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 (ENG)	2017-2022	64	27	26	0	11	0	1.03	42.18	40.62	-	17.18	-	50.94
AN Cook (ENG)	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	0	1.09	40.67	37.28	-	22.03	-	52.17
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2010-2017	56	26	19	0	11	0	1.36	46.42	33.92	-	19.64	-	57.77
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0	0.61	24.07	38.88	-	37.03	-	38.23
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	0	2.36	50.98	21.56	-	27.45	-	70.27
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	0	2.18	48.00	22.00	-	30.00	-	68.57
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	48	14	8	0	26	0	1.75	29.16	16.66	-	54.16	-	63.63
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	45	17	15	0	13	0	1.13	37.77	33.33	-	28.88	-	53.12
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1961	41	20	10	0	11	0	2.00	48.78	24.39	-	26.82	-	66.66
BA Stokes (ENG)	2020-2025	37	22	13	0	2	0	1.69	59.45	35.13	-	5.40	-	62.85
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1993	34	10	12	0	12	0	0.83	29.41	35.29	-	35.29	-	45.45
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1980-1993	34	14	6	0	14	0	2.33	41.17	17.64	-	41.17	-	70.00
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1989	32	5	18	0	9	0	0.27	15.62	56.25	-	28.12	-	21.73
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	31	18	4	0	9	0	4.50	58.06	12.90	-	29.03	-	81.81
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	31	12	5	0	14	0	2.40	38.70	16.12	-	45.16	-	70.58
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2007	31	11	11	0	9	0	1.00	35.48	35.48	-	29.03	-	50.00
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1964	30	9	7	0	14	0	1.28	30.00	23.33	-	46.66	-	56.25
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1969	27	8	4	0	15	0	2.00	29.62	14.81	-	55.55	-	66.66
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	25	5	3	0	17	0	1.66	20.00	12.00	-	68.00	-	62.50
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-1999	25	12	8	0	5	0	1.50	48.00	32.00	-	20.00	-	60.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	23	2	5	0	16	0	0.40	8.69	21.73	-	69.56	-	28.57
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1955	23	11	4	0	8	0	2.75	47.82	17.39	-	34.78	-	73.33
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1958	23	6	6	0	11	0	1.00	26.08	26.08	-	47.82	-	50.00
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.36	18.18	50.00	-	31.81	-	26.66
Babar Azam (PAK)	2021-2023	20	10	6	0	4	0	1.66	50.00	30.00	-	20.00	-	62.50
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	20	4	3	0	13	0	1.33	20.00	15.00	-	65.00	-	57.14
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	19	6	5	0	8	0	1.20	31.57	26.31	-	42.10	-	54.54
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1979	19	8	4	0	7	0	2.00	42.10	21.05	-	36.84	-	66.66
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1924	18	8	8	0	2	0	1.00	44.44	44.44	-	11.11	-	50.00
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1984	18	7	5	0	6	0	1.40	38.88	27.77	-	33.33	-	58.33
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1931	17	9	2	0	6	0	4.50	52.94	11.76	-	35.29	-	81.81
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1969-1975	17	1	5	0	11	0	0.20	5.88	29.41	-	64.70	-	16.66
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	17	10	7	0	0	0	1.42	58.82	41.17	-	-	-	58.82
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1935	16	3	5	0	8	0	0.60	18.75	31.25	-	50.00	-	37.50
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1951	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.83	33.33	40.00	-	26.66	-	45.45
DR Jardine (ENG)	1931-1934	15	9	1	0	5	0	9.00	60.00	6.66	-	33.33	-	90.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-2001	15	4	8	0	3	0	0.50	26.66	53.33	-	20.00	-	33.33
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1977	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.60	21.42	35.71	-	42.85	-	37.50
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1950	14	4	7	0	3	0	0.57	28.57	50.00	-	21.42	-	36.36
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1983-1984	14	3	1	0	10	0	3.00	21.42	7.14	-	71.42	-	75.00
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.66	61.53	23.07	-	15.38	-	72.72
Moin Khan (PAK)	1998-2001	13	4	2	0	7	0	2.00	30.76	15.38	-	53.84	-	66.66
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2017-2019	13	4	8	0	1	0	0.50	30.76	61.53	-	7.69	-	33.33
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	12	0	4	0	8	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1994-1995	12	7	3	0	2	0	2.33	58.33	25.00	-	16.66	-	70.00
Shan Masood (PAK)	2023-2025	12	3	9	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	-	-	-	25.00
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1948	11	4	5	0	2	0	0.80	36.36	45.45	-	18.18	-	44.44
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.28	18.18	63.63	-	18.18	-	22.22
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1964-1967	11	2	2	0	7	0	1.00	18.18	18.18	-	63.63	-	50.00
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1959-1961	10	2	2	0	6	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	-	60.00	-	50.00
PF Warner (ENG)	1903-1906	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2016-2020	9	2	4	0	3	0	0.50	22.22	44.44	-	33.33	-	33.33
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.00	44.44	44.44	-	11.11	-	50.00
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2003-2010	9	2	6	0	1	0	0.33	22.22	66.66	-	11.11	-	25.00
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2009	9	1	3	0	5	0	0.33	11.11	33.33	-	55.55	-	25.00
AR Lewis (ENG)	1972-1973	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.50	12.50	25.00	-	62.50	-	33.33
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.75	37.50	50.00	-	12.50	-	42.85
DB Close (ENG)	1966-1967	7	6	0	0	1	0	-	85.71	-	-	14.28	-	100.00
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	7	1	1	0	5	0	1.00	14.28	14.28	-	71.42	-	50.00
FG Mann (ENG)	1948-1949	7	2	0	0	5	0	-	28.57	-	-	71.42	-	100.00
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1996-2000	7	1	4	0	2	0	0.25	14.28	57.14	-	28.57	-	20.00
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.50	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1980	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
AW Carr (ENG)	1926-1929	6	1	0	0	5	0	-	16.66	-	-	83.33	-	100.00
CB Fry (ENG)	1912-1912	6	4	0	0	2	0	-	66.66	-	-	33.33	-	100.00
Rashid Latif (PAK)	1998-2003	6	4	1	0	1	0	4.00	66.66	16.66	-	16.66	-	80.00
Wasim Bari (PAK)	1977-1978	6	0	2	0	4	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
FL Fane (ENG)	1907-1910	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1905-1905	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	-	-	60.00	-	100.00
Javed Burki (PAK)	1962-1962	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	-	80.00	-	20.00	-	-
FT Mann (ENG)	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2025	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1995-1997	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	-	40.00	-	33.33
Salman Butt (PAK)	2010-2010	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.66	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1978	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
Hon.FSG Calthorpe (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
AHH Gilligan (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	-	-	75.00	-	100.00
Lord Harris (ENG)	1879-1884	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
Lord Hawke (ENG)	1896-1899	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
ND Howard (ENG)	1951-1952	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	-	-	75.00	-	100.00
Imtiaz Ahmed (PAK)	1959-1962	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.00	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
AG Steel (ENG)	1886-1888	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.00	75.00	25.00	-	-	-	75.00
JC White (ENG)	1929-1929	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
RE Foster (ENG)	1907-1907	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	66.66	-	100.00
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1990-1990	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
HDG Leveson Gower (ENG)	1910-1910	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
Majid Khan (PAK)	1973-1973	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	-	33.33	-	50.00
RWV Robins (ENG)	1937-1937	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	66.66	-	100.00
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1969-1969	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2007-2007	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1921-1921	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1988-1988	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AN Hornby (ENG)	1882-1884	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
AO Jones (ENG)	1908-1908	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00

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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:

South Africa vs Australia at Mackay, South Africa in Australia 2nd ODI, Aug 22, 2025 [ODI # 4896]

Romania vs Czech Republic at Ilfov County, Czech Republic in Romania 3rd T20I, Aug 22, 2025 [T20I # 3413]

Romania vs Czech Republic at Ilfov County, Czech Republic in Romania 4th T20I, Aug 22, 2025 [T20I # 3414]