Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests in 1880s

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1884	14	5	5	0	4	0	1.000	35.71	35.71	0	28.57	0	50
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	0	0	0	71.42
PS McDonnell (AUS)	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	0	0	0	16.66
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
AG Steel (ENG)	1886-1888	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
Lord Harris (ENG)	1880-1884	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
HJH Scott (AUS)	1886-1886	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1888	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
TP Horan (AUS)	1885-1885	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AN Hornby (ENG)	1882-1884	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1885	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MP Bowden (ENG)	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
OR Dunell (SA)	1889-1889	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
HH Massie (AUS)	1885-1885	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1889	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WW Read (ENG)	1888-1888	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
CA Smith (ENG)	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Cape Town, England tour of South Africa 2nd Test, Mar 25-26, 1889 [Test # 32]

South Africa vs England at Gqeberha, England tour of South Africa 1st Test, Mar 12-13, 1889 [Test # 31]

England vs Australia at Manchester, Australia tour of England 3rd Test, Aug 30-31, 1888 [Test # 30]