gavaskar	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	N Kapil Dev	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	S Venkataraghavan	India	v West Indies	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	DR Parry	West Indies	v India	Delhi	1	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
74	PH Carlson	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
74	WM Darling	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
74	JM Brearley	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
74	DW Randall	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
74	RGD Willis	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
74	SL Boock	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
74	MG Burgess	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
74	JV Coney	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
74	Sir RJ Hadlee	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
74	GP Howarth	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
74	JG Wright	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
74	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844

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