Most catches in career
Player Span Mat Inns Ct Max Ct/Inn
R Dravid (ICC/India) 1996-2009 134 247 184 3 0.744
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-2002 128 245 181 4 0.738
SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-2008 111 199 171 5 0.859
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 1990-2006 131 241 164 4 0.680
MA Taylor (Aus) 1989-1999 104 197 157 4 0.796
AR Border (Aus) 1978-1994 156 277 156 4 0.563
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-2009 132* 258 149 3 0.577
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 1995-2009 131 249 147 3 0.590
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1997-2009 103 188 145 4 0.771
ML Hayden (Aus) 1994-2009 103 205 128 4 0.624
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2007 145 281 125 3 0.444
GS Chappell (Aus) 1970-1984 87 165 122 4 0.739
IVA Richards (WI) 1974-1991 121 232 122 4 0.525
IT Botham (Eng) 1977-1992 102 179 120 3 0.670
MC Cowdrey (Eng) 1954-1975 114 214 120 3 0.560
CL Hooper (WI) 1987-2002 102 189 115 4 0.608
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-2004 168 318 112 3 0.352
VVS Laxman (India) 1996-2009 105 196 111 4 0.566
RB Simpson (Aus) 1957-1978 62 117 110 4 0.940
WR Hammond (Eng) 1927-1947 85 154 110 3 0.714
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1974 93 172 109 4 0.633
SM Gavaskar (India) 1971-1987 125 216 108 3 0.500
IM Chappell (Aus) 1964-1980 75 144 105 4 0.729
M Azharuddin (India) 1984-2000 99 177 105 5 0.593
GP Thorpe (Eng) 1993-2005 100 179 105 4 0.586
GC Smith (ICC/SA) 2002-2009 77 149 104 3 0.697
GA Gooch (Eng) 1975-1995 118 211 103 3 0.488
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2009 159 291 102 3 0.350
DC Boon (Aus) 1984-1996 107 195 99 4 0.507
CG Greenidge (WI) 1974-1991 108 208 96 3 0.461
ME Trescothick (Eng) 2000-2006 76 139 95 4 0.683
HH Gibbs (SA) 1996-2008 90 173 94 4 0.543
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1976-1993 124 218 93 3 0.426
GA Hick (Eng) 1991-2001 65 115 90 4 0.782
RB Richardson (WI) 1983-1995 86 164 90 3 0.548
CH Lloyd (WI) 1966-1985 110 209 90 2 0.430
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1989-2004 83 123 89 4 0.723
AW Greig (Eng) 1972-1977 58 107 87 4 0.813
IR Redpath (Aus) 1964-1976 66 123 83 3 0.674
G Kirsten (SA) 1993-2004 101 191 83 4 0.434
MA Atherton (Eng) 1989-2001 115 200 83 3 0.415
Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) 1992-2007 120 219 81 4 0.369
CH Gayle (WI) 2000-2009 82 153 79 3 0.516
TW Graveney (Eng) 1951-1969 79 152 78 3 0.513
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1991-2007 110 196 78 3 0.397
DB Vengsarkar (India) 1976-1992 116 202 78 4 0.386
AJ Lamb (Eng) 1982-1992 79 146 75 4 0.513
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1992 117 211 74 3 0.350
JL Langer (Aus) 1993-2007 105 206 73 2 0.354
SM Pollock (SA) 1995-2008 108 205 72 3 0.351
AJ Strauss (Eng) 2004-2009 63* 119 71 3 0.596
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1995 77 130 71 4 0.546
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2008 113 208 71 3 0.341
NJ Astle (NZ) 1996-2006 81 147 70 2 0.476

All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown, 1st Test, Jul 9-13, 2009 [Test # 1923 - Live]
    » Bangladesh 42/0 (18.5 ov, Tamim Iqbal 14*, Imrul Kayes 26*, DJG Sammy 0/6) - Stumps
England v Australia at Cardiff, 1st Test, Jul 8-12, 2009 [Test # 1922 - Live]
    » Australia 249/1 (71.0 ov, SM Katich 104*, RT Ponting 100*, A Flintoff 1/48) - Stumps
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 1st Test, Jul 4-7, 2009 [Test # 1921]

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Andrew Symonds holds the record for most number of sixes hit in a first-class match. He slammed 20 for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan in Abergavenny in 1995. He struck 16 in his first innings score of 254, and four more in the second innings, when he made 76.

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