Best Fielders & Catchers

[Ford_GTHO351]

I was wondering who in your opinion would be the best fielders and catchers?

My opinion:

Fielding wise I think that Ricky Ponting & Jonty Rhodes rank very highly.

As for catching, Mark Waugh & Mark Taylor in the slips were brilliant.
Andrew Symonds is great anywhere in regards to catching.

 

[Tim]

IMO the 3 best fielding sides are Aus, S.A & NZ...in no particular order.

 

[Tim]

I'd also rate Zimbabwe quite highly in the field.

 

[Jono]

I've never personally seen a fielder better than Jonty Rhodes, just pure brilliance.

Obviously Ponting ranks very high, and I'd put Kaif and Yuvraj up there as well, they are excellent inside the circle. Mark Waugh was great when he was playing, and Taylor was a God in the slips.

 

[Richard]

Fielding ain't what it used to be!
Catching standards are abysmal now (the best like Mark Waugh still dropped clangers about one a series), ground-fielding is almost unrecognisably better.

 

[Armadillo]

Also Taufeeq Umar is turning in to a fantastic catcher in the slips, he must take about 5 catches per test

 

[Adamc]

Also Taufeeq Umar is turning in to a fantastic catcher in the slips, he must take about 5 catches per test

Five catches per test! :O Mark Waugh's record of 181 catches will be under threat pretty soon if he can catch that many.

 

[Mister Wright]

Of those not mentioned:

Fielders - Gibbs, Hogg, Martyn (don't laugh ground fielding excellent), Vincent, Bichel, Lee, Afridi

Catchers - Lara, Fleming, Bichel, Pollock, Jayawardene (sp).

 

[Linda]

Fielders - Gibbs, Hogg, Martyn (don't laugh ground fielding excellent)

Would NEVER. I think hes a fantastic gulley feildsman.

Brad Williams is very good in the feild (especially when hes bowling like crap) and Matty Hayden, who knew hed be a good 1st slipper!! Granted his catches have been pretty simple.
Andy Blignaut's pretty damn sharp too, Ill never forget that catch v Aus A (also the surprise on his face).

 

[Shane Warne]

mark butcher :O

 

[Richard]

Catches:matches ratio says FAR more about bowlers than it does about wicketkeepers and fielders.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Brian Lara has been mentioned as an outstanding slip catcher, but recently he's done a great deal of fielding outside of the cordon as well. IMO he's a very under-rated ground fielder.

 

[Tim]

In terms of ODI catches, Fleming is almost certain to go to the top of the list as he is on 100 & I think the highest is 110 or something.

 

[Ford_GTHO351]

In terms of ODI catches, Fleming is almost certain to go to the top of the list as he is on 100 & I think the highest is 110 or something.

Highest in ODI's is 156 by Mohammad Azharuddin

 

[Tim]

Ahh, I knew Azza was top but I must have mis-read the stats.
He's quite a way ahead of the others though isn't he?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

156 M Azharuddin India
127 AR Border Australia
120 CL Hooper West Indies
111 SR Waugh Australia
109 RS Mahanama Sri Lanka
108 ME Waugh Australia
105 JN Rhodes South Africa
102 ST Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
101 SP Fleming New Zealand

 

[Tim]

Considering the majority of that list have retired, Fleming has a pretty good chance of getting close to the top of that list.

 

[Salamuddin]

Rahul Dravid -- IMO, a fine slips fieldsman.

 

[southern man]

Not a very good wicket keeper though

 

[Richard]

No, but I don't think anyone claims he is.
He's better than some part-timers I've seen - just about good enough to do the job in ODIs, though I think India should sacrifice a few matches now and give him the gloves back in ODIs in early 2006.
Just to try to avoid overworking him.