Fielding Most Catches Career

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Most catches

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Ct	Max	Ct/Inn
AR Border (AUS)	1980-1988	17	28	20	4	0.714
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1988	9	17	16	3	0.941
GS Chappell (AUS)	1980-1984	11	18	14	3	0.777
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1989	9	14	12	5	0.857
MW Gatting (ENG)	1982-1987	14	21	12	3	0.571
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1980-1987	17	26	12	3	0.461
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1984-1989	8	13	11	3	0.846
M Amarnath (IND)	1982-1987	15	22	11	3	0.5
DC Boon (AUS)	1988-1988	3	5	10	4	2
DL Haynes (WI)	1980-1988	10	19	10	2	0.526
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1980-1984	14	23	10	2	0.434
CG Greenidge (WI)	1986-1988	6	12	9	2	0.75
MD Crowe (NZ)	1984-1989	8	13	9	2	0.692
IT Botham (ENG)	1982-1987	9	13	8	2	0.615
K Srikkanth (IND)	1983-1989	11	16	8	3	0.5
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1980-1987	15	23	8	2	0.347
WB Phillips (AUS)	1983-1984	5	9	7	3	0.777
JV Coney (NZ)	1984-1985	6	11	7	2	0.636
RB Richardson (WI)	1986-1988	6	12	7	2	0.583
BM Laird (AUS)	1980-1982	9	14	7	2	0.5
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1987	11	17	7	3	0.411
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1980-1989	22	33	7	2	0.212
B Yardley (AUS)	1981-1982	5	9	6	2	0.666
GN Yallop (AUS)	1980-1984	9	15	6	2	0.4
RJ Shastri (IND)	1982-1989	15	23	6	2	0.26
AL Logie (WI)	1988-1988	3	6	5	3	0.833
CH Lloyd (WI)	1980-1981	4	7	5	2	0.714
RS Madugalle (SL)	1982-1985	6	10	5	2	0.5
JF Reid (NZ)	1984-1985	6	11	5	3	0.454
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1984	6	12	5	2	0.416
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	9	14	5	2	0.357
LRD Mendis (SL)	1982-1986	9	14	5	1	0.357
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1984	3	6	4	2	0.666
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1982	4	7	4	2	0.571
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1980-1981	4	7	4	2	0.571
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	4	2	0.444
SL Boock (NZ)	1984-1989	6	10	4	2	0.4
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1986	8	13	4	1	0.307
JG Wright (NZ)	1984-1989	8	13	4	1	0.307
S Wettimuny (SL)	1982-1986	9	14	4	1	0.285
DK Lillee (AUS)	1980-1984	11	18	4	2	0.222
MD Moxon (ENG)	1987-1987	1	1	3	3	3
GA Gooch (ENG)	1987-1987	3	4	3	2	0.75
BL Cairns (NZ)	1985-1985	3	5	3	2	0.6
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1987-1987	5	5	3	1	0.6
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	3	2	0.6
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1986	3	6	3	1	0.5
CL Smith (ENG)	1984-1984	3	6	3	1	0.5
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1982-1982	3	6	3	1	0.5
J Arun Lal (IND)	1982-1987	4	7	3	1	0.428
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1987	7	8	3	1	0.375
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1980-1983	7	11	3	2	0.272
DW Randall (ENG)	1982-1984	6	12	3	2	0.25
RMH Binny (IND)	1980-1987	8	13	3	1	0.23
SM Patil (IND)	1980-1984	11	17	3	2	0.176
PE McEwan (NZ)	1984-1984	1	2	2	2	1
JN Maguire (AUS)	1983-1983	1	2	2	2	1
R Nanan (WI)	1980-1980	1	2	2	2	1
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1980-1980	2	4	2	1	0.5
NG Cowans (ENG)	1984-1984	2	4	2	1	0.5
EJ Gray (NZ)	1984-1984	2	4	2	1	0.5
J Garner (WI)	1980-1981	3	5	2	1	0.4
GR Marsh (AUS)	1988-1988	3	5	2	1	0.4
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-1988	3	5	2	1	0.4
G Fowler (ENG)	1982-1984	3	6	2	1	0.333
AH Gray (WI)	1986-1986	3	6	2	1	0.333
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1982-1987	3	6	2	1	0.333
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1988	3	6	2	1	0.333
GR Dilley (ENG)	1984-1987	6	7	2	2	0.285
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1983-1984	5	7	2	1	0.285
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1987	7	8	2	2	0.25
KC Wessels (AUS)	1983-1984	5	9	2	1	0.222
JR Thomson (AUS)	1981-1982	6	10	2	1	0.2
NS Yadav (IND)	1980-1987	6	10	2	1	0.2
DR Doshi (IND)	1980-1983	7	11	2	1	0.181
S Madan Lal (IND)	1982-1984	7	11	2	1	0.181
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1987	9	12	2	1	0.166
GR Viswanath (IND)	1980-1983	8	12	2	1	0.166
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1988	6	12	2	1	0.166
GF Lawson (AUS)	1982-1984	8	14	2	1	0.142
GM Wood (AUS)	1981-1988	9	15	2	1	0.133
DK Morrison (NZ)	1989-1989	1	1	1	1	1
NH Fairbrother (ENG)	1987-1987	2	2	1	1	0.5
AH Jones (NZ)	1989-1989	2	2	1	1	0.5
G Miller (ENG)	1982-1982	1	2	1	1	0.5
PV Simmons (WI)	1988-1988	1	2	1	1	0.5
RS Mahanama (SL)	1986-1986	2	3	1	1	0.333
PR Sleep (AUS)	1982-1988	2	3	1	1	0.333
PL Taylor (AUS)	1988-1988	2	3	1	1	0.333
DM Wellham (AUS)	1981-1981	2	3	1	1	0.333
RR Kulkarni (IND)	1987-1987	2	4	1	1	0.25
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1988	2	4	1	1	0.25
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1988	3	5	1	1	0.2
M Prabhakar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	1	1	0.2
BA Reid (AUS)	1988-1988	3	5	1	1	0.2
GM Ritchie (AUS)	1982-1982	3	5	1	1	0.2
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	1	1	0.2
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1988	3	6	1	1	0.166
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1986	4	6	1	1	0.166
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1985	4	6	1	1	0.166

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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:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]