Individual Most Matches As Captain IN England

Most matches as captain in FC+LA+T20s in 1970s IN England

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
JM Brearley (ENG/MCC/MID/PEAXI)	1971-1979	111	59	42	0	8	2	1.40	53.15	37.83	-	7.20	1.80	58.41
R Illingworth (ENG/LEI/MCC)	1970-1978	102	57	36	0	8	1	1.58	55.88	35.29	-	7.84	0.98	61.29
N Gifford (WOR)	1970-1979	73	36	31	0	5	1	1.16	49.31	42.46	-	6.84	1.36	53.73
RMC Gilliat (HAM/MCC)	1970-1978	70	38	30	0	2	0	1.26	54.28	42.85	-	2.85	-	55.88
MH Denness (ENG/KEN/MCC)	1970-1976	69	42	22	0	5	0	1.90	60.86	31.88	-	7.24	-	65.62
AS Brown (GLO)	1970-1976	67	34	30	0	3	0	1.13	50.74	44.77	-	4.47	-	53.12
G Boycott (ENG/YOR)	1971-1978	59	26	25	0	5	3	1.04	44.06	42.37	-	8.47	5.08	50.98
JD Bond (LAN/NOT)	1970-1974	55	38	14	0	2	1	2.71	69.09	25.45	-	3.63	1.81	73.07
DB Close (/ENG/PEAXI/SOM/YOR)	1970-1978	54	25	24	0	3	2	1.04	46.29	44.44	-	5.55	3.70	51.02
B Taylor (ESS)	1970-1973	50	28	19	0	1	2	1.47	56.00	38.00	-	2.00	4.00	59.57
D Lloyd (/LAN)	1971-1977	45	29	14	0	2	0	2.07	64.44	31.11	-	4.44	-	67.44
AW Greig (/ENG/SUS)	1973-1977	44	15	22	0	7	0	0.68	34.09	50.00	-	15.90	-	40.54
PJ Watts (NOR)	1971-1979	42	14	27	0	1	0	0.51	33.33	64.28	-	2.38	-	34.14
KWR Fletcher (ESS)	1974-1979	41	21	18	0	1	1	1.16	51.21	43.90	-	2.43	2.43	53.84
MG Griffith (SUS)	1970-1972	41	14	23	0	2	2	0.60	34.14	56.09	-	4.87	4.87	37.83
IR Buxton (DER)	1970-1972	40	19	19	0	1	1	1.00	47.50	47.50	-	2.50	2.50	50.00
AR Lewis (GLA/MCC/PEAXI)	1970-1972	40	15	21	0	2	2	0.71	37.50	52.50	-	5.00	5.00	41.66
GS Sobers (NOT/ROWXI)	1970-1974	40	18	22	0	0	0	0.81	45.00	55.00	-	-	-	45.00
JH Edrich (SUR)	1970-1977	39	20	16	0	2	1	1.25	51.28	41.02	-	5.12	2.56	55.55
AC Smith (WAR)	1970-1974	38	18	18	0	2	0	1.00	47.36	47.36	-	5.26	-	50.00
MJ Stewart (SUR)	1970-1972	37	17	16	0	3	1	1.06	45.94	43.24	-	8.10	2.70	51.51
IM Chappell (AUS)	1972-1975	35	13	9	0	10	3	1.44	37.14	25.71	-	28.57	8.57	59.09
CH Lloyd (LAN/WI)	1973-1979	35	30	0	0	5	0	-	85.71	-	-	14.28	-	100.00
AL Wadekar (IND/INDIA)	1971-1974	32	8	6	0	18	0	1.33	25.00	18.75	-	56.25	-	57.14
BA Langford (SOM)	1970-1971	31	13	15	0	1	2	0.86	41.93	48.38	-	3.22	6.45	46.42
MJ Smedley (NOT)	1973-1979	31	14	15	0	0	2	0.93	45.16	48.38	-	-	6.45	48.27
Majid Khan (/CambU/GLA/PAK)	1971-1976	28	9	19	0	0	0	0.47	32.14	67.85	-	-	-	32.14
MJ Procter (GLO)	1971-1979	24	9	15	0	0	0	0.60	37.50	62.50	-	-	-	37.50
JB Bolus (DER/NOT)	1970-1974	22	7	12	0	3	0	0.58	31.81	54.54	-	13.63	-	36.84
A Long (SUR/SUS)	1970-1979	22	12	9	0	0	1	1.33	54.54	40.90	-	-	4.54	57.14
MJK Smith (WAR)	1970-1973	22	10	11	0	0	1	0.90	45.45	50.00	-	-	4.54	47.61
DJ Brown (WAR)	1975-1977	21	12	8	0	1	0	1.50	57.14	38.09	-	4.76	-	60.00
MC Cowdrey (KEN)	1970-1971	21	14	7	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
Intikhab Alam (Pak)	1971-1974	21	6	3	0	12	0	2.00	28.57	14.28	-	57.14	-	66.66
A Jones (GLA)	1974-1979	21	9	10	0	2	0	0.90	42.85	47.61	-	9.52	-	47.36
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1979	20	7	8	0	5	0	0.87	35.00	40.00	-	25.00	-	46.66
FE Collyer (/Herts)	1976-1979	20	2	17	0	0	1	0.11	10.00	85.00	-	-	5.00	10.52
D Bailey ()	1974-1979	19	0	19	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
RB Kanhai (ROWXI/WAR/WI)	1970-1977	19	9	2	0	8	0	4.50	47.36	10.52	-	42.10	-	81.81
BC Rose (SOM)	1978-1979	19	15	3	0	1	0	5.00	78.94	15.78	-	5.26	-	83.33
EJ Barlow (DER)	1976-1978	18	12	5	0	0	1	2.40	66.66	27.77	-	-	5.55	70.58
Mushtaq Mohammad (NOR)	1976-1977	18	12	6	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
Asif Iqbal (KEN/PAK)	1971-1979	17	9	7	0	1	0	1.28	52.94	41.17	-	5.88	-	56.25
S Venkataraghavan (IND/INDIA)	1971-1979	17	4	6	0	7	0	0.66	23.52	35.29	-	41.17	-	40.00
AGE Ealham (KEN)	1978-1979	16	10	6	0	0	0	1.66	62.50	37.50	-	-	-	62.50
RM Prideaux (NOR/PEAXI)	1970-1970	16	6	9	0	1	0	0.66	37.50	56.25	-	6.25	-	40.00
TW Graveney (WOR)	1970-1970	15	7	7	0	0	1	1.00	46.66	46.66	-	-	6.66	50.00
RDV Knight (SUR)	1978-1979	15	8	5	0	1	1	1.60	53.33	33.33	-	6.66	6.66	61.53
RE Marshall (HAM)	1970-1970	15	6	9	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1977	14	3	6	0	5	0	0.50	21.42	42.85	-	35.71	-	33.33
FC Hayes (LAN)	1978-1979	14	7	5	0	0	2	1.40	50.00	35.71	-	-	14.28	58.33
RW Taylor (DER)	1974-1976	14	6	8	0	0	0	0.75	42.85	57.14	-	-	-	42.85
J Whitehouse (WAR)	1978-1979	14	8	6	0	0	0	1.33	57.14	42.85	-	-	-	57.14
BR Lander (/DUR)	1973-1979	13	3	10	0	0	0	0.30	23.07	76.92	-	-	-	23.07
PH Parfitt (MID)	1970-1970	13	6	6	0	0	1	1.00	46.15	46.15	-	-	7.69	50.00
RW Tolchard (LEI/PEAXI)	1971-1979	12	5	5	0	2	0	1.00	41.66	41.66	-	16.66	-	50.00
FW Millett ()	1971-1973	11	0	9	0	2	0	-	-	81.81	-	18.18	-	-
DS Steele (DER/NOR)	1973-1979	11	5	4	0	0	2	1.25	45.45	36.36	-	-	18.18	55.55
JH Hampshire (YOR)	1976-1979	10	5	3	0	0	2	1.66	50.00	30.00	-	-	20.00	62.50
GR Stephenson (HAM)	1977-1979	9	3	6	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
GM Turner (NZ/WOR)	1971-1979	9	3	6	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
K Higgs (LEI)	1977-1979	8	3	5	0	0	0	0.60	37.50	62.50	-	-	-	37.50
DL Murray (WI)	1976-1976	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
DI Yeabsley ()	1974-1975	8	0	8	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
RNS Hobbs (ESS/GLA)	1973-1979	7	2	3	0	1	1	0.66	28.57	42.85	-	14.28	14.28	40.00
VJ Marks (CUniv/OxUni)	1976-1977	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.16	14.28	85.71	-	-	-	14.28
PJ Sharpe (YOR)	1970-1974	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.75	42.85	57.14	-	-	-	42.85
RT Virgin (NOR/SOM)	1971-1975	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.75	42.85	57.14	-	-	-	42.85
DJ Shepherd (GLA)	1970-1972	6	4	2	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
J Smith (/Beds)	1971-1973	6	0	6	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1972-1972	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
D Wilson (YOR)	1971-1972	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.66	33.33	50.00	-	16.66	-	40.00
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1973	5	0	3	0	1	1	-	-	60.00	-	20.00	20.00	-
TR Glover (CUniv/OxUni)	1975-1975	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
RGA Headley (WOR)	1971-1971	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
AJ Hignell (CUniv)	1977-1978	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
BW Luckhurst (KEN)	1972-1976	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1978-1978	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1973	4	2	0	0	2	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
DA Hancock (Staff)	1975-1978	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
AKC Jones (OxUni)	1973-1973	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
GNS Ridley ()	1972-1972	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
W Snowden (CambU)	1974-1974	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
DJS Taylor (SOM)	1976-1977	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
APB Tennekoon (SL)	1975-1979	4	0	4	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
FJ Titmus (MID)	1971-1971	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
JM Crawhall (NLAND)	1971-1977	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
BS Crump (NOR)	1970-1971	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
RE Cunnell (Sflok)	1978-1979	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
IA Greig (CUniv)	1979-1979	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Harilal Shah (EAf)	1975-1975	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
DH Henson (Staff)	1971-1973	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1979	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
PT Marner (LEI)	1970-1970	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
BM Mauricette (CAN)	1979-1979	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
G Miller (DER)	1979-1979	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
HI Moore (LinSh)	1974-1976	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
PJ Sainsbury (HAM)	1970-1973	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
DR Shepherd (GLO)	1975-1979	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
DNF Slade (/ShoSh)	1976-1978	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-

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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 Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]