Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain in Tests held in New Zealand

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	38	18	11	0	9	0	1.630	47.36	28.94	0	23.68	0	62.06
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2021	22	16	1	0	5	0	16.000	72.72	4.54	0	22.72	0	94.11
DL Vettori (NZ)	2008-2011	18	5	7	0	6	0	0.710	27.77	38.88	0	33.33	0	41.66
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	17	8	1	0	8	0	8.000	47.05	5.88	0	47.05	0	88.88
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2016	14	7	2	0	5	0	3.500	50	14.28	0	35.71	0	77.77
JR Reid (NZ)	1956-1965	14	1	6	0	7	0	0.160	7.14	42.85	0	50	0	14.28
TWM Latham (NZ)	2020-2025	11	6	4	0	1	0	1.500	54.54	36.36	0	9.09	0	60
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1993-1995	10	1	6	0	3	0	0.160	10	60	0	30	0	14.28
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1975	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.330	12.5	37.5	0	50	0	25
MD Crowe (NZ)	1991-1993	8	1	3	0	4	0	0.330	12.5	37.5	0	50	0	25
GT Dowling (NZ)	1968-1971	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25	50	0	25	0	33.33
TG Southee (NZ)	2023-2024	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.5	37.5	0	0	0	62.5
AR Border (AUS)	1986-1993	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.330	14.28	42.85	0	42.85	0	25
A Ranatunga (SL)	1991-1997	7	1	2	0	4	0	0.500	14.28	28.57	0	57.14	0	33.33
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	7	2	0	0	5	0	-	28.57	0	0	71.42	0	100
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1979	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	0	50	0	33.33
JV Coney (NZ)	1986-1987	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2012	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1982	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1997	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.000	0	40	0	60	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2005-2010	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80	0	0	20	0	100
BA Stokes (ENG)	2023-2024	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
GM Turner (NZ)	1976-1977	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.500	20	40	0	40	0	33.33
DS Atkinson (WI)	1956-1956	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-1999	4	2	0	0	2	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
MS Dhoni (IND)	2009-2014	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1981	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
AHH Gilligan (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25	0	0	75	0	100
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1946-1951	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1993	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.500	25	50	0	25	0	33.33
TC Lowry (NZ)	1930-1930	4	0	1	0	3	0	0.000	0	25	0	75	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2015	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
ML Page (NZ)	1932-1933	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1968-1968	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2019	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2012-2012	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
MA Atherton (ENG)	1997-1997	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1978	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2006-2006	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1974-1974	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
RL Chase (WI)	2025-2025	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2013	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
ER Dexter (ENG)	1963-1963	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
F du Plessis (SA)	2017-2017	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
MW Gatting (ENG)	1988-1988	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1964	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1992-1992	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1965-1965	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2020	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
N Hussain (ENG)	2002-2002	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1973-1973	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2003	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
CH Lloyd (WI)	1980-1980	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2016	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2009-2009	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1979-1979	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
DJ Nash (NZ)	1999-1999	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1987	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1994	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
DJG Sammy (WI)	2013-2013	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
BW Sinclair (NZ)	1966-1968	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
MJK Smith (ENG)	1966-1966	3	0	0	0	3	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1969-1969	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2008-2008	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2000	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
RGD Willis (ENG)	1984-1984	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2005-2005	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1976	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
FR Brown (ENG)	1951-1951	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
HB Cameron (SA)	1932-1932	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1998-1998	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
LD Chandimal (SL)	2018-2018	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1953	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1988-1988	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2024-2024	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MH Denness (ENG)	1975-1975	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
DS de Silva (SL)	1983-1983	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
D Elgar (SA)	2022-2022	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
A Flower (ZIM)	1996-1996	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	2002-2002	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2008	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1952-1952	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
L Hutton (ENG)	1955-1955	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
R Illingworth (ENG)	1971-1971	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Imran Khan (PAK)	1989-1989	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2006	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2023-2023	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2001-2001	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
V Kohli (IND)	2020-2020	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	1999-1999	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2019-2019	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
PBH May (ENG)	1959-1959	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2008-2008	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2020-2021	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
Moin Khan (PAK)	2001-2001	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2022-2022	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
GO Rabone (NZ)	1955-1955	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
SPD Smith (AUS)	2016-2016	2	2	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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Christchurch, West Indies in New Zealand 1st Test, Dec 2-6, 2025 [Test # 2610]