Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for England in Tests

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
JE Root	2017-2022	64	27	26	0	11	0	1.030	42.18	40.62	0	17.18	0	50.94
AN Cook	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	0	1.090	40.67	37.28	0	22.03	0	52.17
MA Atherton	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0	0.610	24.07	38.88	0	37.03	0	38.23
MP Vaughan	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	0	2.360	50.98	21.56	0	27.45	0	70.27
AJ Strauss	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	0	2.180	48	22	0	30	0	68.57
N Hussain	1999-2003	45	17	15	0	13	0	1.130	37.77	33.33	0	28.88	0	53.12
PBH May	1955-1961	41	20	10	0	11	0	2.000	48.78	24.39	0	26.82	0	66.66
BA Stokes	2020-2025	40	22	16	0	2	0	1.370	55	40	0	5	0	57.89
GA Gooch	1988-1993	34	10	12	0	12	0	0.830	29.41	35.29	0	35.29	0	45.45
DI Gower	1982-1989	32	5	18	0	9	0	0.270	15.62	56.25	0	28.12	0	21.73
JM Brearley	1977-1981	31	18	4	0	9	0	4.500	58.06	12.9	0	29.03	0	81.81
R Illingworth	1969-1973	31	12	5	0	14	0	2.400	38.7	16.12	0	45.16	0	70.58
ER Dexter	1961-1964	30	9	7	0	14	0	1.280	30	23.33	0	46.66	0	56.25
MC Cowdrey	1959-1969	27	8	4	0	15	0	2.000	29.62	14.81	0	55.55	0	66.66
MJK Smith	1964-1966	25	5	3	0	17	0	1.660	20	12	0	68	0	62.5
MW Gatting	1986-1988	23	2	5	0	16	0	0.400	8.69	21.73	0	69.56	0	28.57
L Hutton	1952-1955	23	11	4	0	8	0	2.750	47.82	17.39	0	34.78	0	73.33
AC MacLaren	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.360	18.18	50	0	31.81	0	26.66
WR Hammond	1938-1947	20	4	3	0	13	0	1.330	20	15	0	65	0	57.14
MH Denness	1974-1975	19	6	5	0	8	0	1.200	31.57	26.31	0	42.1	0	54.54
JWHT Douglas	1911-1924	18	8	8	0	2	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	0	11.11	0	50
RGD Willis	1982-1984	18	7	5	0	6	0	1.400	38.88	27.77	0	33.33	0	58.33
APF Chapman	1926-1931	17	9	2	0	6	0	4.500	52.94	11.76	0	35.29	0	81.81
RES Wyatt	1930-1935	16	3	5	0	8	0	0.600	18.75	31.25	0	50	0	37.5
FR Brown	1949-1951	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40	0	26.66	0	45.45
DR Jardine	1931-1934	15	9	1	0	5	0	9.000	60	6.66	0	33.33	0	90
AJ Stewart	1993-2001	15	4	8	0	3	0	0.500	26.66	53.33	0	20	0	33.33
AW Greig	1975-1977	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.600	21.42	35.71	0	42.85	0	37.5
NWD Yardley	1947-1950	14	4	7	0	3	0	0.570	28.57	50	0	21.42	0	36.36
WG Grace	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.660	61.53	23.07	0	15.38	0	72.72
IT Botham	1980-1981	12	0	4	0	8	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
GOB Allen	1936-1948	11	4	5	0	2	0	0.800	36.36	45.45	0	18.18	0	44.44
A Flintoff	2006-2007	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.280	18.18	63.63	0	18.18	0	22.22
PF Warner	1903-1906	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
AER Gilligan	1924-1925	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	0	11.11	0	50
AR Lewis	1972-1973	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.500	12.5	25	0	62.5	0	33.33
AE Stoddart	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.750	37.5	50	0	12.5	0	42.85
DB Close	1966-1967	7	6	0	0	1	0	-	85.71	0	0	14.28	0	100
KWR Fletcher	1981-1982	7	1	1	0	5	0	1.000	14.28	14.28	0	71.42	0	50
FG Mann	1948-1949	7	2	0	0	5	0	-	28.57	0	0	71.42	0	100
A Shrewsbury	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	0	0	0	71.42
AW Carr	1926-1929	6	1	0	0	5	0	-	16.66	0	0	83.33	0	100
CB Fry	1912-1912	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	0	0	33.33	0	100
FL Fane	1907-1910	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40	60	0	0	0	40
Hon.FS Jackson	1905-1905	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40	0	0	60	0	100
FT Mann	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40	20	0	40	0	66.66
OJ Pope	2024-2025	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60	40	0	0	0	60
Hon.IFW Bligh	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
G Boycott	1978-1978	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
Hon.FSG Calthorpe	1930-1930	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
AHH Gilligan	1930-1930	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25	0	0	75	0	100
Lord Harris	1879-1884	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50	25	0	25	0	66.66
Lord Hawke	1896-1899	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
ND Howard	1951-1952	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25	0	0	75	0	100
A Shaw	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
RT Stanyforth	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50	25	0	25	0	66.66
AG Steel	1886-1888	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75	25	0	0	0	75
JC White	1929-1929	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25	25	0	50	0	50
RE Foster	1907-1907	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
AJ Lamb	1990-1990	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
HDG Leveson Gower	1910-1910	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	0	0	0	33.33
KP Pietersen	2008-2008	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	33.33	33.33	0	33.33	0	50
RWV Robins	1937-1937	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0	0	66.66	0	100
Lord Tennyson	1921-1921	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	0	33.33	0	66.66	0	0
JE Emburey	1988-1988	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
AN Hornby	1882-1884	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	0	50	0	50	0	0
AO Jones	1908-1908	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
James Lillywhite	1877-1877	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
WW Read	1888-1892	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
Rev.DS Sheppard	1954-1954	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50	0	0	50	0	100
ME Trescothick	2004-2005	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50	50	0	0	0	50
MP Bowden	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
MA Butcher	1999-1999	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
DB Carr	1952-1952	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CS Cowdrey	1988-1988	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
K Cranston	1948-1948	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
JH Edrich	1975-1975	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
TW Graveney	1968-1968	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	100	0	-
Sir TC O'Brien	1896-1896	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
CA Smith	1889-1889	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100	0	0	0	0	100
GTS Stevens	1928-1928	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0	100	0	0	0	0
CF Walters	1934-1934	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 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]

England vs Australia at Perth, The Ashes 1st Test, Nov 21-22, 2025 [Test # 2608]