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Australia Test Catches Stats

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

Updated 27 October 2026, after the South Africa game

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Player Avg Hit %
ICC World Test Championship 27 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lost176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 18 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 9 Oct 26 South AfricaA Won214 runs
ICC World Test Championship 12 Jul 25 West IndiesA Won176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jul 25 West IndiesA Won133 runs
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jun 25 West IndiesA Won159 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Jun 25 South AfricaA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 6 Feb 25 Sri LankaA Won9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 29 Jan 25 Sri LankaA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 7 Mar 24 New ZealandA Won3 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 28 Feb 24 New ZealandA Won172 runs
The Ashes 27 Jul 23 EnglandA Lost49 runs
The Ashes 19 Jul 23 EnglandA Drew
The Ashes 6 Jul 23 EnglandA Lost3 wkts
The Ashes 28 Jun 23 EnglandA Won43 runs
The Ashes 16 Jun 23 EnglandA Won2 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Mar 23 IndiaA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 1 Mar 23 IndiaA Won9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 17 Feb 23 IndiaA Lost6 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Feb 23 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 8 Jul 22 Sri LankaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 29 Jun 22 Sri LankaA Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 21 Mar 22 PakistanA Won115 runs
ICC World Test Championship 12 Mar 22 PakistanA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 4 Mar 22 PakistanA Drew
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Australia total 5.5 367-1083376675468658889585-10486365-33424-3-95365520
A. CareyKeeper, 45 inns 1.71 78%35/45 1 0 4 0 5 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 2 1 0 0
S. SmithBatter, 41 inns 0.85 44%18/41 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0
B. WebsterAll-rounder, 15 inns 0.73 53%8/15 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
M. RenshawBatter, 10 inns 0.50 40%4/10 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
S. KonstasBatter, 6 inns 0.50 17%1/6 0 0 0 0 0 3
C. GreenAll-rounder, 31 inns 0.48 45%14/31 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
J. HazlewoodBowler, 26 inns 0.35 35%9/26 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
U. KhawajaBatter, 40 inns 0.33 33%13/40 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
D. WarnerBatter, 21 inns 0.33 19%4/21 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. MarshAll-rounder, 9 inns 0.33 33%3/9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
P. HandscombBatter, 6 inns 0.33 33%2/6 1 0 0 1 0 0
N. MaddinsonBatter, 3 inns 0.33 33%1/3 0 0 1
T. HeadBatter, 44 inns 0.32 25%11/44 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. CumminsBowler, 38 inns 0.32 29%11/38 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
J. InglisKeeper, 10 inns 0.30 20%2/10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
M. SwepsonBowler, 7 inns 0.29 29%2/7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
M. StarcBowler, 40 inns 0.28 23%9/40 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. LabuschagneBatter, 41 inns 0.27 24%10/41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
T. MurphyBowler, 12 inns 0.25 25%3/12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
M. KuhnemannBowler, 9 inns 0.22 22%2/9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
C. ConnollyAll-rounder, 6 inns 0.17 17%1/6 0 0 1 0 0 0
N. LyonBowler, 37 inns 0.14 11%4/37 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. BolandBowler, 8 inns 0.13 13%1/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
N. McSweeneyAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
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Australia Team Catches

Line5.5
Avg5.54.6
Hit49%
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ICC World Test Championship 27 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lost176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 18 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 9 Oct 26 South AfricaA Won214 runs
ICC World Test Championship 12 Jul 25 West IndiesA Won176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 3 Jul 25 West IndiesA Won133 runs
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jun 25 West IndiesA Won159 runs
ICC World Test Championship 11 Jun 25 South AfricaA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 6 Feb 25 Sri LankaA Won9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 29 Jan 25 Sri LankaA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 7 Mar 24 New ZealandA Won3 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 28 Feb 24 New ZealandA Won172 runs
The Ashes 27 Jul 23 EnglandA Lost49 runs
The Ashes 19 Jul 23 EnglandA Drew
The Ashes 6 Jul 23 EnglandA Lost3 wkts
The Ashes 28 Jun 23 EnglandA Won43 runs
The Ashes 16 Jun 23 EnglandA Won2 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Mar 23 IndiaA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 1 Mar 23 IndiaA Won9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 17 Feb 23 IndiaA Lost6 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Feb 23 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 8 Jul 22 Sri LankaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 29 Jun 22 Sri LankaA Won10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 21 Mar 22 PakistanA Won115 runs
ICC World Test Championship 12 Mar 22 PakistanA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 4 Mar 22 PakistanA Drew

Australia Catches Match by Match

The last 25 Tests, innings by innings, and how often Australia went over the line

Line5.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 5.5+
Avg 5.54.6 49%
South Africa (A)WTC, 27 Oct Lby 176 runs 1st 38
2nd 65
South Africa (A)WTC, 18 Oct Lby an innings and 31 runs 1st 78
2nd -4 -
South Africa (A)WTC, 9 Oct Wby 214 runs 1st 106
2nd 84
West Indies (A)WTC, 12 Jul 2025 Wby 176 runs 1st 37
2nd 34
West Indies (A)WTC, 3 Jul 2025 Wby 133 runs 1st 77
2nd 63
West Indies (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025 Wby 159 runs 1st 68
2nd 74
South Africa (A)WTC, 11 Jun 2025 Lby 5 wickets 1st 56
2nd 44
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 6 Feb 2025 Wby 9 wickets 1st 63
2nd 81
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 29 Jan 2025 Wby an innings and 242 runs 1st 65
2nd 5-
New Zealand (A)WTC, 7 Mar 2024 Wby 3 wickets 1st 84
2nd 84
New Zealand (A)WTC, 28 Feb 2024 Wby 172 runs 1st 88
2nd 97
England (A)ASH, 27 Jul 2023 Lby 49 runs 1st 57
2nd 89
England (A)ASH, 19 Jul 2023 Ddrawn 1st 56
2nd -4 -
England (A)ASH, 6 Jul 2023 Lby 3 wickets 1st 106
2nd 48
England (A)ASH, 28 Jun 2023 Wby 43 runs 1st 86
2nd 69
England (A)ASH, 16 Jun 2023 Wby 2 wickets 1st 35
2nd 66
India (A)WTC, 9 Mar 2023 Ddrawn 1st 55
2nd -0 -
India (A)WTC, 1 Mar 2023 Wby 9 wickets 1st 33
2nd 31
India (A)WTC, 17 Feb 2023 Lby 6 wickets 1st 45
2nd 23
India (A)WTC, 9 Feb 2023 Lby an innings and 132 runs 1st 41
2nd -3 -
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 8 Jul 2022 Lby an innings and 39 runs 1st 32
2nd -2 -
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 29 Jun 2022 Wby 10 wickets 1st 95
2nd 50
Pakistan (A)WTC, 21 Mar 2022 Wby 115 runs 1st 34
2nd 62
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 53
2nd 51
Pakistan (A)WTC, 4 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 26
2nd 0-

New Zealand Catches Match by Match

Australia's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

New Zealand catches →
OpponentResultInnsForAg
Avg 5.95.3
England (A)WTC, 25 Jun Wby 160 runs 1st 65
2nd 66
England (A)WTC, 17 Jun Wby 253 runs 1st 78
2nd 47
England (A)WTC, 4 Jun Lby 115 runs 1st 62
2nd 34
Ireland (A)TEST, 27 May Wby an innings and 79 runs 1st 55
2nd 8-
West Indies (H)WTC, 17 Dec 2025 Wby 323 runs 1st 66
2nd 62
West Indies (H)WTC, 9 Dec 2025 Wby 9 wickets 1st 46
2nd 61
West Indies (H)WTC, 1 Dec 2025 Ddrawn 1st 78
2nd 57
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 7 Aug 2025 Wby an innings and 359 runs 1st 61
2nd 7-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 30 Jul 2025 Wby 9 wickets 1st 67
2nd 90
England (H)WTC, 13 Dec 2024 Wby 423 runs 1st 78
2nd 48
England (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Lby 323 runs 1st 85
2nd 58
England (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Lby 8 wickets 1st 89
2nd 26
India (A)WTC, 1 Nov 2024 Wby 25 runs 1st 52
2nd 65
India (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024 Wby 113 runs 1st 23
2nd 74
India (A)WTC, 16 Oct 2024 Wby 8 wickets 1st 95
2nd 60
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 26 Sep 2024 Lby an innings and 154 runs 1st 37
2nd -5
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 18 Sep 2024 Lby 63 runs 1st 54
2nd 62
Australia (H)WTC, 7 Mar 2024 Lby 3 wickets 1st 48
2nd 48
Australia (H)WTC, 28 Feb 2024 Lby 172 runs 1st 88
2nd 79
South Africa (H)WTC, 12 Feb 2024 Wby 7 wickets 1st 75
2nd 82
South Africa (H)WTC, 3 Feb 2024 Wby 281 runs 1st 56
2nd 82
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 6 Dec 2023 Wby 4 wickets 1st 78
2nd 63
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 28 Nov 2023 Lby 150 runs 1st 86
2nd 47
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 16 Mar 2023 Wby an innings and 58 runs 1st 84
2nd 10-
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 8 Mar 2023 Wby 2 wickets 1st 77
2nd 74
England (H)TEST, 23 Feb 2023 Wby 1 run 1st 610
2nd 86
England (H)TEST, 16 Feb 2023 Lby 267 runs 1st 87
2nd 84
Pakistan (A)WTC, 2 Jan 2023 Ddrawn 1st 54
2nd 43
Pakistan (A)WTC, 26 Dec 2022 Ddrawn 1st 66
2nd 20
England (A)WTC, 23 Jun 2022 Lby 7 wickets 1st 47
2nd 17
England (A)WTC, 10 Jun 2022 Lby 5 wickets 1st 710
2nd 57
England (A)WTC, 2 Jun 2022 Lby 5 wickets 1st 77
2nd 26
South Africa (H)WTC, 24 Feb 2022 Lby 198 runs 1st 88
2nd 76
South Africa (H)WTC, 16 Feb 2022 Wby an innings and 276 runs 1st 98
2nd 6-
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 8 Jan 2022 Wby an innings and 117 runs 1st 55
2nd 9-
Bangladesh (H)WTC, 31 Dec 2021 Lby 8 wickets 1st 68
2nd 24
India (A)WTC, 3 Dec 2021 Lby 372 runs 1st 57
2nd 55
India (A)WTC, 25 Nov 2021 Ddrawn 1st 53
2nd 31
India (A)WTC, 18 Jun 2021 Wby 8 wickets 1st 67
2nd 80
England (A)TEST, 10 Jun 2021 Wby 8 wickets 1st 76
2nd 61

Australia Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 25 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
3.5341176%
4.5301567%
5.5222349%
6.5143131%
7.5113424%
LineOverUnderOver %
8.5291467%
9.5251858%
10.5232053%
11.5172640%
12.5113226%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

Australia's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First1689.88.9
Second9510.08.8

Test Catches Table

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

SidePForAgMatch
1South Africa 1412.79.121.8
2Australia 2112.110.022.1
3New Zealand 1211.89.921.7
4England 2011.59.921.4
5India 1710.111.021.1
6Zimbabwe 139.59.719.2
7West Indies 189.39.719.0
8Pakistan 139.110.819.9
9Bangladesh 169.011.220.2
10Sri Lanka 108.311.519.8

Australia Catches by Competition

Catches per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
ICC World Test Championship2011-69.67.8
The Ashes52-211.013.2

Australia Test Catches Questions

How many catches do Australia take per innings in Tests?

Australia have averaged 5.5 catches an innings over their last 25 Tests, their opponents 4.6.

How often do Australia go over 5.5 catches in an innings?

Australia went over 5.5 catches in 22 of their last 45 innings.

Who takes the most catches for Australia?

Over Australia's last 25 Tests: Alex Carey (77 in 45 innings, 1.71 an innings), Steven Smith (35 in 41 innings, 0.85 an innings), Cameron Green (15 in 31 innings, 0.48 an innings).

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

10 in their first innings against South Africa on 9 Oct 2026 at Kingsmead, Durban.

Do Australia take more catches batting first or chasing?

Batting first Australia average 9.8 catches (16 Tests); batting second 10.0 (9).