Sir Walter Hammond (also called as Wally Hammond), was the first cricketer to take 100 catches in Test cricket.He eventually ended with 110 catches in just 85 Test matches.He also has a recod of taking 10 catches in a first class match.R.B Simpson took more than 100 catches in fewer matches but Sir Wally's 110 was a record then, in his playing days.Most of his career was marred by WW2 war(as Sir Don Bradman himself said), otherwise he would have played over 100 matches.

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Answered by AGASTYA SHAN , an ibibo Advisor, at 4:12 PM on November 20, 2008

Walter Hammond was one of the greatest cricketers of all-time, and tends to be overlooked in the 'modern age'. He played 85 Tests, and took 110 catches, as well as scoring 7249 runs at 58.45, and taking 83 wickets at 37.40. All this in a career that stretched from 1927-47, and was interrupted by World War II.

Answered by Satyakam , an ibibo Master, at 1:58 PM on November 20, 2008