Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for Australia in Tests

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
AR Border	1984-1994	93	32	22	1	38	0	1.450	34.4	23.65	1.07	40.86	0	59.09
RT Ponting	2004-2010	77	48	16	0	13	0	3.000	62.33	20.77	0	16.88	0	75
SR Waugh	1999-2004	57	41	9	0	7	0	4.550	71.92	15.78	0	12.28	0	82
MA Taylor	1994-1999	50	26	13	0	11	0	2.000	52	26	0	22	0	66.66
GS Chappell	1975-1983	48	21	13	0	14	0	1.610	43.75	27.08	0	29.16	0	61.76
MJ Clarke	2011-2015	47	24	16	0	7	0	1.500	51.06	34.04	0	14.89	0	60
SPD Smith	2014-2025	43	25	11	0	7	0	2.270	58.13	25.58	0	16.27	0	69.44
RB Simpson	1964-1978	39	12	12	0	15	0	1.000	30.76	30.76	0	38.46	0	50
PJ Cummins	2021-2025	38	24	8	0	6	0	3.000	63.15	21.05	0	15.78	0	75
IM Chappell	1971-1975	30	15	5	0	10	0	3.000	50	16.66	0	33.33	0	75
R Benaud	1958-1963	28	12	4	1	11	0	3.000	42.85	14.28	3.57	39.28	0	73.52
KJ Hughes	1979-1984	28	4	13	0	11	0	0.300	14.28	46.42	0	39.28	0	23.52
WM Lawry	1968-1971	25	9	8	0	8	0	1.120	36	32	0	32	0	52.94
WM Woodfull	1930-1934	25	14	7	0	4	0	2.000	56	28	0	16	0	66.66
DG Bradman	1936-1948	24	15	3	0	6	0	5.000	62.5	12.5	0	25	0	83.33
AL Hassett	1949-1953	24	14	4	0	6	0	3.500	58.33	16.66	0	25	0	77.77
TD Paine	2018-2021	23	11	8	0	4	0	1.370	47.82	34.78	0	17.39	0	57.89
J Darling	1899-1905	21	7	4	0	10	0	1.750	33.33	19.04	0	47.61	0	63.63
IWG Johnson	1954-1956	17	7	5	0	5	0	1.400	41.17	29.41	0	29.41	0	58.33
WL Murdoch	1880-1890	16	5	7	0	4	0	0.710	31.25	43.75	0	25	0	41.66
MA Noble	1903-1909	15	8	5	0	2	0	1.600	53.33	33.33	0	13.33	0	61.53
HL Collins	1921-1926	11	5	2	0	4	0	2.500	45.45	18.18	0	36.36	0	71.42
WW Armstrong	1920-1921	10	8	0	0	2	0	-	80	0	0	20	0	100
C Hill	1910-1912	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
JM Blackham	1885-1894	8	3	3	0	2	0	1.000	37.5	37.5	0	25	0	50
GHS Trott	1896-1898	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.660	62.5	37.5	0	0	0	62.5
GN Yallop	1978-1979	7	1	6	0	0	0	0.160	14.28	85.71	0	0	0	14.28
AC Gilchrist	2000-2004	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.000	66.66	16.66	0	16.66	0	80
SE Gregory	1912-1912	6	2	1	0	3	0	2.000	33.33	16.66	0	50	0	66.66
PS McDonnell	1887-1888	6	1	5	0	0	0	0.200	16.66	83.33	0	0	0	16.66
ID Craig	1957-1958	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60	0	0	40	0	100
VY Richardson	1935-1936	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80	0	0	20	0	100
J Ryder	1928-1929	5	1	4	0	0	0	0.250	20	80	0	0	0	20
G Giffen	1894-1895	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
DW Gregory	1877-1879	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	0	0	0	66.66
HJH Scott	1886-1886	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
W Bardsley	1926-1926	2	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
BC Booth	1965-1966	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
TP Horan	1885-1885	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AR Morris	1951-1954	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
H Trumble	1902-1902	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
WA Brown	1946-1946	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
RN Harvey	1961-1961	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
BN Jarman	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
RR Lindwall	1956-1956	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
HH Massie	1885-1885	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
SR Watson	2013-2013	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0

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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:

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]

England vs Australia at Brisbane, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 4-7, 2025 [Test # 2611]