Individual Most Matches As Captain

Cricket in Test matches

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
CH Lloyd (WI)	1974-1983	20	10	3	0	7	0	3.33	50.00	15.00	0.00	35.00	0.00	76.92
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1989	15	4	0	0	11	0	-	26.66	0.00	0.00	73.33	0.00	100.00
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2013	15	6	5	0	4	0	1.20	40.00	33.33	0.00	26.66	0.00	54.54
AN Cook (ENG)	2012-2016	14	5	6	0	3	0	0.83	35.71	42.85	0.00	21.42	0.00	45.45
A Ranatunga (SL)	1990-1999	13	0	5	0	8	0	0.00	0.00	38.46	0.00	61.53	0.00	0.00
JE Root (ENG)	2018-2021	13	6	6	0	1	0	1.00	46.15	46.15	0.00	7.69	0.00	50.00
AR Border (AUS)	1985-1992	11	4	0	1	6	0	-	36.36	0.00	9.09	54.54	0.00	90.00
RT Ponting (AUS)	2004-2010	11	2	6	0	3	0	0.33	18.18	54.54	0.00	27.27	0.00	25.00
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1955	10	1	2	0	7	0	0.50	10.00	20.00	0.00	70.00	0.00	33.33
RB Simpson (AUS)	1964-1978	10	6	3	0	1	0	2.00	60.00	30.00	0.00	10.00	0.00	66.66
SR Waugh (AUS)	1999-2004	10	5	3	0	2	0	1.66	50.00	30.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	62.50
SP Fleming (NZ)	1998-2003	9	3	1	0	5	0	3.00	33.33	11.11	0.00	55.55	0.00	75.00
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2023	9	3	2	0	4	0	1.50	33.33	22.22	0.00	44.44	0.00	60.00
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2011-2014	8	5	3	0	0	0	1.66	62.50	37.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	62.50
WJ Cronje (SA)	1996-2000	8	5	2	0	1	0	2.50	62.50	25.00	0.00	12.50	0.00	71.42
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	8	2	3	0	3	0	0.66	25.00	37.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	40.00
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2006	8	2	3	0	3	0	0.66	25.00	37.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	40.00
TD Paine (AUS)	2018-2021	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1989	8	4	1	0	3	0	4.00	50.00	12.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	80.00
DJG Sammy (WI)	2011-2013	8	0	5	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	62.50	0.00	37.50	0.00	0.00
GS Sobers (WI)	1966-1971	8	2	1	0	5	0	2.00	25.00	12.50	0.00	62.50	0.00	66.66
JO Holder (WI)	2016-2019	7	0	5	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	71.42	0.00	28.57	0.00	0.00
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2002	7	1	2	0	4	0	0.50	14.28	28.57	0.00	57.14	0.00	33.33
WM Lawry (AUS)	1968-1969	7	5	1	0	1	0	5.00	71.42	14.28	0.00	14.28	0.00	83.33
CA Walsh (WI)	1994-1997	7	1	1	0	5	0	1.00	14.28	14.28	0.00	71.42	0.00	50.00
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1979-1980	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
GT Dowling (NZ)	1968-1969	6	2	3	0	1	0	0.66	33.33	50.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	40.00
F du Plessis (SA)	2018-2019	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	83.33	0.00	0.00
DI Gower (ENG)	1984-1986	6	2	2	0	2	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1979-1979	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	6	0	1	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	16.66	0.00	83.33	0.00	0.00
LRD Mendis (SL)	1985-1987	6	1	2	0	3	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	0.00	50.00	0.00	33.33
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2009-2010	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
BA Stokes (ENG)	2022-2024	6	2	4	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
GM Turner (NZ)	1976-1976	6	1	3	0	2	0	0.33	16.66	50.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	25.00
DL Vettori (NZ)	2009-2010	6	0	2	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
KS Williamson (NZ)	2016-2021	6	3	2	0	1	0	1.50	50.00	33.33	0.00	16.66	0.00	60.00
JG Wright (NZ)	1988-1990	6	2	2	0	2	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
FCM Alexander (WI)	1958-1959	5	3	0	0	2	0	-	60.00	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	100.00
R Benaud (AUS)	1959-1960	5	2	1	0	2	0	2.00	40.00	20.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	66.66
DG Bradman (AUS)	1947-1948	5	4	0	0	1	0	-	80.00	0.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	100.00
JM Brearley (ENG)	1979-1980	5	2	0	0	3	0	-	40.00	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	100.00
HB Cave (NZ)	1955-1956	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
LD Chandimal (SL)	2017-2017	5	0	3	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	0.00
ER Dexter (ENG)	1961-1962	5	0	2	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	0.00
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1960-1961	5	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1949	5	1	0	0	4	0	-	20.00	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	100.00
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1993	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
AW Greig (ENG)	1976-1977	5	3	1	0	1	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	0.00	20.00	0.00	75.00
BC Lara (WI)	1997-2006	5	1	1	0	3	0	1.00	20.00	20.00	0.00	60.00	0.00	50.00
AR Lewis (ENG)	1972-1973	5	1	2	0	2	0	0.50	20.00	40.00	0.00	40.00	0.00	33.33
MJK Smith (ENG)	1964-1964	5	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1953-1953	5	1	0	0	4	0	-	20.00	0.00	0.00	80.00	0.00	100.00
FMM Worrell (WI)	1962-1962	5	5	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1983-1984	5	0	0	0	5	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	-
HM Amla (SA)	2015-2015	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
D Elgar (SA)	2021-2024	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	50.00
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2007	4	0	3	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	0.00
ND Howard (ENG)	1951-1952	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	100.00
L Hutton (ENG)	1952-1952	4	3	0	0	1	0	-	75.00	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	100.00
DR Jardine (ENG)	1932-1934	4	3	0	0	1	0	-	75.00	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	100.00
JR Reid (NZ)	1965-1965	4	0	1	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	0.00
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2010-2022	4	0	4	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2011-2011	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2001	4	1	2	0	1	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	0.00	25.00	0.00	33.33
MA Taylor (AUS)	1996-1998	4	1	3	0	0	0	0.33	25.00	75.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	25.00
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1993	4	1	0	0	3	0	-	25.00	0.00	0.00	75.00	0.00	100.00
GOB Allen (ENG)	1936-1936	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
MS Atapattu (SL)	2005-2005	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
MA Atherton (ENG)	1996-1996	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2018-2023	3	0	2	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	33.33	0.00	0.00
GS Chappell (AUS)	1981-1981	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
DB Close (ENG)	1967-1967	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2023-2023	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
MH Denness (ENG)	1974-1974	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
A Flintoff (ENG)	2006-2006	3	1	1	0	1	0	1.00	33.33	33.33	0.00	33.33	0.00	50.00
LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1995	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2004-2004	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
WR Hammond (ENG)	1946-1946	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
GP Howarth (NZ)	1981-1981	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
R Illingworth (ENG)	1971-1971	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2001	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2008-2008	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
AD Mathews (SL)	2015-2015	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	33.33
PBH May (ENG)	1959-1959	3	3	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1978	3	2	0	0	1	0	-	66.66	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	100.00
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2012-2016	3	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2007-2007	3	0	1	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	33.33	0.00	66.66	0.00	0.00
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1999-1999	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	0.00	0.00	0.00	66.66
RGD Willis (ENG)	1982-1982	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
Younis Khan (PAK)	2006-2007	3	1	0	0	2	0	-	33.33	0.00	0.00	66.66	0.00	100.00
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1959-1959	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
MW Gatting (ENG)	1986-1986	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1993	2	0	1	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2022-2022	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
BB McCullum (NZ)	2014-2014	2	1	0	0	1	0	-	50.00	0.00	0.00	50.00	0.00	100.00
Mominul Haque (BAN)	2019-2019	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]