Discover the top players with the most catches in World Cups, as we see into their exceptional fielding skills and their contributions to their respective teams’ success. In tournaments like Cricket World Cup, a team needs to have good fielders along with efficient batsmen and bowlers because ‘catches win matches’.
The maximum number of catches taken in a single World Cup edition is 21 by Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist in the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. The maximum number of catches taken in all time in World Cup History is 28 by Australian former captain Ricky Pointing.
Most Catches in World Cup by each Season
The player with the most catches in Cricket World Cup history is Ricky Pointing from Australia, with 28 catches. Here is a list of players with the most catches in World Cup history:
Most Catches in World Cup by each player of all time
The best average of ‘catches per innings’ is a whopping 2.8. West Indian Ridley Jacobs held onto 14 catches in just 5 innings in the 1999 World Cup.
The fielders who took most catches in the World Cup edition are Rod Marsh (1975 for Australia), Deryck Murray (1979 for West Indies), Jeff Dujon (1983 for West Indies), Greg Dyer (1987 for Australia), David Richardson (1992 for South Africa), Ian Healy (1996 for Australia), Ridley Jacobs (1999 for West Indies), Adam Gilchrist (2003 for Australia), Brendon McCullum (2007 for New Zealand), Brad Haddin (2011 for Australia), Denesh Ramdin ( 2015 for West Indies) and Joe Root (2019 for England).
