Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests held in Australia

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border (AUS)	1984-1994	51	19	11	0	21	0	1.72	37.25	21.56	-	41.17	-	63.33
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	39	29	5	0	5	0	5.80	74.35	12.82	-	12.82	-	85.29
GS Chappell (AUS)	1975-1983	33	18	8	0	7	0	2.25	54.54	24.24	-	21.21	-	69.23
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	29	22	2	0	5	0	11.00	75.86	6.89	-	17.24	-	91.66
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	27	17	5	0	5	0	3.40	62.96	18.51	-	18.51	-	77.27
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2022	22	15	2	0	5	0	7.50	68.18	9.09	-	22.72	-	88.23
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	19	14	3	0	2	0	4.66	73.68	15.78	-	10.52	-	82.35
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2025	18	13	2	0	3	0	6.50	72.22	11.11	-	16.66	-	86.66
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	16	7	2	1	6	0	3.50	43.75	12.50	6.25	37.50	-	75.00
CH Lloyd (WI)	1975-1985	16	7	7	0	2	0	1.00	43.75	43.75	-	12.50	-	50.00
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	15	10	2	0	3	0	5.00	66.66	13.33	-	20.00	-	83.33
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2021	15	9	4	0	2	0	2.25	60.00	26.66	-	13.33	-	69.23
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	15	7	3	0	5	0	2.33	46.66	20.00	-	33.33	-	70.00
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1933	15	10	5	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	14	10	3	0	1	0	3.33	71.42	21.42	-	7.14	-	76.92
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	13	9	2	0	2	0	4.50	69.23	15.38	-	15.38	-	81.81
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	12	5	2	0	5	0	2.50	41.66	16.66	-	41.66	-	71.42
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1921	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
C Hill (AUS)	1910-1912	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1908	10	6	4	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	10	0	8	0	2	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
GC Smith (ICC/SA)	2005-2012	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.75	30.00	40.00	-	30.00	-	42.85
JM Brearley (ENG)	1978-1980	9	5	4	0	0	0	1.25	55.55	44.44	-	-	-	55.55
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1881-1884	9	4	3	0	2	0	1.33	44.44	33.33	-	22.22	-	57.14
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2004	8	0	4	0	4	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1984	8	3	2	0	3	0	1.50	37.50	25.00	-	37.50	-	60.00
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1902	8	2	6	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
V Kohli (IND)	2014-2020	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1894-1898	7	3	4	0	0	0	0.75	42.85	57.14	-	-	-	42.85
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.16	14.28	85.71	-	-	-	14.28
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.00	33.33	16.66	-	50.00	-	66.66
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1971	6	2	0	0	4	0	-	33.33	-	-	66.66	-	100.00
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1999	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.20	16.66	83.33	-	-	-	16.66
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1937	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
L Amarnath (IND)	1947-1948	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1995	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	-	20.00	-	25.00
M Azharuddin (IND)	1991-1992	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1950-1951	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1953	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
HL Collins (AUS)	1924-1925	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	-	-	-	80.00
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2014	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	-	20.00	-	25.00
ER Dexter (ENG)	1962-1963	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	-	60.00	-	50.00
MS Dhoni (IND)	2011-2014	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1964	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	-	60.00	-	50.00
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1931	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
N Hussain (ENG)	2002-2003	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
L Hutton (ENG)	1954-1955	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	-	20.00	-	75.00
Imran Khan (PAK)	1983-1990	5	0	2	0	3	0	-	-	40.00	-	60.00	-	-
DR Jardine (ENG)	1932-1933	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	-	-	-	80.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2007-2013	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
PBH May (ENG)	1958-1959	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2004-2010	5	0	5	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	5	2	2	0	1	0	1.00	40.00	40.00	-	20.00	-	50.00
IVA Richards (WI)	1988-1989	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	-	20.00	-	75.00
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1993	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
J Ryder (AUS)	1928-1929	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
PW Sherwell (SA)	1910-1911	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.25	20.00	80.00	-	-	-	20.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	-	60.00	-	50.00
GS Sobers (WI)	1968-1969	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	-	20.00	-	25.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1998-1999	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.33	20.00	60.00	-	20.00	-	25.00
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2010-2011	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	-	20.00	-	75.00
GHS Trott (AUS)	1897-1898	5	4	1	0	0	0	4.00	80.00	20.00	-	-	-	80.00
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1997	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
PF Warner (ENG)	1903-1904	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1983	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	-	40.00	-	33.33
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1961	5	1	2	1	1	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	20.00	20.00	-	37.50
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2022-2024	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
APF Chapman (ENG)	1928-1929	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1998	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	2003-2004	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
G Giffen (AUS)	1894-1895	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
JDC Goddard (WI)	1951-1952	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1991	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1946-1947	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1955	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
A Kumble (IND)	2007-2008	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
A Ranatunga (SL)	1989-1995	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	-	75.00	-	25.00	-	-
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2005	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1985	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1974	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1987	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
J Darling (AUS)	1901-1902	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2016	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
D Elgar (SA)	2022-2023	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
FL Fane (ENG)	1907-1908	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1981-1981	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	-	33.33	-	50.00
CH Gayle (WI)	2009-2009	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
WG Grace (ENG)	1892-1892	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
DW Gregory (AUS)	1877-1879	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66

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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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]