Individual Most Matches As Captain

England vs other countries Tests Individual - Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1993	46	18	11	0	17	0	1.630	39.13	23.91	-	36.95	-	62.06
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2013	34	16	7	0	11	0	2.280	47.05	20.58	-	32.35	-	69.56
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	28	16	6	0	6	0	2.660	57.14	21.42	-	21.42	-	72.72
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	26	16	4	0	6	0	4.000	61.53	15.38	-	23.07	-	80.00
V Kohli (IND)	2016-2021	25	14	9	0	2	0	1.550	56.00	36.00	-	8.00	-	60.86
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	24	7	10	0	7	0	0.700	29.16	41.66	-	29.16	-	41.17
GS Chappell (AUS)	1977-1983	23	10	5	0	8	0	2.000	43.47	21.73	-	34.78	-	66.66
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	22	10	5	0	7	0	2.000	45.45	22.72	-	31.81	-	66.66
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	22	8	4	0	10	0	2.000	36.36	18.18	-	45.45	-	66.66
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	21	11	1	0	9	0	11.000	52.38	4.76	-	42.85	-	91.66
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1972	21	4	5	0	12	0	0.800	19.04	23.80	-	57.14	-	44.44
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	19	11	3	0	5	0	3.660	57.89	15.78	-	26.31	-	78.57
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1964-1969	19	5	5	0	9	0	1.000	26.31	26.31	-	47.36	-	50.00
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	19	11	4	0	4	0	2.750	57.89	21.05	-	21.05	-	73.33
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1999	18	4	4	0	10	0	1.000	22.22	22.22	-	55.55	-	50.00
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2015	18	8	8	0	2	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	11.11	-	50.00
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	18	5	4	0	9	0	1.250	27.77	22.22	-	50.00	-	55.55
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1976-1985	18	3	4	0	11	0	0.750	16.66	22.22	-	61.11	-	42.85
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2004	16	3	10	0	3	0	0.300	18.75	62.50	-	18.75	-	23.07
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2016	16	9	4	0	3	0	2.250	56.25	25.00	-	18.75	-	69.23
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1890	16	5	7	0	4	0	0.710	31.25	43.75	-	25.00	-	41.66
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1985-1993	15	7	3	0	5	0	2.330	46.66	20.00	-	33.33	-	70.00
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.600	53.33	33.33	-	13.33	-	61.53
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.110	6.66	60.00	-	33.33	-	10.00
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2003	15	11	1	0	3	0	11.000	73.33	6.66	-	20.00	-	91.66
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40.00	-	26.66	-	45.45
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	14	6	2	0	6	0	3.000	42.85	14.28	-	42.85	-	75.00
A Ranatunga (SL)	1991-1998	14	6	3	0	5	0	2.000	42.85	21.42	-	35.71	-	66.66
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	13	6	4	0	3	0	1.500	46.15	30.76	-	23.07	-	60.00
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1962	13	4	6	0	3	0	0.660	30.76	46.15	-	23.07	-	40.00
JR Reid (NZ)	1958-1965	13	0	11	0	2	0	0.000	-	84.61	-	15.38	-	-
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	12	4	5	0	3	0	0.800	33.33	41.66	-	25.00	-	44.44
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1969-1974	12	1	2	0	9	0	0.500	8.33	16.66	-	75.00	-	33.33
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	12	5	4	0	3	0	1.250	41.66	33.33	-	25.00	-	55.55
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2024	11	7	2	0	2	0	3.500	63.63	18.18	-	18.18	-	77.77
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2004	11	3	6	0	2	0	0.500	27.27	54.54	-	18.18	-	33.33
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2020	11	4	7	0	0	0	0.570	36.36	63.63	-	-	-	36.36
SPD Smith (AUS)	2015-2021	11	9	0	0	2	0	-	81.81	-	-	18.18	-	100.00
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	11	3	4	0	4	0	0.750	27.27	36.36	-	36.36	-	42.85
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80.00	-	-	20.00	-	100.00
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1977	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.750	30.00	40.00	-	30.00	-	42.85
JE Cheetham (SA)	1953-1955	10	5	3	0	2	0	1.660	50.00	30.00	-	20.00	-	62.50
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2003	10	2	3	0	5	0	0.660	20.00	30.00	-	50.00	-	40.00
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	10	4	2	0	4	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1989	10	2	2	0	6	0	1.000	20.00	20.00	-	60.00	-	50.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2006	10	3	4	0	3	0	0.750	30.00	40.00	-	30.00	-	42.85
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	0.000	-	40.00	-	60.00	-	-
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	10	1	5	0	4	0	0.200	10.00	50.00	-	40.00	-	16.66
RB Richardson (WI)	1994-1995	10	5	3	0	2	0	1.660	50.00	30.00	-	20.00	-	62.50
CH Gayle (WI)	2008-2009	9	1	2	0	6	0	0.500	11.11	22.22	-	66.66	-	33.33
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1965-1967	9	2	2	0	5	0	1.000	22.22	22.22	-	55.55	-	50.00
VS Hazare (IND)	1951-1952	9	1	4	0	4	0	0.250	11.11	44.44	-	44.44	-	20.00
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1956	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.500	22.22	44.44	-	33.33	-	33.33
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	9	1	2	0	6	0	0.500	11.11	22.22	-	66.66	-	33.33
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2016	9	1	6	0	2	0	0.160	11.11	66.66	-	22.22	-	14.28
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.50	37.50	-	25.00	-	50.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2017-2024	8	1	5	0	2	0	0.200	12.50	62.50	-	25.00	-	16.66
HL Collins (AUS)	1924-1926	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1965	8	0	1	0	7	0	0.000	-	12.50	-	87.50	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	8	5	0	0	3	0	-	62.50	-	-	37.50	-	100.00
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1974	8	3	1	0	4	0	3.000	37.50	12.50	-	50.00	-	75.00
TD Paine (AUS)	2019-2020	8	5	2	0	1	0	2.500	62.50	25.00	-	12.50	-	71.42
DJG Sammy (WI)	2012-2013	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
RG Sharma (IND)	2024-2024	8	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1907	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1966	8	2	0	0	6	0	-	25.00	-	-	75.00	-	100.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2022-2024	8	6	2	0	0	0	3.000	75.00	25.00	-	-	-	75.00
GHS Trott (AUS)	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.50	37.50	-	-	-	62.50
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2008	8	6	1	0	1	0	6.000	75.00	12.50	-	12.50	-	85.71
AN Cook (ENG)	2013-2015	7	3	1	0	3	0	3.000	42.85	14.28	-	42.85	-	75.00
R Dravid (IND)	2003-2007	7	2	1	0	4	0	2.000	28.57	14.28	-	57.14	-	66.66
GC Grant (WI)	1933-1935	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1947-1951	7	0	1	0	6	0	0.000	-	14.28	-	85.71	-	-
GP Howarth (NZ)	1983-1984	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
AH Kardar (PAK)	1954-1955	7	3	1	0	3	0	3.000	42.85	14.28	-	42.85	-	75.00
TC Lowry (NZ)	1930-1931	7	0	2	0	5	0	0.000	-	28.57	-	71.42	-	-
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2015	7	1	3	0	3	0	0.330	14.28	42.85	-	42.85	-	25.00
PBH May (ENG)	1958-1959	7	5	0	0	2	0	-	71.42	-	-	28.57	-	100.00
KS Williamson (NZ)	2018-2022	7	2	2	0	3	0	1.000	28.57	28.57	-	42.85	-	50.00
RGD Willis (ENG)	1983-1984	7	3	2	0	2	0	1.500	42.85	28.57	-	28.57	-	60.00
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1997	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1978	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.250	16.66	66.66	-	16.66	-	20.00
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-1998	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2017-2022	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.000	-	16.66	-	83.33	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1992	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1981	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.330	16.66	50.00	-	33.33	-	25.00
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2002	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.660	33.33	50.00	-	16.66	-	40.00
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.250	16.66	66.66	-	16.66	-	20.00
PS McDonnell (AUS)	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	-	-	-	16.66
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
D Ramdin (WI)	2014-2015	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.660	33.33	50.00	-	16.66	-	40.00
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	6	0	3	0	3	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
MJK Smith (ENG)	1965-1966	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
DL Vettori (NZ)	2008-2008	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.250	16.66	66.66	-	16.66	-	20.00
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1977-1978	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	-	-	-	16.66
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1984-1984	6	3	0	0	3	0	-	50.00	-	-	50.00	-	100.00
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2000	5	1	3	0	1	0	0.330	20.00	60.00	-	20.00	-	25.00

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2603 - Live]
>> 259/5 (91.0 ov, Saud Shakeel 42*, Agha Salman 10*, SR Harmer 2/75) - Stumps

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Only Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2604 - Live]
>> 130/2 (38.0 ov, BJ Curran 52*, BRM Taylor 18*, Ziaur Rahman 2/35) - Stumps

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]