Hope you have seen Pt 1
Continuing with individual performances in
Fielding:
Most dismissals (40 or more):
RW Marsh has the most dismissals with 148, followed by Healy with 135.
Oldfield has the most stumpings with 31.
The most catches by a fielder are 61 by GS Chappell, followed by Border, Botham and SPD Smith with 57.
Most catches in an innings (5 or more):
Several keepers have 6 dismissals, including C Read who did this on two occasions.
SPD Smith is the only fielder who took 5 catches, which came in this series. He thus got a share in the world record.
Oldfield has the most stumpings in an innings (4).
Most catches in an match (5 or more):
The record of 9 is shared by several keepers including current player AT Carey who achieved this during the current series. He had also taken 8 catches on his debut in 2021-22. GS Chappell has 7 catches as a fielder. He had a share in this world record until India’s AM Rahane surpassed this with 8. Earlier, GRA Langley was the first to make 9 dismissals in a match.
Dismissal rate (Min 20 innings and 0.750):
Headed by Gilchrist, followed by Haddin and Healy. Bairstow, Buttler and SPD Smith make up the current players here.
The best rate by a fielder is by LG Braund of long ago.
All-round performance:
Overall (see criteria in table):
Macartney, Miller and Bates make up the top three, with Botham, JM Gregory and Davidson further down. The top half of this table (Kelleway upwards) can be considered as recognised all-rounders.
Match performance (50+ and 5wi):
Of special note are those with a century and 5wi:
JM Gregory and Botham
and those with a fifty and 10wm:
Bates, Trumble and Woolley.
abn397 