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England Test Cricket Catches Stats

How many catches England take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated , after the Pakistan game

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ICC World Test Championship 9 Sep 26 PakistanH Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 27 Aug 26 PakistanH Won194 runs
ICC World Test Championship 19 Aug 26 PakistanH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jun 26 New ZealandH Lost160 runs
ICC World Test Championship 17 Jun 26 New ZealandH Lost253 runs
ICC World Test Championship 4 Jun 26 New ZealandH Won115 runs
ICC World Test Championship 31 Jul 25 IndiaH Lost6 runs
ICC World Test Championship 23 Jul 25 IndiaH Drew
ICC World Test Championship 10 Jul 25 IndiaH Won22 runs
ICC World Test Championship 2 Jul 25 IndiaH Lost336 runs
ICC World Test Championship 20 Jun 25 IndiaH Won5 wkts
Test Series 22 May 25 ZimbabweH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 6 Sep 24 Sri LankaH Lost8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 29 Aug 24 Sri LankaH Won190 runs
ICC World Test Championship 21 Aug 24 Sri LankaH Won5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Jul 24 West IndiesH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 18 Jul 24 West IndiesH Won241 runs
ICC World Test Championship 10 Jul 24 West IndiesH Woninns
The Ashes 27 Jul 23 AustraliaH Won49 runs
The Ashes 19 Jul 23 AustraliaH Drew
The Ashes 6 Jul 23 AustraliaH Won3 wkts
The Ashes 28 Jun 23 AustraliaH Lost43 runs
The Ashes 16 Jun 23 AustraliaH Lost2 wkts
Test Series 1 Jun 23 IrelandH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 8 Sep 22 South AfricaH Won9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 25 Aug 22 South AfricaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 17 Aug 22 South AfricaH Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 1 Jul 22 IndiaH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 23 Jun 22 New ZealandH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 10 Jun 22 New ZealandH Won5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 2 Jun 22 New ZealandH Won5 wkts
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England total 6.1 59532856872456839464674572597764858679646869566674678-797710776
Ben Foakes England B. FoakesKeeper, 11 inns 2.2 73%8/11 4 0 3 4 3 0 0 4 1 1 4
Jonny Bairstow England J. BairstowKeeper, 23 inns 1.78 83%19/23 2 4 3 3 1 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 1
Jamie Smith England J. SmithKeeper, 34 inns 1.56 79%27/34 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 1 3
Jordan Cox England J. CoxKeeper, 8 inns 1.13 63%5/8 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 0
Harry Brook England H. BrookBatter, 50 inns 0.90 62%31/50 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
Zak Crawley England Z. CrawleyBatter, 43 inns 0.77 56%24/43 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0
Sam Billings England S. BillingsKeeper, 4 inns 0.75 50%2/4 2 0 0 1
Joe Root England J. RootBatter, 61 inns 0.67 54%33/61 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1
E England E. GayBatter, 12 inns 0.67 58%7/12 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Jacob Bethell England J. BethellAll-rounder, 8 inns 0.63 50%4/8 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Daniel Lawrence England D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 12 inns 0.58 50%6/12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jamie Overton England J. OvertonBowler, 4 inns 0.50 50%2/4 1 1 0 0
Matty Potts England M. PottsAll-rounder, 17 inns 0.47 41%7/17 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Ben Duckett England B. DuckettKeeper, 48 inns 0.42 35%17/48 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
Ben Stokes England B. StokesAll-rounder, 45 inns 0.40 29%13/45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0
Alex Lees England A. LeesBatter, 13 inns 0.38 31%4/13 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
Ollie Pope England O. PopeKeeper, 43 inns 0.35 30%13/43 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Chris Woakes England C. WoakesAll-rounder, 28 inns 0.32 32%9/28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Olly Stone England O. StoneBowler, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 0 0 1
Samuel Cook England S. CookBowler, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 1 0 0
Josh Tongue England J. TongueBowler, 24 inns 0.21 21%5/24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Gus Atkinson England G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 26 inns 0.15 15%4/26 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jack Leach England J. LeachBowler, 13 inns 0.15 15%2/13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
James Anderson England J. AndersonBowler, 21 inns 0.14 14%3/21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shoaib Bashir England S. BashirBowler, 24 inns 0.13 13%3/24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brydon Carse England B. CarseBowler, 8 inns 0.13 13%1/8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stuart Broad England S. BroadBowler, 25 inns 0.12 12%3/25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jofra Archer England J. ArcherBowler, 14 inns 0.07 7%1/14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ollie Edward Robinson England O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 18 inns 0.00 0%0/18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Wood England M. WoodBowler, 12 inns 0.00 0%0/12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Moeen Ali England M. AliAll-rounder, 8 inns 0.00 0%0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J England J. RewKeeper, 2 inns 1.50 100%2/2 1 2
H England H. SinghBatter, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 0 1
T England T. WylieBatter, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
Matt Parkinson England M. ParkinsonBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
J England J. HullBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Liam Dawson England L. DawsonBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
Matthew Fisher England M. FisherBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
S England S. BakerBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. A blank cell: not in the side.

England Team Catches

Line6.5
Avg6.14.9
Hit44%
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ICC World Test Championship 9 Sep 26 PakistanH Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 27 Aug 26 PakistanH Won194 runs
ICC World Test Championship 19 Aug 26 PakistanH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jun 26 New ZealandH Lost160 runs
ICC World Test Championship 17 Jun 26 New ZealandH Lost253 runs
ICC World Test Championship 4 Jun 26 New ZealandH Won115 runs
ICC World Test Championship 31 Jul 25 IndiaH Lost6 runs
ICC World Test Championship 23 Jul 25 IndiaH Drew
ICC World Test Championship 10 Jul 25 IndiaH Won22 runs
ICC World Test Championship 2 Jul 25 IndiaH Lost336 runs
ICC World Test Championship 20 Jun 25 IndiaH Won5 wkts
Test Series 22 May 25 ZimbabweH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 6 Sep 24 Sri LankaH Lost8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 29 Aug 24 Sri LankaH Won190 runs
ICC World Test Championship 21 Aug 24 Sri LankaH Won5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 26 Jul 24 West IndiesH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 18 Jul 24 West IndiesH Won241 runs
ICC World Test Championship 10 Jul 24 West IndiesH Woninns
The Ashes 27 Jul 23 AustraliaH Won49 runs
The Ashes 19 Jul 23 AustraliaH Drew
The Ashes 6 Jul 23 AustraliaH Won3 wkts
The Ashes 28 Jun 23 AustraliaH Lost43 runs
The Ashes 16 Jun 23 AustraliaH Lost2 wkts
Test Series 1 Jun 23 IrelandH Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 8 Sep 22 South AfricaH Won9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 25 Aug 22 South AfricaH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 17 Aug 22 South AfricaH Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 1 Jul 22 IndiaH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 23 Jun 22 New ZealandH Won7 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 10 Jun 22 New ZealandH Won5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 2 Jun 22 New ZealandH Won5 wkts

England Catches Match by Match

The last 31 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

Line6.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 6.5+
Avg 6.14.9 44%
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep Wby 8 wickets 1st 54
2nd 91
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug Wby 194 runs 1st 53
2nd 34
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug Wby an innings and 103 runs 1st 24
2nd 8-
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun Lby 160 runs 1st 56
2nd 66
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun Lby 253 runs 1st 87
2nd 74
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun Wby 115 runs 1st 26
2nd 43
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025 Lby 6 runs 1st 54
2nd 64
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025 Ddrawn 1st 86
2nd 3-
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025 Wby 22 runs 1st 95
2nd 42
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025 Lby 336 runs 1st 66
2nd 45
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025 Wby 5 wickets 1st 66
2nd 74
ZimbabweZimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025 Wby an innings and 45 runs 1st 44
2nd 5-
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024 Lby 8 wickets 1st 710
2nd 26
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024 Wby 190 runs 1st 59
2nd 99
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024 Wby 5 wickets 1st 75
2nd 73
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024 Wby 10 wickets 1st 66
2nd 40
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024 Wby 241 runs 1st 810
2nd 56
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024 Wby an innings and 114 runs 1st 85
2nd 6-
AustraliaAustralia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023 Wby 49 runs 1st 75
2nd 98
AustraliaAustralia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023 Ddrawn 1st 65
2nd 4-
AustraliaAustralia (H)ASH, 6 Jul 2023 Wby 3 wickets 1st 610
2nd 84
AustraliaAustralia (H)ASH, 28 Jun 2023 Lby 43 runs 1st 68
2nd 96
AustraliaAustralia (H)ASH, 16 Jun 2023 Lby 2 wickets 1st 53
2nd 66
IrelandIreland (H)TEST, 1 Jun 2023 Wby 10 wickets 1st 61
2nd 60
South AfricaSouth Africa (H)WTC, 8 Sep 2022 Wby 9 wickets 1st 77
2nd 40
South AfricaSouth Africa (H)WTC, 25 Aug 2022 Wby an innings and 85 runs 1st 66
2nd 7-
South AfricaSouth Africa (H)WTC, 17 Aug 2022 Lby an innings and 12 runs 1st 84
2nd -6 -
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 1 Jul 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 78
2nd 91
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 23 Jun 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 74
2nd 71
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 10 Jun 2022 Wby 5 wickets 1st 107
2nd 75
New ZealandNew Zealand (H)WTC, 2 Jun 2022 Wby 5 wickets 1st 77
2nd 62

South Africa Catches Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

South Africa catches →
OpponentResultInnsForAg
Avg 6.35.4
AustraliaAustralia (H)WTC, 27 Oct Wby 176 runs 1st 83
2nd 56
AustraliaAustralia (H)WTC, 18 Oct Wby an innings and 31 runs 1st 87
2nd 4-
AustraliaAustralia (H)WTC, 9 Oct Lby 214 runs 1st 610
2nd 48
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025 Wby 408 runs 1st 106
2nd 72
IndiaIndia (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025 Wby 30 runs 1st 62
2nd 73
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025 Wby 8 wickets 1st 55
2nd 41
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025 L 1st 58
2nd 43
ZimbabweZimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025 Wby an innings and 236 runs 1st 83
2nd 6-
ZimbabweZimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025 Wby 328 runs 1st 68
2nd 85
AustraliaAustralia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025 Wby 5 wickets 1st 65
2nd 44
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025 Wby 10 wickets 1st 69
2nd 70
PakistanPakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024 Wby 2 wickets 1st 98
2nd 83
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Wby 109 runs 1st 75
2nd 75
Sri LankaSri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Wby 233 runs 1st 67
2nd 71
BangladeshBangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024 Wby an innings and 273 runs 1st 72
2nd 8-
BangladeshBangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024 Wby 7 wickets 1st 55
2nd 62
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024 Wby 40 runs 1st 53
2nd 55
West IndiesWest Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024 Ddrawn 1st 46
2nd 52
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 57
2nd 28
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024 Lby 281 runs 1st 65
2nd 28
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2024 Lby 7 wickets 1st 89
2nd 210
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2023 Wby an innings and 32 runs 1st 75
2nd 6-
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023 Wby 284 runs 1st 77
2nd 48
West IndiesWest Indies (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2023 Wby 87 runs 1st 85
2nd 88
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023 Ddrawn 1st 46
2nd -1
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022 Lby an innings and 182 runs 1st 57
2nd -4
AustraliaAustralia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022 Lby 6 wickets 1st 98
2nd 46
EnglandEngland (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022 Lby 9 wickets 1st 77
2nd 04
EnglandEngland (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022 Lby an innings and 85 runs 1st 66
2nd -7
EnglandEngland (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022 Wby an innings and 12 runs 1st 48
2nd 6-
BangladeshBangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Apr 2022 Wby 332 runs 1st 54
2nd 62
BangladeshBangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Mar 2022 Wby 220 runs 1st 64
2nd 54
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022 Wby 198 runs 1st 88
2nd 67
New ZealandNew Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022 Lby an innings and 276 runs 1st 89
2nd -6
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 11 Jan 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 107
2nd 102
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2022 Wby 7 wickets 1st 107
2nd 71
IndiaIndia (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2021 Lby 113 runs 1st 96
2nd 95
West IndiesWest Indies (A)TEST, 18 Jun 2021 Wby 158 runs 1st 88
2nd 98
West IndiesWest Indies (A)TEST, 10 Jun 2021 Wby an innings and 63 runs 1st 810
2nd 5-
PakistanPakistan (A)WTC, 4 Feb 2021 Lby 95 runs 1st 83
2nd 56

England Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 31 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
4.5491280%
5.5412067%
6.5273444%
7.5144723%
8.575411%
LineOverUnderOver %
9.5371867%
10.5332260%
11.5272849%
12.5163929%
13.5154027%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

England's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First10710.710.9
Second211412.88.0

Test Catches Table

Catches per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

SidePForAgMatch
1South AfricaSouth Africa 1412.79.121.8
2AustraliaAustralia 2112.110.022.1
3New ZealandNew Zealand 1211.89.921.7
4EnglandEngland 2011.59.921.4
5IndiaIndia 1710.111.021.1
6ZimbabweZimbabwe 139.59.719.2
7West IndiesWest Indies 189.39.719.0
8PakistanPakistan 139.110.819.9
9BangladeshBangladesh 169.011.220.2
10Sri LankaSri Lanka 108.311.519.8

England Catches by Competition

Catches per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
ICC World Test ChampionshipICC World Test Championship2417-612.09.0
Test SeriesTest Series22-010.52.5
The AshesThe Ashes52-213.211.0

England Test Catches Questions

How many catches do England take per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 6.1 catches an innings over their last 31 Tests, since June 2022, against their opponents' 4.9, and their best was 10 in their first innings against New Zealand on 10 Jun 2022.

How often do England go over 6.5 catches in an innings?

England went over 6.5 catches in 27 of 61 innings over their last 31 Tests, since June 2022, 44% of the time, while averaging 6.1 an innings against their opponents' 4.9.

Who takes the most catches for England?

Jamie Smith takes the most catches for England over their last 31 Tests, since June 2022, with 53 in 34 innings at 1.56 an innings, ahead of Harry Brook (45) and Jonny Bairstow (41).

What is England's highest catches in an innings in a recent Test?

England's highest over their last 31 Tests, since June 2022, is 10 catches in their first innings against New Zealand on 10 Jun 2022 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, against their average of 6.1.

Do England take more catches batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings England more catches over their last 31 Tests, since June 2022: they average 10.7 catches batting first in 10 Tests, and 12.8 batting second in 21, a gap of 2.1 catches.