Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests at ENG: Headingley, Leeds

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1961	6	5	1	0	0	0	5.000	83.33	16.66	0	0	0	83.33
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1997	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	4	2	0	0	2	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2016	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2021	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1993	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
GA Gooch (ENG)	1991-1993	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1989	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
N Hussain (ENG)	2000-2002	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
BA Stokes (ENG)	2022-2025	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
DG Bradman (AUS)	1938-1948	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
IM Chappell (AUS)	1972-1975	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1962-1966	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
ER Dexter (ENG)	1963-1964	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1987	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1976	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1953	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1987	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1974	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2015	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1899-1909	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2016	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
RT Ponting (AUS)	2009-2010	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
JR Reid (NZ)	1958-1965	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1969	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1934-1935	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1948	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1921-1921	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
W Bardsley (AUS)	1926-1926	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1961-1961	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1980	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
FR Brown (ENG)	1951-1951	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
AW Carr (ENG)	1926-1926	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
APF Chapman (ENG)	1930-1930	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1977	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
DB Close (ENG)	1967-1967	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1973	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CS Cowdrey (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1998	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2023-2023	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
HG Deane (SA)	1929-1929	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1974	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
SP Fleming (NZ)	2004-2004	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RE Foster (ENG)	1907-1907	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
CB Fry (ENG)	1912-1912	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
DK Gaekwad (IND)	1959-1959	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2002-2002	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2001	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1924	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
JDC Goddard (WI)	1957-1957	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
TW Graveney (ENG)	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1949-1949	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1938	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AL Hassett (AUS)	1953-1953	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1952-1952	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2017	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1983	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1981	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2006-2006	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1905-1905	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
BN Jarman (AUS)	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Javed Burki (PAK)	1962-1962	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1992-1992	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1986-1986	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
V Kohli (IND)	2021-2021	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1955	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
FG Mann (ENG)	1949-1949	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
A Melville (SA)	1947-1947	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MA Noble (AUS)	1909-1909	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AD Nourse (SA)	1951-1951	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
TD Paine (AUS)	2019-2019	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1967-1967	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RB Richardson (WI)	1995-1995	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Salman Butt (PAK)	2010-2010	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2018-2018	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2007-2007	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PW Sherwell (SA)	1907-1907	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Shubman Gill (IND)	2025-2025	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1964	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1965	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1998	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
LJ Tancred (SA)	1912-1912	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
HW Taylor (SA)	1924-1924	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
MA Taylor (AUS)	1997-1997	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1921-1921	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1979-1979	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
HF Wade (SA)	1935-1935	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1996-1996	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1978-1978	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-

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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:

India vs England at Leeds, India in England 1st Test, Jun 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2587]

Australia vs England at Leeds, The Ashes 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]

New Zealand vs England at Leeds, New Zealand in England 3rd Test, Jun 23-27, 2022 [Test # 2467]