10 greatest Australian fielders of all time

Australia v South Africa - Third Test: Day 2

Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor of Australia catches Carl Hooper of the West Indies

One of Australia's most well-known - and talented - Test figures, Mark Taylor was not only their opener but also the captain of the side in the longer format for five years, from 1994-1999.

Taylor was also well-known for his fielding prowess, most notably at slips like his one-time teammate Steve Waugh. As previously mentioned, fielding at slips requires immense concentration in addition to basic skill, and it perhaps one of those positions is more based on innate skill than it is taught.

Interestingly, while Michael Bevan excelled at ODIs and floundered in Tests, Taylor was almost the opposite - and did not make the cut for Australia's limited-overs game.

Taylor was such an adept fielder that he held the Test record for most catches at slips - at 157. That record was only broken by Rahul Dravid, who is also considered among the greatest slip fielders of all time in the sport.

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Edited by Anuradha Santhanam
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