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	%
J Campbell (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2025	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	60.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2020-2025	37	22	13	0	2	0	1.690	59.45	35.13	-	62.85
CR Ervine (ZIM)	2020-2025	13	1	10	0	2	0	0.100	7.69	76.92	-	9.09
SC Williams (ZIM)	2020-2021	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	33.33
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	64	27	26	0	11	0	1.030	42.18	40.62	-	50.94
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2016-2017	8	0	7	0	1	0	0.000	-	87.50	-	-
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2013-2018	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	33.33
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2011-2021	16	3	13	0	0	0	0.230	18.75	81.25	-	18.75
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
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	0	2.180	48.00	22.00	-	68.57
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
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2005	10	0	9	0	1	0	0.000	-	90.00	-	-
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	0	2.360	50.98	21.56	-	70.27
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2001-2002	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	-	16.66
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	-	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2004	21	4	11	0	6	0	0.360	19.04	52.38	-	26.66
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
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1996-2002	21	2	12	0	7	0	0.160	9.52	57.14	-	14.28
A Flower (ZIM)	1993-2000	20	1	10	0	9	0	0.100	5.00	50.00	-	9.09
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
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1993	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	-
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
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
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	25	5	3	0	17	0	1.660	20.00	12.00	-	62.50
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	-	-
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	-	-
CB Fry (ENG)	1912-1912	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	-	-	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
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
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1905-1905	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	-	-	100.00
PF Warner (ENG)	1903-1906	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.660	40.00	60.00	-	40.00
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.360	18.18	50.00	-	26.66
Lord Hawke (ENG)	1896-1899	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
Sir TC O'Brien (ENG)	1896-1896	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.750	37.50	50.00	-	42.85
MP Bowden (ENG)	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
CA Smith (ENG)	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.660	61.53	23.07	-	72.72
WW Read (ENG)	1888-1892	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
AG Steel (ENG)	1886-1888	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75.00	25.00	-	75.00
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	-	71.42
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
AN Hornby (ENG)	1882-1884	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	-
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	-
Lord Harris (ENG)	1879-1884	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	66.66
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	50.00

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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]