Individual List Captains

List of Captains for England in Tests

List of captains

Player	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	%NR	%
PWA Mulder (SA)	2025-2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
KA Maharaj (SA)	2025-2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
AK Markram (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2025	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	60.00
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
T Bavuma (SA)	2023-2025	10	9	0	0	1	0	-	90.00	-	-	100.00
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2021	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2020-2025	37	22	13	0	2	0	1.690	59.45	35.13	-	62.85
D Elgar (SA)	2017-2024	18	9	8	0	1	0	1.120	50.00	44.44	-	52.94
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	64	27	26	0	11	0	1.030	42.18	40.62	-	50.94
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	36	18	15	0	3	0	1.200	50.00	41.66	-	54.54
AB de Villiers (SA)	2016-2017	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	66.66
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2016	14	4	4	0	6	0	1.000	28.57	28.57	-	50.00
AN Cook (ENG)	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	0	1.090	40.67	37.28	-	52.17
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	-	50.00
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2006	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	0	2.180	48.00	22.00	-	68.57
JH Kallis (SA)	2006-2009	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.280	18.18	63.63	-	22.22
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2004-2005	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	0	2.360	50.98	21.56	-	70.27
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2014	108	53	28	0	27	0	1.890	49.07	25.92	-	65.43
MV Boucher (SA)	2002-2002	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2003	26	14	5	0	7	0	2.800	53.84	19.23	-	73.68
MA Butcher (ENG)	1999-1999	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	45	17	15	0	13	0	1.130	37.77	33.33	-	53.12
G Kirsten (SA)	1998-1998	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	53	27	11	0	15	0	2.450	50.94	20.75	-	71.05
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0	0.610	24.07	38.88	-	38.23
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-2001	15	4	8	0	3	0	0.500	26.66	53.33	-	33.33
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	5	3	0	8	0	1.660	31.25	18.75	-	62.50
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1990-1990	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1993	34	10	12	0	12	0	0.830	29.41	35.29	-	45.45
CS Cowdrey (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1988-1988	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	23	2	5	0	16	0	0.400	8.69	21.73	-	28.57
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1989	32	5	18	0	9	0	0.270	15.62	56.25	-	21.73
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1984	18	7	5	0	6	0	1.400	38.88	27.77	-	58.33
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	7	1	1	0	5	0	1.000	14.28	14.28	-	50.00
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	12	0	4	0	8	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	-
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1978	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	31	18	4	0	9	0	4.500	58.06	12.90	-	81.81
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1977	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.600	21.42	35.71	-	37.50
JH Edrich (ENG)	1975-1975	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	19	6	5	0	8	0	1.200	31.57	26.31	-	54.54
AR Lewis (ENG)	1972-1973	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.500	12.50	25.00	-	33.33
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	31	12	5	0	14	0	2.400	38.70	16.12	-	70.58
TW Graveney (ENG)	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1966-1967	7	6	0	0	1	0	-	85.71	-	-	100.00
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1965-1967	8	4	1	0	3	0	4.000	50.00	12.50	-	80.00
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	25	5	3	0	17	0	1.660	20.00	12.00	-	62.50
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1965	13	1	2	0	10	0	0.500	7.69	15.38	-	33.33
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1964	30	9	7	0	14	0	1.280	30.00	23.33	-	56.25
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1969	27	8	4	0	15	0	2.000	29.62	14.81	-	66.66
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1956-1958	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	33.33
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1962	14	4	6	0	4	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	-	40.00
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1961	41	20	10	0	11	0	2.000	48.78	24.39	-	66.66
Rev.DS Sheppard (ENG)	1954-1954	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	-	-	100.00
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1955	15	7	5	0	3	0	1.400	46.66	33.33	-	58.33
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1955	23	11	4	0	8	0	2.750	47.82	17.39	-	73.33
DB Carr (ENG)	1952-1952	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
ND Howard (ENG)	1951-1952	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	-	-	100.00
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1951	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40.00	-	45.45
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	7	2	0	0	5	0	-	28.57	-	-	100.00
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.110	6.66	60.00	-	10.00
K Cranston (ENG)	1948-1948	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1950	14	4	7	0	3	0	0.570	28.57	50.00	-	36.36
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	0.000	-	40.00	-	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	20	4	3	0	13	0	1.330	20.00	15.00	-	57.14
RWV Robins (ENG)	1937-1937	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	100.00
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1948	11	4	5	0	2	0	0.800	36.36	45.45	-	44.44
HF Wade (SA)	1935-1936	10	1	4	0	5	0	0.250	10.00	40.00	-	20.00
CF Walters (ENG)	1934-1934	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
DR Jardine (ENG)	1931-1934	15	9	1	0	5	0	9.000	60.00	6.66	-	90.00
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	9	2	5	0	2	0	0.400	22.22	55.55	-	28.57
EP Nupen (SA)	1930-1930	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1935	16	3	5	0	8	0	0.600	18.75	31.25	-	37.50
Hon.FSG Calthorpe (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
AHH Gilligan (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	-	-	100.00
JC White (ENG)	1929-1929	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1928-1928	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	-	33.33
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	66.66
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1931	17	9	2	0	6	0	4.500	52.94	11.76	-	81.81
AW Carr (ENG)	1926-1929	6	1	0	0	5	0	-	16.66	-	-	100.00
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	50.00
FT Mann (ENG)	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	66.66
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1921-1921	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	-
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	18	1	10	0	7	0	0.100	5.55	55.55	-	9.09
LJ Tancred (SA)	1912-1912	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	-	66.66	-	-
CB Fry (ENG)	1912-1912	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	-	-	100.00
F Mitchell (SA)	1912-1912	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1924	18	8	8	0	2	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	50.00
HDG Leveson Gower (ENG)	1910-1910	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	33.33
SJ Snooke (SA)	1910-1910	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	60.00
AO Jones (ENG)	1908-1908	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
FL Fane (ENG)	1907-1910	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40.00	60.00	-	40.00
RE Foster (ENG)	1907-1907	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	100.00
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1911	13	5	6	0	2	0	0.830	38.46	46.15	-	45.45

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]