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Leading bowler-fielder combinations in Tests

By Rajneesh Gupta
November 24, 2007 23:46 IST
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When Rahul Dravid snapped up Salman Butt in first slip off the bowling of Anil Kumble, it provided the 50th instance for 'c Dravid b Kumble' entry to appear in a Test scorecard. The Kumble-Dravid pair became only the third bowler-fielder combination to be involved in 50 dismissals.

The following table lists the leading bowler-fielder combination in Test matches:

Cts Bowler Fielder For Mts
63 M Muralitharan Mahela Jayawardene SL 78
51 SK Warne Mark Taylor Aus 66
50 Anil Kumble Rahul Dravid Ind 95
39 Lance Gibbs Gary Sobers WI 60
39 Shane Warne Matthew Hayden Aus 69
39 Shane Warne Mark Waugh Aus 103
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