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	%
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2014	108	53	28	0	27	0	1.890	49.07	25.92	-	25.00	-	65.43
JE Root (ENG)	2017-2022	64	27	26	0	11	0	1.030	42.18	40.62	-	17.18	-	50.94
AN Cook (ENG)	2010-2016	59	24	22	0	13	0	1.090	40.67	37.28	-	22.03	-	52.17
MA Atherton (ENG)	1993-2001	54	13	21	0	20	0	0.610	24.07	38.88	-	37.03	-	38.23
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	53	27	11	0	15	0	2.450	50.94	20.75	-	28.30	-	71.05
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2003-2008	51	26	11	0	14	0	2.360	50.98	21.56	-	27.45	-	70.27
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2012	50	24	11	0	15	0	2.180	48.00	22.00	-	30.00	-	68.57
N Hussain (ENG)	1999-2003	45	17	15	0	13	0	1.130	37.77	33.33	-	28.88	-	53.12
PBH May (ENG)	1955-1961	41	20	10	0	11	0	2.000	48.78	24.39	-	26.82	-	66.66
BA Stokes (ENG)	2020-2025	37	22	13	0	2	0	1.690	59.45	35.13	-	5.40	-	62.85
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	36	18	15	0	3	0	1.200	50.00	41.66	-	8.33	-	54.54
GA Gooch (ENG)	1988-1993	34	10	12	0	12	0	0.830	29.41	35.29	-	35.29	-	45.45
DI Gower (ENG)	1982-1989	32	5	18	0	9	0	0.270	15.62	56.25	-	28.12	-	21.73
JM Brearley (ENG)	1977-1981	31	18	4	0	9	0	4.500	58.06	12.90	-	29.03	-	81.81
R Illingworth (ENG)	1969-1973	31	12	5	0	14	0	2.400	38.70	16.12	-	45.16	-	70.58
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1964	30	9	7	0	14	0	1.280	30.00	23.33	-	46.66	-	56.25
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1969	27	8	4	0	15	0	2.000	29.62	14.81	-	55.55	-	66.66
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2003	26	14	5	0	7	0	2.800	53.84	19.23	-	26.92	-	73.68
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1966	25	5	3	0	17	0	1.660	20.00	12.00	-	68.00	-	62.50
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1988	23	2	5	0	16	0	0.400	8.69	21.73	-	69.56	-	28.57
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1955	23	11	4	0	8	0	2.750	47.82	17.39	-	34.78	-	73.33
AC MacLaren (ENG)	1897-1909	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.360	18.18	50.00	-	31.81	-	26.66
WR Hammond (ENG)	1938-1947	20	4	3	0	13	0	1.330	20.00	15.00	-	65.00	-	57.14
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1975	19	6	5	0	8	0	1.200	31.57	26.31	-	42.10	-	54.54
JWHT Douglas (ENG)	1911-1924	18	8	8	0	2	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	11.11	-	50.00
D Elgar (SA)	2017-2024	18	9	8	0	1	0	1.120	50.00	44.44	-	5.55	-	52.94
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	18	1	10	0	7	0	0.100	5.55	55.55	-	38.88	-	9.09
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1984	18	7	5	0	6	0	1.400	38.88	27.77	-	33.33	-	58.33
APF Chapman (ENG)	1926-1931	17	9	2	0	6	0	4.500	52.94	11.76	-	35.29	-	81.81
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	5	3	0	8	0	1.660	31.25	18.75	-	50.00	-	62.50
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1935	16	3	5	0	8	0	0.600	18.75	31.25	-	50.00	-	37.50
FR Brown (ENG)	1949-1951	15	5	6	0	4	0	0.830	33.33	40.00	-	26.66	-	45.45
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1955	15	7	5	0	3	0	1.400	46.66	33.33	-	20.00	-	58.33
DR Jardine (ENG)	1931-1934	15	9	1	0	5	0	9.000	60.00	6.66	-	33.33	-	90.00
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.110	6.66	60.00	-	33.33	-	10.00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1993-2001	15	4	8	0	3	0	0.500	26.66	53.33	-	20.00	-	33.33
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2016	14	4	4	0	6	0	1.000	28.57	28.57	-	42.85	-	50.00
AW Greig (ENG)	1975-1977	14	3	5	0	6	0	0.600	21.42	35.71	-	42.85	-	37.50
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1962	14	4	6	0	4	0	0.660	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1947-1950	14	4	7	0	3	0	0.570	28.57	50.00	-	21.42	-	36.36
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1965	13	1	2	0	10	0	0.500	7.69	15.38	-	76.92	-	33.33
WG Grace (ENG)	1888-1899	13	8	3	0	2	0	2.660	61.53	23.07	-	15.38	-	72.72
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1911	13	5	6	0	2	0	0.830	38.46	46.15	-	15.38	-	45.45
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1981	12	0	4	0	8	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.500	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1948	11	4	5	0	2	0	0.800	36.36	45.45	-	18.18	-	44.44
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2007	11	2	7	0	2	0	0.280	18.18	63.63	-	18.18	-	22.22
T Bavuma (SA)	2023-2025	10	9	0	0	1	0	-	90.00	-	-	10.00	-	100.00
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	0.000	-	40.00	-	60.00	-	-
HF Wade (SA)	1935-1936	10	1	4	0	5	0	0.250	10.00	40.00	-	50.00	-	20.00
PF Warner (ENG)	1903-1906	10	4	6	0	0	0	0.660	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	9	2	5	0	2	0	0.400	22.22	55.55	-	22.22	-	28.57
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1924-1925	9	4	4	0	1	0	1.000	44.44	44.44	-	11.11	-	50.00
AR Lewis (ENG)	1972-1973	8	1	2	0	5	0	0.500	12.50	25.00	-	62.50	-	33.33
AE Stoddart (ENG)	1893-1898	8	3	4	0	1	0	0.750	37.50	50.00	-	12.50	-	42.85
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1965-1967	8	4	1	0	3	0	4.000	50.00	12.50	-	37.50	-	80.00
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1956-1958	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.500	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
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	1.000	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
A Shrewsbury (ENG)	1884-1887	7	5	2	0	0	0	2.500	71.42	28.57	-	-	-	71.42
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
FL Fane (ENG)	1907-1910	5	2	3	0	0	0	0.660	40.00	60.00	-	-	-	40.00
Hon.FS Jackson (ENG)	1905-1905	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	-	-	60.00	-	100.00
FT Mann (ENG)	1922-1923	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.000	40.00	20.00	-	40.00	-	66.66
OJ Pope (ENG)	2024-2025	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
SJ Snooke (SA)	1910-1910	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.500	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
Hon.IFW Bligh (ENG)	1882-1883	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
MV Boucher (SA)	2002-2002	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
G Boycott (ENG)	1978-1978	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
Hon.FSG Calthorpe (ENG)	1930-1930	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2021	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	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	2.000	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
A Shaw (ENG)	1881-1882	4	0	2	0	2	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	1927-1928	4	2	1	0	1	0	2.000	50.00	25.00	-	25.00	-	66.66
AG Steel (ENG)	1886-1888	4	3	1	0	0	0	3.000	75.00	25.00	-	-	-	75.00
JC White (ENG)	1929-1929	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	25.00	25.00	-	50.00	-	50.00
AB de Villiers (SA)	2016-2017	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.000	66.66	33.33	-	-	-	66.66
RE Foster (ENG)	1907-1907	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	-	-	66.66	-	100.00
EA Halliwell (SA)	1896-1902	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1990-1990	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
HDG Leveson Gower (ENG)	1910-1910	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.500	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
F Mitchell (SA)	1912-1912	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2008-2008	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	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
LJ Tancred (SA)	1912-1912	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.000	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1921-1921	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.000	-	33.33	-	66.66	-	-
M Bisset (SA)	1899-1899	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1988-1988	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AN Hornby (ENG)	1882-1884	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.000	-	50.00	-	50.00	-	-
AO Jones (ENG)	1908-1908	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.000	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2006-2009	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	50.00	50.00	-	-	-	50.00
AK Markram (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00

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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:

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]