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)	1984-1993	47	17	14	0	16	0	1.210	36.17	29.78	0	34.04	0	54.83
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2012	35	17	7	0	11	0	2.420	48.57	20	0	31.42	0	70.83
RT Ponting (AUS)	2005-2010	28	15	6	0	7	0	2.500	53.57	21.42	0	25	0	71.42
GS Chappell (AUS)	1975-1983	27	12	8	0	7	0	1.500	44.44	29.62	0	25.92	0	60
V Kohli (IND)	2016-2021	26	16	6	0	4	0	2.660	61.53	23.07	0	15.38	0	72.72
MA Taylor (AUS)	1994-1999	25	14	7	0	4	0	2.000	56	28	0	16	0	66.66
MS Dhoni (IND)	2008-2014	23	8	9	0	6	0	0.880	34.78	39.13	0	26.08	0	47.05
IM Chappell (AUS)	1971-1975	21	9	4	0	8	0	2.250	42.85	19.04	0	38.09	0	69.23
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2015	21	11	7	0	3	0	1.570	52.38	33.33	0	14.28	0	61.11
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2003	21	17	4	0	0	0	4.250	80.95	19.04	0	0	0	80.95
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-2000	20	9	3	0	8	0	3.000	45	15	0	40	0	75
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1985	20	3	3	0	14	0	1.000	15	15	0	70	0	50
WM Woodfull (AUS)	1930-1934	20	9	7	0	4	0	1.280	45	35	0	20	0	56.25
R Benaud (AUS)	1958-1963	19	8	3	1	7	0	2.660	42.1	15.78	5.26	36.84	0	70.83
DG Bradman (AUS)	1936-1948	19	11	3	0	5	0	3.660	57.89	15.78	0	26.31	0	78.57
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	19	13	3	0	3	0	4.330	68.42	15.78	0	15.78	0	81.25
J Darling (AUS)	1899-1905	18	5	4	0	9	0	1.250	27.77	22.22	0	50	0	55.55
SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	18	8	6	0	4	0	1.330	44.44	33.33	0	22.22	0	57.14
CH Lloyd (WI)	1976-1984	18	11	0	0	7	0	-	61.11	0	0	38.88	0	100
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2011-2017	18	12	5	0	1	0	2.400	66.66	27.77	0	5.55	0	70.58
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1962-1975	18	2	10	0	6	0	0.200	11.11	55.55	0	33.33	0	16.66
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	18	4	5	0	9	0	0.800	22.22	27.77	0	50	0	44.44
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-1998	17	4	8	0	5	0	0.500	23.52	47.05	0	29.41	0	33.33
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1990	17	5	5	0	7	0	1.000	29.41	29.41	0	41.17	0	50
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2021-2025	16	11	3	0	2	0	3.660	68.75	18.75	0	12.5	0	78.57
WL Murdoch (AUS)	1880-1890	16	5	7	0	4	0	0.710	31.25	43.75	0	25	0	41.66
JR Reid (NZ)	1956-1965	16	1	13	0	2	0	0.070	6.25	81.25	0	12.5	0	7.14
AL Wadekar (IND)	1971-1974	16	4	4	0	8	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2002	15	5	3	0	7	0	1.660	33.33	20	0	46.66	0	62.5
MA Noble (AUS)	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.600	53.33	33.33	0	13.33	0	61.53
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.110	6.66	60	0	33.33	0	10
AL Hassett (AUS)	1950-1953	14	8	2	0	4	0	4.000	57.14	14.28	0	28.57	0	80
VS Hazare (IND)	1951-1953	14	1	5	0	8	0	0.200	7.14	35.71	0	57.14	0	16.66
GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.600	21.42	35.71	0	42.85	0	37.5
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1954-1956	14	5	4	0	5	0	1.250	35.71	28.57	0	35.71	0	55.55
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1986	14	2	5	0	7	0	0.400	14.28	35.71	0	50	0	28.57
BC Lara (WI)	1998-2004	14	3	8	0	3	0	0.370	21.42	57.14	0	21.42	0	27.27
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1971	14	4	3	0	7	0	1.330	28.57	21.42	0	50	0	57.14
SPD Smith (AUS)	2015-2026	14	11	1	0	2	0	11.000	78.57	7.14	0	14.28	0	91.66
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1981-1984	13	1	8	0	4	0	0.120	7.69	61.53	0	30.76	0	11.11
BB McCullum (NZ)	2013-2015	13	5	4	0	4	0	1.250	38.46	30.76	0	30.76	0	55.55
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1969	13	3	4	0	6	0	0.750	23.07	30.76	0	46.15	0	42.85
M Azharuddin (IND)	1990-1996	12	4	3	0	5	0	1.330	33.33	25	0	41.66	0	57.14
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	0	50	0	33.33
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1992	12	3	2	0	7	0	1.500	25	16.66	0	58.33	0	60
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	11	5	4	0	2	0	1.250	45.45	36.36	0	18.18	0	55.55
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2005-2006	11	5	3	0	3	0	1.660	45.45	27.27	0	27.27	0	62.5
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	11	5	4	0	2	0	1.250	45.45	36.36	0	18.18	0	55.55
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2009-2022	11	3	8	0	0	0	0.370	27.27	72.72	0	0	0	27.27
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2007-2012	11	4	1	0	6	0	4.000	36.36	9.09	0	54.54	0	80
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2007	11	10	0	0	1	0	-	90.9	0	0	9.09	0	100
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80	0	0	20	0	100
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1960-1968	10	1	2	0	7	0	0.500	10	20	0	70	0	33.33
GT Dowling (NZ)	1969-1972	10	1	4	0	5	0	0.250	10	40	0	50	0	20
R Dravid (IND)	2006-2007	10	3	1	0	6	0	3.000	30	10	0	60	0	75
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1986	10	0	10	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2006-2012	10	4	3	0	3	0	1.330	40	30	0	30	0	57.14
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	0.000	0	40	0	60	0	0
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	10	1	5	0	4	0	0.200	10	50	0	40	0	16.66
RB Richardson (WI)	1994-1995	10	5	3	0	2	0	1.660	50	30	0	20	0	62.5
KS Williamson (NZ)	2017-2022	10	5	2	0	3	0	2.500	50	20	0	30	0	71.42
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1977	9	2	5	0	2	0	0.400	22.22	55.55	0	22.22	0	28.57
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	9	0	3	0	6	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2002	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	0	11.11	0	50
AH Kardar (PAK)	1954-1958	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.500	22.22	44.44	0	33.33	0	33.33
TWM Latham (NZ)	2020-2025	9	5	3	0	1	0	1.660	55.55	33.33	0	11.11	0	62.5
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-1997	9	5	2	0	2	0	2.500	55.55	22.22	0	22.22	0	71.42
JM Blackham (AUS)	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.5	37.5	0	25	0	50
HL Collins (AUS)	1924-1926	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50	25	0	25	0	66.66
BE Congdon (NZ)	1972-1975	8	0	3	0	5	0	0.000	0	37.5	0	62.5	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1991	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.5	37.5	0	25	0	50
JO Holder (WI)	2017-2020	8	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1975	8	0	1	0	7	0	0.000	0	12.5	0	87.5	0	0
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1974	8	3	1	0	4	0	3.000	37.5	12.5	0	50	0	75
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1960	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25	50	0	25	0	33.33
PBH May (ENG)	1957-1960	8	4	0	0	4	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2011-2016	8	1	6	0	1	0	0.160	12.5	75	0	12.5	0	14.28
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1907	8	4	2	0	2	0	2.000	50	25	0	25	0	66.66
GHS Trott (AUS)	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.5	37.5	0	0	0	62.5
DL Vettori (NZ)	2008-2008	8	1	4	0	3	0	0.250	12.5	50	0	37.5	0	20
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2019-2024	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.250	14.28	57.14	0	28.57	0	20
NJ Contractor (IND)	1961-1962	7	2	2	0	3	0	1.000	28.57	28.57	0	42.85	0	50
F du Plessis (SA)	2017-2020	7	2	5	0	0	0	0.400	28.57	71.42	0	0	0	28.57
CH Gayle (WI)	2009-2009	7	1	2	0	4	0	0.500	14.28	28.57	0	57.14	0	33.33
GC Grant (WI)	1933-1935	7	2	3	0	2	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	0	28.57	0	40
WA Hadlee (NZ)	1947-1951	7	0	1	0	6	0	0.000	0	14.28	0	85.71	0	0
TC Lowry (NZ)	1930-1931	7	0	2	0	5	0	0.000	0	28.57	0	71.42	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2016	7	3	2	0	2	0	1.500	42.85	28.57	0	28.57	0	60
RG Sharma (IND)	2023-2024	7	5	1	0	1	0	5.000	71.42	14.28	0	14.28	0	83.33
Shubman Gill (IND)	2025-2025	7	4	2	0	1	0	2.000	57.14	28.57	0	14.28	0	66.66
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1987-1989	7	0	4	0	3	0	0.000	0	57.14	0	42.85	0	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1978-1978	6	1	4	0	1	0	0.250	16.66	66.66	0	16.66	0	20
JV Coney (NZ)	1986-1987	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
D Elgar (SA)	2017-2022	6	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	6	2	2	0	2	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
PS McDonnell (AUS)	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	0	0	0	16.66
Moin Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2003	6	0	4	0	2	0	0.000	0	66.66	0	33.33	0	0
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1977-1978	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1978-1979	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	0	0	0	16.66

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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