One for the books
Taylor breaks catching world record
Posted: Tuesday January 05, 1999 04:20 PM
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Taylor reached the milestone in his 104th test AP |
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australian captain Mark Taylor broke his predecessor Allan Border's world record for catches in test cricket by a non-wicketkeeper when he claimed his 157th Tuesday.
Taylor caught Mark Ramprakash of England low at first slip from Glenn McGrath's bowling in the first session of a tense fourth day of the fifth test in Sydney.
Taylor reached the milestone in his 104th test. Border had 156 catches from 156 games.
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| Catching Record Leaders |
| Name |
Country |
Catches |
Tests |
Mark Taylor
Allan Border
Greg Chappell
Viv Richards
Ian Botham
Colin Cowdrey
Bob Simpson
Wally Hammond
Garfield Sobers
Sunil Gavaskar
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Australia
Australia
Australia
West Indies
England
England
Australia
England
West Indies
India
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157
156
122
122
120
120
110
110
109
108
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104
156
87
121
102
114
62
85
93
125
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