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Captains with the best and worst series records

Travis Basevi

May 19, 2009

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Winning all Test series as captain
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 2000-2004 6 4 1 1 4 4 0 0
CB Fry (Eng) 1912-1912 6 4 2 0 3 3 0 0
A Shrewsbury (Eng) 1884-1887 7 5 0 2 2 2 0 0
AG Steel (Eng) 1886-1888 4 3 0 1 2 2 0 0
WW Read (Eng) 1888-1892 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
Lord Hawke (Eng) 1896-1899 4 4 0 0 2 2 0 0
WW Armstrong (Aus) 1920-1921 10 8 2 0 2 2 0 0
AW Carr (Eng) 1926-1929 6 1 5 0 2 2 0 0
JC White (Eng) 1929-1929 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 0
PL van der Merwe (SA) 1965-1967 8 4 3 1 2 2 0 0
V Sehwag (India) 2005-2009 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 0

Never losing a Test series as captain
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 27 15 8 14 9 5 0
R Benaud (Aus) 1958-1963 28 12 11 4 7 5 2 0
DR Jardine (Eng) 1931-1934 15 9 5 1 6 5 1 0
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 23 11 8 4 6 4 2 0
DG Bradman (Aus) 1936-1948 24 15 6 3 5 4 1 0
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 2000-2004 6 4 1 1 4 4 0 0
MS Dhoni (India) 2008-2009 7 5 2 0 4 3 1 0
CB Fry (Eng) 1912-1912 6 4 2 0 3 3 0 0
Rashid Latif (Pak) 1998-2003 6 4 1 1 3 2 1 0

All Test series as captain ending as a draw
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost
G Boycott (Eng) 1978-1978 4 1 2 1 2 0 2 0

Never winning a Test series as captain
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost
JR Reid (NZ) 1956-1965 34 3 13 18 10 0 3 7
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 18 2 5 11 9 0 1 8
A Flower (Zim) 1993-2000 20 1 9 10 9 0 2 7
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 1 9 7 6 0 2 4
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-1997 12 1 6 5 6 0 2 4
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 7 11 5 0 0 5
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 14 4 4 6 5 0 2 3
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 1 9 5 0 0 5
S Chanderpaul (WI) 2005-2006 14 1 3 10 5 0 1 4
HW Taylor (SA) 1913-1924 18 1 7 10 4 0 0 4
WA Hadlee (NZ) 1946-1951 8 0 6 2 4 0 2 2
GM Turner (NZ) 1976-1977 10 1 3 6 4 0 1 3
MG Burgess (NZ) 1978-1980 10 1 3 6 4 0 1 3
PA de Silva (SL) 1991-1999 6 0 2 4 4 0 0 4
Naimur Rahman (Ban) 2000-2001 7 0 1 6 4 0 0 4
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 2003-2003 9 0 0 9 4 0 0 4

Losing all Test series as captain
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 7 11 5 0 0 5
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 1 9 5 0 0 5
HW Taylor (SA) 1913-1924 18 1 7 10 4 0 0 4
PA de Silva (SL) 1991-1999 6 0 2 4 4 0 0 4
Naimur Rahman (Ban) 2000-2001 7 0 1 6 4 0 0 4
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 2003-2003 9 0 0 9 4 0 0 4
PS McDonnell (Aus) 1887-1888 6 1 0 5 3 0 0 3
F Mitchell (SA) 1912-1912 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
LJ Tancred (SA) 1912-1912 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 3
AD Nourse (SA) 1948-1951 15 1 5 9 3 0 0 3
HB Cave (NZ) 1955-1956 9 0 4 5 3 0 0 3

Highest percentage of series won as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % won
RT Ponting (Aus) 2004-2009 56 38 9 9 20 17 0 3 85.00
DR Jardine (Eng) 1931-1934 15 9 5 1 6 5 1 0 83.33
SM Pollock (SA) 2000-2003 26 14 7 5 10 8 1 1 80.00
J Darling (Aus) 1899-1905 21 7 10 4 5 4 0 1 80.00
WM Woodfull (Aus) 1930-1934 25 14 4 7 5 4 0 1 80.00
DG Bradman (Aus) 1936-1948 24 15 6 3 5 4 1 0 80.00
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1994-1995 12 7 2 3 5 4 0 1 80.00
MA Taylor (Aus) 1994-1999 50 26 11 13 14 11 0 3 78.57
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 74 36 26 12 18 14 2 2 77.77
JM Brearley (Eng) 1977-1981 31 18 9 4 9 7 1 1 77.77
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1980-1993 34 14 14 6 11 8 0 3 72.72
SR Waugh (Aus) 1999-2004 57 41 7 9 18 13 3 2 72.22
R Benaud (Aus) 1958-1963 28 12 11 4 7 5 2 0 71.42
PBH May (Eng) 1955-1961 41 20 11 10 10 7 1 2 70.00
WJ Cronje (SA) 1994-2000 53 27 15 11 19 13 2 4 68.42
R Illingworth (Eng) 1969-1973 31 12 14 5 9 6 1 2 66.66
WG Grace (Eng) 1888-1899 13 8 2 3 6 4 0 2 66.66
JDC Goddard (WI) 1948-1957 22 8 7 7 6 4 0 2 66.66
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 23 11 8 4 6 4 2 0 66.66
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 27 15 8 14 9 5 0 64.28
MP Vaughan (Eng) 2003-2008 51 26 14 11 16 10 1 5 62.50
IM Chappell (Aus) 1971-1975 30 15 10 5 8 5 2 1 62.50
CA Walsh (WI) 1994-1997 22 6 9 7 8 5 1 2 62.50
GP Howarth (NZ) 1980-1985 30 11 12 7 10 6 1 3 60.00
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1993-1999 25 12 5 8 10 6 1 3 60.00
JWHT Douglas (Eng) 1911-1924 18 8 2 8 5 3 0 2 60.00
APF Chapman (Eng) 1926-1931 17 9 6 2 5 3 0 2 60.00
AL Hassett (Aus) 1949-1953 24 14 6 4 5 3 1 1 60.00
JV Coney (NZ) 1984-1987 15 5 6 4 5 3 1 1 60.00

Highest percentage of series lost as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % lost
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6 100.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6 100.00
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 7 11 5 0 0 5 100.00
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 1 9 5 0 0 5 100.00
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 18 2 5 11 9 0 1 8 88.88
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2004-2007 18 1 4 13 9 1 0 8 88.88
S Chanderpaul (WI) 2005-2006 14 1 3 10 5 0 1 4 80.00
A Flower (Zim) 1993-2000 20 1 9 10 9 0 2 7 77.77
KJ Hughes (Aus) 1979-1984 28 4 11 13 7 1 1 5 71.42
CL Hooper (WI) 2001-2002 22 4 7 11 7 2 0 5 71.42
JR Reid (NZ) 1956-1965 34 3 13 18 10 0 3 7 70.00
ADR Campbell (Zim) 1996-2002 21 2 7 12 12 2 2 8 66.66
RES Wyatt (Eng) 1930-1935 16 3 8 5 6 1 1 4 66.66
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 1 9 7 6 0 2 4 66.66
BS Bedi (India) 1976-1978 22 6 5 11 6 1 1 4 66.66
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-1997 12 1 6 5 6 0 2 4 66.66
Moin Khan (Pak) 1998-2001 13 4 7 2 6 1 1 4 66.66
HH Streak (Zim) 2000-2004 21 4 6 11 11 2 2 7 63.63
WL Murdoch (Aus) 1880-1890 16 5 4 7 8 3 0 5 62.50
MW Gatting (Eng) 1986-1988 23 2 16 5 8 1 2 5 62.50
DL Vettori (NZ) 2007-2009 19 4 6 9 8 2 1 5 62.50
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1954-1956 17 7 5 5 5 2 0 3 60.00
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 14 4 4 6 5 0 2 3 60.00
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1999-2004 11 1 6 4 5 1 1 3 60.00

Highest percentage of series drawn as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % drawn
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 1964-1967 11 2 7 2 5 1 3 1 60.00
KC Wessels (SA) 1992-1994 16 5 8 3 6 2 3 1 50.00
RB Simpson (Aus) 1964-1978 39 12 15 12 11 3 5 3 45.45
Imran Khan (Pak) 1982-1992 48 14 26 8 14 5 6 3 42.85
MJK Smith (Eng) 1964-1966 25 5 17 3 7 2 3 2 42.85
GT Dowling (NZ) 1968-1972 19 4 8 7 7 1 3 3 42.85
JG Wright (NZ) 1988-1990 14 3 8 3 7 2 3 2 42.85
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 14 4 4 6 5 0 2 3 40.00
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1983-1984 14 3 10 1 5 2 2 1 40.00
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 27 15 8 14 9 5 0 35.71
SM Gavaskar (India) 1976-1985 47 9 30 8 12 4 4 4 33.33
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2006-2009 28 15 6 7 12 6 4 2 33.33
LRD Mendis (SL) 1982-1987 19 2 9 8 9 1 3 5 33.33
N Kapil Dev (India) 1983-1987 34 4 22 7 9 2 3 4 33.33
WR Hammond (Eng) 1938-1947 20 4 13 3 6 3 2 1 33.33
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 23 11 8 4 6 4 2 0 33.33
AH Kardar (Pak) 1952-1958 23 6 11 6 6 2 2 2 33.33
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1969-1975 17 1 11 5 6 1 2 3 33.33
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 1 9 7 6 0 2 4 33.33
MH Denness (Eng) 1974-1975 19 6 8 5 6 2 2 2 33.33
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1976-1979 19 8 7 4 6 3 2 1 33.33
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-1997 12 1 6 5 6 0 2 4 33.33
CH Gayle (WI) 2007-2009 14 3 6 5 6 1 2 3 33.33

Lowest percentage of series won as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % won
JR Reid (NZ) 1956-1965 34 3 13 18 10 0 3 7 0.00
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 18 2 5 11 9 0 1 8 0.00
A Flower (Zim) 1993-2000 20 1 9 10 9 0 2 7 0.00
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 1 9 7 6 0 2 4 0.00
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-1997 12 1 6 5 6 0 2 4 0.00
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6 0.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6 0.00
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 7 11 5 0 0 5 0.00
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 14 4 4 6 5 0 2 3 0.00
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 1 9 5 0 0 5 0.00
S Chanderpaul (WI) 2005-2006 14 1 3 10 5 0 1 4 0.00
LRD Mendis (SL) 1982-1987 19 2 9 8 9 1 3 5 11.11
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2004-2007 18 1 4 13 9 1 0 8 11.11
MW Gatting (Eng) 1986-1988 23 2 16 5 8 1 2 5 12.50
GT Dowling (NZ) 1968-1972 19 4 8 7 7 1 3 3 14.28
KJ Hughes (Aus) 1979-1984 28 4 11 13 7 1 1 5 14.28
MD Crowe (NZ) 1990-1993 16 2 7 7 7 1 2 4 14.28
ADR Campbell (Zim) 1996-2002 21 2 7 12 12 2 2 8 16.66
RES Wyatt (Eng) 1930-1935 16 3 8 5 6 1 1 4 16.66
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1969-1975 17 1 11 5 6 1 2 3 16.66
BS Bedi (India) 1976-1978 22 6 5 11 6 1 1 4 16.66
Moin Khan (Pak) 1998-2001 13 4 7 2 6 1 1 4 16.66
CH Gayle (WI) 2007-2009 14 3 6 5 6 1 2 3 16.66
MAK Pataudi (India) 1962-1975 40 9 12 19 11 2 3 6 18.18
HH Streak (Zim) 2000-2004 21 4 6 11 11 2 2 7 18.18

Lowest percentage of series lost as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % lost
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 27 15 8 14 9 5 0 0.00
R Benaud (Aus) 1958-1963 28 12 11 4 7 5 2 0 0.00
DR Jardine (Eng) 1931-1934 15 9 5 1 6 5 1 0 0.00
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 23 11 8 4 6 4 2 0 0.00
DG Bradman (Aus) 1936-1948 24 15 6 3 5 4 1 0 0.00
SM Pollock (SA) 2000-2003 26 14 7 5 10 8 1 1 10.00
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 74 36 26 12 18 14 2 2 11.11
SR Waugh (Aus) 1999-2004 57 41 7 9 18 13 3 2 11.11
JM Brearley (Eng) 1977-1981 31 18 9 4 9 7 1 1 11.11
IM Chappell (Aus) 1971-1975 30 15 10 5 8 5 2 1 12.50
RB Richardson (WI) 1992-1995 24 11 7 6 7 4 2 1 14.28
RT Ponting (Aus) 2004-2009 56 38 9 9 20 17 0 3 15.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2006-2009 28 15 6 7 12 6 4 2 16.66
WR Hammond (Eng) 1938-1947 20 4 13 3 6 3 2 1 16.66
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1976-1979 19 8 7 4 6 3 2 1 16.66
KC Wessels (SA) 1992-1994 16 5 8 3 6 2 3 1 16.66
GS Chappell (Aus) 1975-1983 48 21 14 13 16 8 5 3 18.75

Lowest percentage of series drawn as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % drawn
RT Ponting (Aus) 2004-2009 56 38 9 9 20 17 0 3 0.00
MA Taylor (Aus) 1994-1999 50 26 11 13 14 11 0 3 0.00
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1980-1993 34 14 14 6 11 8 0 3 0.00
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2004-2007 18 1 4 13 9 1 0 8 0.00
WL Murdoch (Aus) 1880-1890 16 5 4 7 8 3 0 5 0.00
CL Hooper (WI) 2001-2002 22 4 7 11 7 2 0 5 0.00
WG Grace (Eng) 1888-1899 13 8 2 3 6 4 0 2 0.00
JDC Goddard (WI) 1948-1957 22 8 7 7 6 4 0 2 0.00
RGD Willis (Eng) 1982-1984 18 7 6 5 6 3 0 3 0.00
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6 0.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6 0.00
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 7 11 5 0 0 5 0.00
J Darling (Aus) 1899-1905 21 7 10 4 5 4 0 1 0.00
JWHT Douglas (Eng) 1911-1924 18 8 2 8 5 3 0 2 0.00
APF Chapman (Eng) 1926-1931 17 9 6 2 5 3 0 2 0.00
WM Woodfull (Aus) 1930-1934 25 14 4 7 5 4 0 1 0.00
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1954-1956 17 7 5 5 5 2 0 3 0.00
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1994-1995 12 7 2 3 5 4 0 1 0.00
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 1 9 5 0 0 5 0.00
MP Vaughan (Eng) 2003-2008 51 26 14 11 16 10 1 5 6.25
BC Lara (WI) 1997-2006 47 10 11 26 14 5 1 8 7.14
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1999-2002 38 18 8 12 14 8 1 5 7.14
GA Gooch (Eng) 1988-1993 34 10 12 12 12 5 1 6 8.33

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1920: England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, The Wisden Trophy 2nd Test, May 14-18, 2009
• ODI # 2849: Australia v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, 5th ODI, May 3, 2009
• T20I # 89: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai, Only T20I, May 7, 2009


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