Individual Most Matches As Captain

Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	45	20	15	0	10	0	1.33	44.44	33.33	0.00	22.22	0.00	57.14
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2021	35	17	11	0	7	0	1.54	48.57	31.42	0.00	20.00	0.00	60.71
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	32	19	7	0	6	0	2.71	59.37	21.87	0.00	18.75	0.00	73.07
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	31	10	11	0	10	0	0.90	32.25	35.48	0.00	32.25	0.00	47.61
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2016	31	16	7	0	8	0	2.28	51.61	22.58	0.00	25.80	0.00	69.56
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	31	19	4	0	8	0	4.75	61.29	12.90	0.00	25.80	0.00	82.60
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1961	28	17	4	0	7	0	4.25	60.71	14.28	0.00	25.00	0.00	80.95
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1993	26	9	8	0	9	0	1.12	34.61	30.76	0.00	34.61	0.00	52.94
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	26	12	7	0	7	0	1.71	46.15	26.92	0.00	26.92	0.00	63.15
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2022	26	17	3	0	6	0	5.66	65.38	11.53	0.00	23.07	0.00	85.00
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1993	25	10	7	0	8	0	1.42	40.00	28.00	0.00	32.00	0.00	58.82
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	25	10	5	0	10	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
JR Reid (NZ)	1956-1965	22	1	13	0	8	0	0.07	4.54	59.09	0.00	36.36	0.00	7.14
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	21	9	4	0	8	0	2.25	42.85	19.04	0.00	38.09	0.00	69.23
DL Vettori (NZ)	2008-2011	21	5	9	0	7	0	0.55	23.80	42.85	0.00	33.33	0.00	35.71
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1989	20	3	12	0	5	0	0.25	15.00	60.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	20.00
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	19	12	0	0	7	0	-	63.15	0.00	0.00	36.84	0.00	100.00
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2016	18	8	5	0	5	0	1.60	44.44	27.77	0.00	27.77	0.00	61.53
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	18	8	4	0	6	0	2.00	44.44	22.22	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1968	17	7	4	0	6	0	1.75	41.17	23.52	0.00	35.29	0.00	63.63
ER Dexter (ENG)	1962-1964	17	7	4	0	6	0	1.75	41.17	23.52	0.00	35.29	0.00	63.63
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	17	9	1	0	7	0	9.00	52.94	5.88	0.00	41.17	0.00	90.00
RT Ponting (AUS)	2005-2010	17	7	5	0	5	0	1.40	41.17	29.41	0.00	29.41	0.00	58.33
BA Stokes (ENG)	2020-2023	16	10	5	0	1	0	2.00	62.50	31.25	0.00	6.25	0.00	66.66
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	15	3	3	0	9	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	14	0	3	0	11	0	0.00	0.00	21.42	0.00	78.57	0.00	0.00
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1899-1909	14	2	5	0	7	0	0.40	14.28	35.71	0.00	50.00	0.00	28.57
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	14	7	3	0	4	0	2.33	50.00	21.42	0.00	28.57	0.00	70.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2009-2014	13	2	8	0	3	0	0.25	15.38	61.53	0.00	23.07	0.00	20.00
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1955	13	6	1	0	6	0	6.00	46.15	7.69	0.00	46.15	0.00	85.71
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1993-1995	13	1	7	0	5	0	0.14	7.69	53.84	0.00	38.46	0.00	12.50
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1950	13	4	6	0	3	0	0.66	30.76	46.15	0.00	23.07	0.00	40.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	12	0	4	0	8	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
IM Chappell (AUS)	1972-1975	12	4	3	0	5	0	1.33	33.33	25.00	0.00	41.66	0.00	57.14
V Kohli (IND)	2018-2021	12	3	8	0	1	0	0.37	25.00	66.66	0.00	8.33	0.00	27.27
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1984	12	6	2	0	4	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	75.00
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1935	12	2	3	0	7	0	0.66	16.66	25.00	0.00	58.33	0.00	40.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1982	11	2	4	0	5	0	0.50	18.18	36.36	0.00	45.45	0.00	33.33
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1975	11	1	5	0	5	0	0.20	9.09	45.45	0.00	45.45	0.00	16.66
GT Dowling (NZ)	1968-1971	11	2	6	0	3	0	0.33	18.18	54.54	0.00	27.27	0.00	25.00
JDC Goddard (WI)	1950-1957	11	4	4	0	3	0	1.00	36.36	36.36	0.00	27.27	0.00	50.00
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	11	3	1	0	7	0	3.00	27.27	9.09	0.00	63.63	0.00	75.00
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1969	11	4	4	0	3	0	1.00	36.36	36.36	0.00	27.27	0.00	50.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1951	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2013-2015	10	2	6	0	2	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	25.00
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	10	7	1	0	2	0	7.00	70.00	10.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	87.50
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1989	10	2	2	0	6	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	10	3	2	0	5	0	1.50	30.00	20.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	60.00
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	10	2	1	0	7	0	2.00	20.00	10.00	0.00	70.00	0.00	66.66
DG Bradman (AUS)	1938-1948	9	5	1	0	3	0	5.00	55.55	11.11	0.00	33.33	0.00	83.33
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1979	9	1	5	0	3	0	0.20	11.11	55.55	0.00	33.33	0.00	16.66
JV Coney (NZ)	1986-1987	9	3	1	0	5	0	3.00	33.33	11.11	0.00	55.55	0.00	75.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-1999	9	3	2	0	4	0	1.50	33.33	22.22	0.00	44.44	0.00	60.00
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	9	4	1	0	4	0	4.00	44.44	11.11	0.00	44.44	0.00	80.00
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2020	9	2	7	0	0	0	0.28	22.22	77.77	0.00	0.00	0.00	22.22
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1974	9	1	1	0	7	0	1.00	11.11	11.11	0.00	77.77	0.00	50.00
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1993	9	3	3	0	3	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2016	9	1	6	0	2	0	0.16	11.11	66.66	0.00	22.22	0.00	14.28
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	8	0	2	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	0.00
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1930	8	5	1	0	2	0	5.00	62.50	12.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	83.33
MD Crowe (NZ)	1991-1993	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.33	12.50	37.50	0.00	50.00	0.00	25.00
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2023-2024	8	5	2	0	1	0	2.50	62.50	25.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	71.42
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1976	8	0	3	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	37.50	0.00	62.50	0.00	0.00
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1946-1951	8	0	2	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	0.00
A Ranatunga (SL)	1991-1998	8	2	2	0	4	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00
TG Southee (NZ)	2023-2024	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.66	62.50	37.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	62.50
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-2001	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.00	37.50	37.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	50.00
DB Close (ENG)	1966-1967	7	6	0	0	1	0	-	85.71	0.00	0.00	14.28	0.00	100.00
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1982	7	1	2	0	4	0	0.50	14.28	28.57	0.00	57.14	0.00	33.33
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2006	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
DR Jardine (ENG)	1931-1933	7	3	0	0	4	0	-	42.85	0.00	0.00	57.14	0.00	100.00
TWM Latham (NZ)	2020-2022	7	4	3	0	0	0	1.33	57.14	42.85	0.00	0.00	0.00	57.14
TC Lowry (NZ)	1930-1931	7	0	2	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	28.57	0.00	71.42	0.00	0.00
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1960	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	0.00	28.57	0.00	40.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2016	7	3	3	0	1	0	1.00	42.85	42.85	0.00	14.28	0.00	50.00
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1890	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
ML Page (NZ)	1932-1937	7	0	3	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	42.85	0.00	57.14	0.00	0.00
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1967-1968	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.75	42.85	57.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	42.85
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2001	7	7	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
AW Carr (ENG)	1926-1929	6	1	0	0	5	0	-	16.66	0.00	0.00	83.33	0.00	100.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2017-2017	6	2	2	0	2	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
D Elgar (SA)	2017-2022	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
CB Fry (ENG)	1912-1912	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
SC Ganguly (IND)	2002-2002	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
SE Gregory (AUS)	1912-1912	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.00	33.33	16.66	0.00	50.00	0.00	66.66
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1965-1967	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1981	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
BC Lara (WI)	1999-2004	6	0	6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
RB Richardson (WI)	1995-1995	6	2	2	0	2	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
DJG Sammy (WI)	2012-2013	6	0	4	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1997	6	3	2	0	1	0	1.50	50.00	33.33	0.00	16.66	0.00	60.00
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	25.00
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1921-1921	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1955	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	25.00
HG Deane (SA)	1929-1929	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1997	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1953-1953	5	0	1	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	0.00
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1905-1905	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	100.00

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]