Individual Most Matches As Captain

Cricket Records for Australia in Test matches

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border (AUS)	1984-1994	93	32	22	1	38	0	1.45	34.40	23.65	1.07	40.86	0.00	59.09
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	77	48	16	0	13	0	3.00	62.33	20.77	0.00	16.88	0.00	75.00
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	57	41	9	0	7	0	4.55	71.92	15.78	0.00	12.28	0.00	82.00
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2010-2017	56	26	19	0	11	0	1.36	46.42	33.92	0.00	19.64	0.00	57.77
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	50	26	13	0	11	0	2.00	52.00	26.00	0.00	22.00	0.00	66.66
GS Chappell (AUS)	1975-1983	48	21	13	0	14	0	1.61	43.75	27.08	0.00	29.16	0.00	61.76
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	48	14	8	0	26	0	1.75	29.16	16.66	0.00	54.16	0.00	63.63
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2015	47	24	16	0	7	0	1.50	51.06	34.04	0.00	14.89	0.00	60.00
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	39	12	12	0	15	0	1.00	30.76	30.76	0.00	38.46	0.00	50.00
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2023	38	21	10	0	7	0	2.10	55.26	26.31	0.00	18.42	0.00	67.74
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1993	34	14	6	0	14	0	2.33	41.17	17.64	0.00	41.17	0.00	70.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2007	31	11	11	0	9	0	1.00	35.48	35.48	0.00	29.03	0.00	50.00
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	30	15	5	0	10	0	3.00	50.00	16.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	75.00
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	28	12	4	1	11	0	3.00	42.85	14.28	3.57	39.28	0.00	73.52
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2024	28	17	6	0	5	0	2.83	60.71	21.42	0.00	17.85	0.00	73.91
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1984	28	4	13	0	11	0	0.30	14.28	46.42	0.00	39.28	0.00	23.52
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	25	9	8	0	8	0	1.12	36.00	32.00	0.00	32.00	0.00	52.94
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-1999	25	12	8	0	5	0	1.50	48.00	32.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	60.00
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	25	14	7	0	4	0	2.00	56.00	28.00	0.00	16.00	0.00	66.66
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	24	15	3	0	6	0	5.00	62.50	12.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	83.33
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1953	24	14	4	0	6	0	3.50	58.33	16.66	0.00	25.00	0.00	77.77
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1958	23	6	6	0	11	0	1.00	26.08	26.08	0.00	47.82	0.00	50.00
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2021	23	11	8	0	4	0	1.37	47.82	34.78	0.00	17.39	0.00	57.89
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	21	7	4	0	10	0	1.75	33.33	19.04	0.00	47.61	0.00	63.63
Babar Azam (PAK)	2021-2023	20	10	6	0	4	0	1.66	50.00	30.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	62.50
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	19	8	4	0	7	0	2.00	42.10	21.05	0.00	36.84	0.00	66.66
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1969-1975	17	1	5	0	11	0	0.20	5.88	29.41	0.00	64.70	0.00	16.66
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1956	17	7	5	0	5	0	1.40	41.17	29.41	0.00	29.41	0.00	58.33
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	17	10	7	0	0	0	1.42	58.82	41.17	0.00	0.00	0.00	58.82
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1890	16	5	7	0	4	0	0.71	31.25	43.75	0.00	25.00	0.00	41.66
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.60	53.33	33.33	0.00	13.33	0.00	61.53
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1983-1984	14	3	1	0	10	0	3.00	21.42	7.14	0.00	71.42	0.00	75.00
Moin Khan (PAK)	1998-2001	13	4	2	0	7	0	2.00	30.76	15.38	0.00	53.84	0.00	66.66
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2017-2019	13	4	8	0	1	0	0.50	30.76	61.53	0.00	7.69	0.00	33.33
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1995	12	7	3	0	2	0	2.33	58.33	25.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	70.00
HL Collins (AUS)	1921-1926	11	5	2	0	4	0	2.50	45.45	18.18	0.00	36.36	0.00	71.42
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1964-1967	11	2	2	0	7	0	1.00	18.18	18.18	0.00	63.63	0.00	50.00
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1959-1961	10	2	2	0	6	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
C Hill (AUS)	1910-1912	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2016-2020	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.50	22.22	44.44	0.00	33.33	0.00	33.33
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2003-2010	9	2	6	0	1	0	0.33	22.22	66.66	0.00	11.11	0.00	25.00
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2009	9	1	3	0	5	0	0.33	11.11	33.33	0.00	55.55	0.00	25.00
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.00	37.50	37.50	0.00	25.00	0.00	50.00
GHS Trott (AUS)	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.66	62.50	37.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	62.50
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1996-2000	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	0.00	28.57	0.00	20.00
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.16	14.28	85.71	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.28
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1980	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2000-2004	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.00	66.66	16.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	80.00
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
PS McDonnell (AUS)	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	16.66
Rashid Latif (PAK)	1998-2003	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.00	66.66	16.66	0.00	16.66	0.00	80.00
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1977-1978	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
ID Craig (AUS)	1957-1958	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
Javed Burki (PAK)	1962-1962	5	0	4	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	0.00
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1995-1997	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
VY Richardson (AUS)	1935-1936	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
J Ryder (AUS)	1928-1929	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	20.00
Salman Butt (PAK)	2010-2010	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	40.00
G Giffen (AUS)	1894-1895	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1959-1962	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
DW Gregory (AUS)	1877-1879	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
Majid Khan (PAK)	1973-1973	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1969-1969	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
HJH Scott (AUS)	1886-1886	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Shan Masood (PAK)	2023-2024	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2007-2007	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
W Bardsley (AUS)	1926-1926	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
BC Booth (AUS)	1965-1966	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
TP Horan (AUS)	1885-1885	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2020-2021	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
AR Morris (AUS)	1951-1954	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
H Trumble (AUS)	1902-1902	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
WA Brown (AUS)	1946-1946	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
RN Harvey (AUS)	1961-1961	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
BN Jarman (AUS)	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1956-1956	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
HH Massie (AUS)	1885-1885	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2012-2012	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2010-2010	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
SR Watson (AUS)	2013-2013	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

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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]

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]