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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		31 Jul 25 H Lost6 runs		23 Jul 25 H Drew		10 Jul 25 H Won22 runs		2 Jul 25 H Lost336 runs		20 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts		22 May 25 H Woninns		6 Sep 24 H Lost8 wkts		29 Aug 24 H Won190 runs		21 Aug 24 H Won5 wkts		26 Jul 24 H Won10 wkts		18 Jul 24 H Won241 runs		10 Jul 24 H Woninns		27 Jul 23 H Won49 runs		19 Jul 23 H Drew
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
England total	5.8		5	9	5	3	2	8	5	6	8	7	2	4	5	6	8	3	9	4	6	4	6	7	4	5	7	2	5	9	7	7	6	4	8	5	8	6	7	9	6	4
J. BairstowKeeper, 4 inns	3.0	100%4/4																																					2	4	3	3
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
J. CoxKeeper, 8 inns	1.13	63%5/8	0	4	1	1	0	2			1	0
H. BrookBatter, 40 inns	1.00	68%27/40	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
E E. GayBatter, 12 inns	0.67	58%7/12	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0
Z. CrawleyBatter, 22 inns	0.64	50%11/22													0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0							1	1	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	0
J. BethellAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.63	50%4/8							1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 12 inns	0.58	50%6/12	1	1	0	0	0	2																			0	0	1	1	1	0
J. RootBatter, 40 inns	0.53	50%20/40	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
M. PottsAll-rounder, 4 inns	0.50	50%2/4																											1	0	0	1
O. PopeKeeper, 24 inns	0.38	33%8/24													0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
B. DuckettKeeper, 40 inns	0.35	33%13/40	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
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 26 inns	0.31	31%8/26													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
B. StokesAll-rounder, 24 inns	0.29	25%6/24							0	0			0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1							1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
O. StoneBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																									0	0	0	1
S. CookBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																	0	1					0	0
J. TongueBowler, 20 inns	0.20	20%4/20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	1	1	0	0
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
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
B. CarseBowler, 8 inns	0.13	13%1/8															1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J. ArcherBowler, 14 inns	0.07	7%1/14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	1
M. WoodBowler, 10 inns	0.00	0%0/10																													0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	0
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.00	0%0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0
J. AndersonBowler, 6 inns	0.00	0%0/6																																			0	0	0	0	0	0
M. AliAll-rounder, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4																																					0	0	0	0
S. BroadBowler, 4 inns	0.00	0%0/4																																					0	0	0	0
J J. RewKeeper, 2 inns	1.50	100%2/2									1	2
J. OvertonBowler, 2 inns	1.00	100%2/2													1	1
H H. SinghBatter, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2																													0	1
T T. WylieBatter, 2 inns	0.50	50%1/2	1	0
J J. HullBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																									0	0
L. DawsonBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2															0	0
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									0	0
S S. BakerBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									0	0

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England Team Catches

Line5.5

Avg5.85.2

Hit55%

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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

31 Jul 25

H Lost6 runs

23 Jul 25

H Drew

10 Jul 25

H Won22 runs

2 Jul 25

H Lost336 runs

20 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

22 May 25

H Woninns

6 Sep 24

H Lost8 wkts

29 Aug 24

H Won190 runs

21 Aug 24

H Won5 wkts

26 Jul 24

H Won10 wkts

18 Jul 24

H Won241 runs

10 Jul 24

H Woninns

27 Jul 23

H Won49 runs

19 Jul 23

H Drew

England Catches Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	5.5+
Avg			5.8	5.2	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
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	1st	5	4
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	2nd	6	4
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	8	6
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	3	-
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	1st	9	5
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	2nd	4	2
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	1st	6	6
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	2nd	4	5
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	6	6
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	7	4
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	1st	4	4
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	5	-
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Lby 8 wickets	1st	7	10
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 6 Sep 2024	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	6
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Wby 190 runs	1st	5	9
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 29 Aug 2024	Wby 190 runs	2nd	9	9
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Wby 5 wickets	1st	7	5
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 21 Aug 2024	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	7	3
West Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024	Wby 10 wickets	1st	6	6
West Indies (H)WTC, 26 Jul 2024	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	4	0
West Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024	Wby 241 runs	1st	8	10
West Indies (H)WTC, 18 Jul 2024	Wby 241 runs	2nd	5	6
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024	Wby an innings and 114 runs	1st	8	5
West Indies (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2024	Wby an innings and 114 runs	2nd	6	-
Australia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023	Wby 49 runs	1st	7	5
Australia (H)ASH, 27 Jul 2023	Wby 49 runs	2nd	9	8
Australia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023	Ddrawn	1st	6	5
Australia (H)ASH, 19 Jul 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	4	-

South Africa Catches Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

South Africa catches →

Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			6.0	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
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	6	9
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	7	0
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	9	8
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	8	3
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	7	5
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	7	5
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	6	7
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	7	1
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	1st	7	2
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	8	-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	5	5
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	6	2
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	1st	5	3
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	2nd	5	5
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	1st	4	6
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	5	2
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	5	7
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	2	8
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	1st	6	5
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	2nd	2	8

England Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
3.5	35	5	88%
4.5	29	11	73%
5.5	22	18	55%
6.5	15	25	38%
7.5	9	31	23%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
9.5	23	12	66%
10.5	20	15	57%
11.5	15	20	43%
12.5	9	26	26%
13.5	8	27	23%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

England's catches per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	8	7	11.0	11.3
Second	12	6	11.9	7.6

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	17	11-5	11.5	9.4
Test Series	1	1-0	9.0	4.0
The Ashes	2	1-0	13.0	9.0

England Test Catches Questions

How many catches do England take per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 5.8 catches an innings over their last 20 Tests, their opponents 5.2.

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

England went over 5.5 catches in 22 of their last 40 innings.

Who takes the most catches for England?

Over England's last 20 Tests: Jamie Smith (53 in 34 innings, 1.56 an innings), Harry Brook (40 in 40 innings, 1.00 an innings), Joe Root (21 in 40 innings, 0.53 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 11.0 catches (8 Tests); batting second 11.9 (12).

Last innings9v Pakistan (H)

Per innings5.8Last 20 Tests

Over 5.555%22 of last 40 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 20 Tests

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