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England Test Catches Stats

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

Updated 9 September 2026, after the Pakistan game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	9 Sep 26 H Won8 wkts		27 Aug 26 H Won194 runs		19 Aug 26 H Woninns		25 Jun 26 H Lost160 runs		17 Jun 26 H Lost253 runs		4 Jun 26 H Won115 runs		3 Jan 26 A Lost5 wkts		25 Dec 25 A Won4 wkts		16 Dec 25 A Lost82 runs		4 Dec 25 A Lost8 wkts
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
England total	5.5		5	9	5	3	2	8	5	6	8	7	2	4	6	2	6	8	7	8	7	1
J. SmithKeeper, 18 inns	1.22	67%12/18	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	2			0	1	2	0	2	1	2	2	3	1
J. CoxKeeper, 8 inns	1.13	63%5/8	0	4	1	1	0	2			1	0
H. BrookBatter, 20 inns	1.10	75%15/20	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	4	1	0
J. BethellAll-rounder, 10 inns	0.70	50%5/10							1	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
E E. GayBatter, 12 inns	0.67	58%7/12	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 6 inns	0.67	50%3/6	1	1	0	0	0	2
Z. CrawleyBatter, 8 inns	0.50	50%4/8													0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
B. CarseBowler, 8 inns	0.50	38%3/8													0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
J. RootBatter, 20 inns	0.35	30%6/20	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
O. PopeKeeper, 6 inns	0.33	33%2/6															0	1	1	0	0	0
B. DuckettKeeper, 20 inns	0.25	25%5/20	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 14 inns	0.21	21%3/14	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0			0	0			0	0			1	0
J. TongueBowler, 18 inns	0.17	17%3/18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
B. StokesAll-rounder, 12 inns	0.17	17%2/12							0	0			0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
W. JacksBatter, 8 inns	0.13	13%1/8													0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. ArcherBowler, 14 inns	0.07	7%1/14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0							0	1	0	0
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.00	0%0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0
S. BashirBowler, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4							0	0			0	0
J J. RewKeeper, 2 inns	1.50	100%2/2									1	2
T T. WylieBatter, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2	1	0
M. PottsAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2													0	1
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									0	0
S 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

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Avg5.55.3

Hit55%

1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd1st2nd

9 Sep 26

H Won8 wkts

27 Aug 26

H Won194 runs

19 Aug 26

H Woninns

25 Jun 26

H Lost160 runs

17 Jun 26

H Lost253 runs

4 Jun 26

H Won115 runs

3 Jan 26

A Lost5 wkts

25 Dec 25

A Won4 wkts

16 Dec 25

A Lost82 runs

4 Dec 25

A Lost8 wkts

England Catches Match by Match

The last 10 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	5.5+
Avg			5.5	5.3	55%
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	1st	5	4
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	9	1
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	1st	5	3
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	2nd	3	4
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	1st	2	4
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	2nd	8	-
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	1st	5	6
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	2nd	6	6
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	1st	8	7
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	2nd	7	4
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	1st	2	6
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	2nd	4	3
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan	Lby 5 wickets	1st	6	8
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	2	5
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025	Wby 4 wickets	1st	6	7
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	8	3
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025	Lby 82 runs	1st	7	7
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025	Lby 82 runs	2nd	8	7
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	7	7
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	1	9

South Africa Catches Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 10 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			6.1	4.9
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	8	3
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	5	6
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	8	7
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	4	-
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	6	10
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	4	8
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	10	6
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	7	2
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	6	2
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	7	3
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	5	5
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	4	1
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	5	8
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	4	3
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	8	3
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	6	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	6	8
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	8	5
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	6	5
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	4	4

England Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 10 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
3.5	15	5	75%
4.5	14	6	70%
5.5	11	9	55%
6.5	8	12	40%
7.5	5	15	25%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
8.5	13	6	68%
9.5	12	7	63%
10.5	10	9	53%
11.5	7	12	37%
12.5	6	13	32%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

England's catches per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	4	2	7.5	11.3
Second	6	3	13.2	9.3

Test Catches Table

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

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	12.7	9.1	21.8
2Australia	21	12.1	10.0	22.1
3New Zealand	12	11.8	9.9	21.7
4England	20	11.5	9.9	21.4
5India	17	10.1	11.0	21.1
6Zimbabwe	13	9.5	9.7	19.2
7West Indies	18	9.3	9.7	19.0
8Pakistan	13	9.1	10.8	19.9
9Bangladesh	16	9.0	11.2	20.2
10Sri Lanka	10	8.3	11.5	19.8

England Catches by Competition

Catches per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	6	4-2	10.7	8.0
The Ashes	4	1-3	11.3	13.3

England Test Catches Questions

How many catches do England take per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 5.5 catches an innings over their last 10 Tests, their opponents 5.3.

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

England went over 5.5 catches in 11 of their last 20 innings.

Who takes the most catches for England?

Over England's last 10 Tests: Jamie Smith (22 in 18 innings, 1.22 an innings), Harry Brook (22 in 20 innings, 1.10 an innings), Jordan Cox (9 in 8 innings, 1.13 an innings).

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

9 in their second innings against Pakistan on 9 Sep 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Do England take more catches batting first or chasing?

Batting first England average 7.5 catches (4 Tests); batting second 13.2 (6).

Last innings9v Pakistan (H)

Per innings5.5Last 10 Tests

Over 5.555%11 of last 20 innings

South Africa v England Catches

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	ENG	SA
Taken	10.9	12.1
Opponents took	10.1	8.9
Match	21.0	21.0

Over 10.5 ENG catches

Hit in 5 of ENG's last 10

Over 21.5 match catches

Hit in 5 of ENG's last 10

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England Catches Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 10 Tests

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