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SYDNEY, Jan 5: Australian captain Mark Taylor broke his predecessor Allan Border8217;s world record for catches in Test cricket by a non-wicketkeeper when he claimed his 157th today.
Taylor caught Mark Ramprakash of England low at first slip off Glenn McGrath8217;s bowling in the first session of the fourth day of the fifth Test at Sydney.
Taylor reached the milestone in his 104th Test. Border had 156 catches from 156 games.
The top 10 catchers, with number of Tests played, are:
Mark Taylor, Australia, 157 catches, 104 Tests.
Allan Border, Australia, 156, 156.
Greg Chappell, Australia, 122, 87.
Viv Richards, West Indies, 122, 121.
Ian Botham, England, 120, 102.
Colin Cowdrey, England, 120, 114.
Bob Simpson, Australia, 110, 62.
Wally Hammond, England, 110, 85.
Garry Sobers, West Indies, 109, 93.
Sunil Gavaskar, India 108, 125.
