Stats: Most catches in Test cricket

Mahela Jayawardene

When Mahela Jayawardene completed the catch to dismiss the England opening batsman Sam Robson off the bowling of fast bowler Dhammika Prasad in the second innings of the ongoing Test match at Headingley, Leeds, he overtook former Australian captain Ricky Ponting to become the player to have taken the third-highest number of catches in Test history.

With 197 catches to his name and at least a year of Test cricket left for him before the 37-year-old calls it a day, he could end up as the player with the most number of catches in the history of Test cricket, breaking Indian cricketing legend Rahul Dravid’s record of 210 catches. It is also interesting to note that the other 9 players in the list have retired.

Player	Team	Matches	Catches
Rahul Dravid	(ICC/India)	164	210
Jacques Kallis	(ICC/SA)	166	200
Mahela Jayawardene	(SL)	145*	197
Ricky Ponting	(Aus)	168	196
Mark Waugh	(Aus)	128	181
Stephen Fleming	(NZ)	111	171
Graeme Smith	(ICC/SA)	117	169
Brian Lara	(ICC/WI)	131	164
Mark Taylor	(Aus)	104	157
Allan Border	(Aus)	156	156

Note 1: Stats updated till 23 June 2014.

Note 2: Wicket-keepers have been excluded.

Note 3: * Indicates that the player is still active.