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ICC World Test Championship - Thu 17 Dec, 08:00 Their catches Preview

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 %
The Ashes 3 Jan 26 AustraliaA Lost5 wkts
The Ashes 25 Dec 25 AustraliaA Won4 wkts
The Ashes 16 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost82 runs
The Ashes 4 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
The Ashes 21 Nov 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 13 Dec 24 New ZealandA Lost423 runs
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 New ZealandA Won323 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 New ZealandA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 24 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost152 runs
ICC World Test Championship 7 Oct 24 PakistanA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 7 Mar 24 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 23 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost434 runs
ICC World Test Championship 2 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost106 runs
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jan 24 IndiaA Won28 runs
Test Series 23 Feb 23 New ZealandA Lost1 run
Test Series 16 Feb 23 New ZealandA Won267 runs
ICC World Test Championship 17 Dec 22 PakistanA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Dec 22 PakistanA Won26 runs
ICC World Test Championship 1 Dec 22 PakistanA Won74 runs
ICC World Test Championship 24 Mar 22 West IndiesA Lost10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 16 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
The Ashes 14 Jan 22 AustraliaA Lost146 runs
The Ashes 4 Jan 22 AustraliaA Drew
The Ashes 25 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lostinns
The Ashes 16 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost275 runs
The Ashes 8 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost9 wkts
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England total 5.7 62687871828858963077753-348298541067456768770457278758-5681
J. ButtlerKeeper, 7 inns 1.71 86%6/7 3 0 2 2 3 1 1
J. SmithKeeper, 16 inns 1.44 75%12/16 2 0 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 2
B. FoakesKeeper, 21 inns 1.24 57%12/21 1 1 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 0
O. PopeKeeper, 49 inns 1.02 61%30/49 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 0
C. OvertonBowler, 4 inns 0.75 50%2/4 0 0 2 1
J. RootBatter, 56 inns 0.66 52%29/56 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
H. BrookBatter, 32 inns 0.66 47%15/32 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
B. CarseBowler, 20 inns 0.65 45%9/20 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
J. BethellAll-rounder, 10 inns 0.60 50%5/10 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Z. CrawleyBatter, 52 inns 0.46 35%18/52 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 2
H. HameedBatter, 7 inns 0.43 43%3/7 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
M. PottsAll-rounder, 10 inns 0.40 40%4/10 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
B. DuckettKeeper, 41 inns 0.39 39%16/41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
B. StokesAll-rounder, 54 inns 0.35 28%15/54 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
J. BairstowKeeper, 18 inns 0.33 33%6/18 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
R. AhmedAll-rounder, 12 inns 0.33 33%4/12 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
R. BurnsBatter, 6 inns 0.33 33%2/6 1 0 0 0 1 0
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 6 inns 0.33 33%2/6 0 0 1 1 0 0
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 19 inns 0.32 32%6/19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 16 inns 0.31 19%3/16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
S. BroadBowler, 10 inns 0.30 20%2/10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
J. AndersonBowler, 20 inns 0.25 25%5/20 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. MahmoodAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 1 0 0 0
J. LeachBowler, 29 inns 0.24 21%6/29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 18 inns 0.22 22%4/18 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. MalanBatter, 9 inns 0.22 22%2/9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
T. HartleyBowler, 9 inns 0.22 22%2/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
A. LeesBatter, 6 inns 0.17 17%1/6 0 0 0 1 0 0
J. ArcherBowler, 6 inns 0.17 17%1/6 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. TongueBowler, 6 inns 0.17 17%1/6 0 0 0 0 1 0
S. BashirBowler, 17 inns 0.12 12%2/17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
W. JacksBatter, 12 inns 0.08 8%1/12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
M. WoodBowler, 20 inns 0.05 5%1/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
S. BillingsKeeper, 2 inns 2.5 50%1/2 0 5
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
K. JenningsBatter, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 0 1
L. LivingstoneAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
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England Team Catches

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Avg5.75.6
Hit61%
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The Ashes 3 Jan 26 AustraliaA Lost5 wkts
The Ashes 25 Dec 25 AustraliaA Won4 wkts
The Ashes 16 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost82 runs
The Ashes 4 Dec 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
The Ashes 21 Nov 25 AustraliaA Lost8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 13 Dec 24 New ZealandA Lost423 runs
ICC World Test Championship 5 Dec 24 New ZealandA Won323 runs
ICC World Test Championship 27 Nov 24 New ZealandA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 24 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost9 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Oct 24 PakistanA Lost152 runs
ICC World Test Championship 7 Oct 24 PakistanA Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 7 Mar 24 IndiaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 23 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost5 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 15 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost434 runs
ICC World Test Championship 2 Feb 24 IndiaA Lost106 runs
ICC World Test Championship 25 Jan 24 IndiaA Won28 runs
Test Series 23 Feb 23 New ZealandA Lost1 run
Test Series 16 Feb 23 New ZealandA Won267 runs
ICC World Test Championship 17 Dec 22 PakistanA Won8 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 9 Dec 22 PakistanA Won26 runs
ICC World Test Championship 1 Dec 22 PakistanA Won74 runs
ICC World Test Championship 24 Mar 22 West IndiesA Lost10 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 16 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
ICC World Test Championship 8 Mar 22 West IndiesA Drew
The Ashes 14 Jan 22 AustraliaA Lost146 runs
The Ashes 4 Jan 22 AustraliaA Drew
The Ashes 25 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lostinns
The Ashes 16 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost275 runs
The Ashes 8 Dec 21 AustraliaA Lost9 wkts

England Catches Match by Match

The last 29 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

Line5.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 5.5+
Avg 5.75.6 61%
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan Lby 5 wickets 1st 68
2nd 25
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025 Wby 4 wickets 1st 67
2nd 83
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025 Lby 82 runs 1st 77
2nd 87
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025 Lby 8 wickets 1st 77
2nd 19
Australia (A)ASH, 21 Nov 2025 Lby 8 wickets 1st 87
2nd 29
New Zealand (A)WTC, 13 Dec 2024 Lby 423 runs 1st 87
2nd 84
New Zealand (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024 Wby 323 runs 1st 58
2nd 85
New Zealand (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024 Wby 8 wickets 1st 98
2nd 62
Pakistan (A)WTC, 24 Oct 2024 Lby 9 wickets 1st 34
2nd 03
Pakistan (A)WTC, 15 Oct 2024 Lby 152 runs 1st 76
2nd 76
Pakistan (A)WTC, 7 Oct 2024 Wby an innings and 47 runs 1st 75
2nd 5-
India (A)WTC, 7 Mar 2024 Lby an innings and 64 runs 1st 35
2nd -3 -
India (A)WTC, 23 Feb 2024 Lby 5 wickets 1st 34
2nd 45
India (A)WTC, 15 Feb 2024 Lby 434 runs 1st 85
2nd 24
India (A)WTC, 2 Feb 2024 Lby 106 runs 1st 96
2nd 85
India (A)WTC, 25 Jan 2024 Wby 28 runs 1st 55
2nd 43
New Zealand (A)TEST, 23 Feb 2023 Lby 1 run 1st 106
2nd 68
New Zealand (A)TEST, 16 Feb 2023 Wby 267 runs 1st 78
2nd 48
Pakistan (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022 Wby 8 wickets 1st 54
2nd 60
Pakistan (A)WTC, 9 Dec 2022 Wby 26 runs 1st 73
2nd 64
Pakistan (A)WTC, 1 Dec 2022 Wby 74 runs 1st 84
2nd 76
West Indies (A)WTC, 24 Mar 2022 Lby 10 wickets 1st 75
2nd 07
West Indies (A)WTC, 16 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 45
2nd 56
West Indies (A)WTC, 8 Mar 2022 Ddrawn 1st 76
2nd 22
Australia (A)ASH, 14 Jan 2022 Lby 146 runs 1st 76
2nd 84
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Jan 2022 Ddrawn 1st 77
2nd 55
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2021 Lby an innings and 14 runs 1st 89
2nd -5 -
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2021 Lby 275 runs 1st 57
2nd 66
Australia (A)ASH, 8 Dec 2021 Lby 9 wickets 1st 89
2nd 19

South Africa Catches Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 40 Tests

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

England Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 29 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
3.5451180%
4.5411573%
5.5342261%
6.5272948%
7.5154127%
LineOverUnderOver %
9.5411475%
10.5352064%
11.5322358%
12.5243144%
13.5144125%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

England's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First1759.311.8
Second12413.510.1

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

England Catches by Competition

Catches per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
The Ashes101-811.013.6
ICC World Test Championship177-810.89.1
Test Series21-113.515.0

England Test Catches Questions

How many catches do England take per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 5.7 catches an innings over their last 29 Tests, their opponents 5.6.

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

England went over 5.5 catches in 34 of their last 56 innings.

Who takes the most catches for England?

Over England's last 29 Tests: Ollie Pope (50 in 49 innings, 1.02 an innings), Joe Root (37 in 56 innings, 0.66 an innings), Ben Foakes (26 in 21 innings, 1.24 an innings).

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

10 in their first innings against New Zealand on 23 Feb 2023 at Basin Reserve, Wellington.

Do England take more catches batting first or chasing?

Batting first England average 9.3 catches (17 Tests); batting second 13.5 (12).