Fielding Most Catches Career

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
DCS Compton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	50	21	2	0.42
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1946-1949	20	34	20	3	0.588
AL Hassett (AUS)	1946-1950	17	34	19	2	0.558
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1950	18	36	19	2	0.527
L Hutton (ENG)	1946-1949	28	51	18	3	0.352
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1949	23	41	16	2	0.39
JT Ikin (ENG)	1946-1948	12	21	14	2	0.666
SG Barnes (AUS)	1946-1948	12	24	13	3	0.541
B Mitchell (SA)	1947-1949	10	19	12	2	0.631
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1949	13	18	11	2	0.611
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1946-1948	16	28	11	2	0.392
DG Bradman (AUS)	1946-1948	15	30	11	1	0.366
OC Dawson (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	10	3	0.588
RJ Christiani (WI)	1948-1949	9	18	10	2	0.555
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	11	22	10	1	0.454
WR Hammond (ENG)	1946-1947	8	12	9	2	0.75
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	9	2	0.529
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1949	7	14	8	3	0.571
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1949	9	18	8	2	0.444
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1950	15	30	8	2	0.266
C Washbrook (ENG)	1946-1949	25	46	8	2	0.173
MP Donnelly (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	7	2	1.166
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1948-1949	7	12	7	2	0.583
JF Crapp (ENG)	1948-1949	7	13	7	2	0.538
AR Morris (AUS)	1946-1950	16	32	7	1	0.218
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1950	17	34	7	1	0.205
WA Brown (AUS)	1946-1948	6	12	6	2	0.5
A Melville (SA)	1947-1949	6	12	6	2	0.5
AD Nourse (SA)	1947-1950	12	22	6	2	0.272
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1947-1949	5	7	5	2	0.714
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1949	4	8	5	2	0.625
VJ Scott (NZ)	1946-1949	6	8	5	2	0.625
JA Young (ENG)	1947-1949	8	14	5	1	0.357
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1949	9	18	5	2	0.277
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1949	13	18	5	2	0.277
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1949	10	19	5	2	0.263
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1949	2	4	4	2	1
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1946-1949	6	8	4	2	0.5
S Mushtaq Ali (IND)	1946-1949	5	8	4	1	0.5
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1949	5	10	4	2	0.4
EAB Rowan (SA)	1948-1950	6	10	4	1	0.4
JDB Robertson (ENG)	1947-1949	6	11	4	1	0.363
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1950	11	22	4	1	0.181
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	12	24	4	1	0.166
DVP Wright (ENG)	1946-1949	17	31	4	2	0.129
SA Banerjee (IND)	1948-1949	1	2	3	2	1.5
JE Cheetham (SA)	1949-1950	3	5	3	1	0.6
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1948-1949	3	5	3	1	0.6
GOB Allen (ENG)	1948-1948	3	6	3	1	0.5
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	3	2	0.5
B Dooland (AUS)	1947-1948	3	6	3	1	0.5
GO Rabone (NZ)	1949-1949	4	6	3	2	0.5
R Pollard (ENG)	1946-1948	4	7	3	1	0.428
OE Wynne (SA)	1948-1950	5	8	3	2	0.375
RN Harvey (AUS)	1948-1950	6	12	3	2	0.25
RS Modi (IND)	1946-1949	8	12	3	1	0.25
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1948-1949	6	12	3	2	0.25
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	7	13	3	2	0.23
K Cranston (ENG)	1947-1948	8	16	3	2	0.187
LJ Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	2	2	1
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1950	2	3	2	2	0.666
DW Begbie (SA)	1948-1949	3	5	2	1	0.4
VM Merchant (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	2	1	0.4
J Trim (WI)	1948-1949	3	6	2	1	0.333
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1948	3	6	2	1	0.333
CJ Barnett (ENG)	1947-1948	4	8	2	1	0.25
WM Wallace (NZ)	1946-1949	6	8	2	1	0.25
R Howorth (ENG)	1947-1948	5	10	2	1	0.2
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1949	8	10	2	1	0.2
PEW Jones (WI)	1948-1949	6	12	2	1	0.166
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1950	7	12	2	1	0.166
HR Adhikari (IND)	1947-1949	10	13	2	2	0.153
J Hardstaff (ENG)	1946-1948	7	14	2	1	0.142
C Gladwin (ENG)	1947-1949	8	15	2	1	0.133
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1949	9	18	2	1	0.111
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1950	12	22	2	1	0.09
WM Anderson (NZ)	1946-1946	1	1	1	1	1
MR Rege (IND)	1949-1949	1	1	1	1	1
CG Rowe (NZ)	1946-1946	1	1	1	1	1
DD Taylor (NZ)	1947-1947	1	1	1	1	1
D Brookes (ENG)	1948-1948	1	2	1	1	0.5
KD Meuleman (AUS)	1946-1946	1	2	1	1	0.5
LB Fishlock (ENG)	1946-1947	2	3	1	1	0.333
JD Nel (SA)	1949-1950	2	3	1	1	0.333
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1950	2	3	1	1	0.333
HJ Butler (ENG)	1947-1948	2	4	1	1	0.25
BBM Gaskin (WI)	1948-1948	2	4	1	1	0.25
G Kishenchand (IND)	1947-1948	4	4	1	1	0.25
KM Rangnekar (IND)	1947-1948	3	4	1	1	0.25
SW Sohoni (IND)	1946-1947	3	4	1	1	0.25
AH Kardar (IND)	1946-1946	3	5	1	1	0.2
FB Smith (NZ)	1947-1949	3	5	1	1	0.2
TPB Smith (ENG)	1946-1947	4	5	1	1	0.2
W Voce (ENG)	1946-1947	3	5	1	1	0.2
GM Carew (WI)	1948-1949	3	6	1	1	0.166
RA Hamence (AUS)	1947-1948	3	6	1	1	0.166
TA Harris (SA)	1947-1949	3	6	1	1	0.166
EAV Williams (WI)	1948-1948	3	6	1	1	0.166
Gul Mohammad (IND)	1946-1948	6	8	1	1	0.125
CS Nayudu (IND)	1946-1948	6	8	1	1	0.125

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All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]