Captains with the best and worst series records

Travis Basevi
19-May-2009
Winning all Test series as captain
Player Span Mat WonDraw Lost Series Won DrawLost
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 2000-2004 64 1 1 4 40 0
CB Fry (Eng) 1912-1912 64 2 0 3 30 0
A Shrewsbury (Eng) 1884-1887 75 0 2 2 20 0
AG Steel (Eng) 1886-1888 43 0 1 2 20 0
WW Read (Eng) 1888-1892 22 0 0 2 20 0
Lord Hawke (Eng) 1896-1899 44 0 0 2 20 0
WW Armstrong (Aus) 1920-1921 108 2 0 2 20 0
AW Carr (Eng) 1926-1929 61 5 0 2 20 0
JC White (Eng) 1929-1929 41 2 1 2 20 0
PL van der Merwe (SA) 1965-1967 84 3 1 2 20 0
V Sehwag (India) 2005-2009 21 1 0 2 20 0

Never losing a Test series as captain
Player Span Mat Won DrawLost Series Won Draw Lost
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 2715 8 14 9 50
R Benaud (Aus) 1958-1963 28 1211 4 7 5 20
DR Jardine (Eng) 1931-1934 15 95 1 6 5 10
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 23 118 4 6 4 20
DG Bradman (Aus) 1936-1948 24 156 3 5 4 10
AC Gilchrist (Aus) 2000-2004 6 41 1 4 4 00
MS Dhoni (India) 2008-2009 7 52 0 4 3 10
CB Fry (Eng) 1912-1912 6 42 0 3 3 00
Rashid Latif (Pak) 1998-2003 6 41 1 3 2 10

All Test series as captain ending as a draw
PlayerSpan Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost
G Boycott (Eng) 1978-1978 4 1 21 2 0 2 0

Never winning a Test series as captain
Player SpanMat Won Draw Lost SeriesWon Draw Lost
JR Reid (NZ)1956-1965 34 3 13 18 10 0 3 7
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 18 2 5 11 9 0 1 8
A Flower (Zim) 1993-2000 20 1 910 9 0 2 7
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 1 97 6 0 2 4
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-1997 12 1 65 6 0 2 4
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 012 6 0 0 6
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 112 6 0 0 6
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 711 5 0 0 5
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 14 4 46 5 0 2 3
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 19 5 0 0 5
S Chanderpaul (WI) 2005-2006 14 1 310 5 0 1 4
HW Taylor (SA) 1913-1924 18 1 710 4 0 0 4
WA Hadlee (NZ) 1946-1951 8 0 62 4 0 2 2
GM Turner (NZ) 1976-1977 10 1 36 4 0 1 3
MG Burgess (NZ) 1978-1980 10 1 36 4 0 1 3
PA de Silva (SL) 1991-1999 6 0 24 4 0 0 4
Naimur Rahman (Ban) 2000-2001 7 0 16 4 0 0 4
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 2003-2003 9 0 09 4 0 0 4

Losing all Test series as captain
Player SpanMat Won Draw Lost SeriesWon Draw Lost
Khaled Mashud (Ban)2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 711 5 0 0 5
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 0 19 5 0 0 5
HW Taylor (SA) 1913-1924 18 1 710 4 0 0 4
PA de Silva (SL) 1991-1999 6 0 24 4 0 0 4
Naimur Rahman (Ban) 2000-2001 7 0 16 4 0 0 4
Khaled Mahmud (Ban) 2003-2003 9 0 09 4 0 0 4
PS McDonnell (Aus) 1887-1888 6 1 05 3 0 0 3
F Mitchell (SA) 1912-1912 3 0 03 3 0 0 3
LJ Tancred (SA) 1912-1912 3 0 12 3 0 0 3
AD Nourse (SA) 1948-1951 15 1 59 3 0 0 3
HB Cave (NZ) 1955-1956 9 0 45 3 0 0 3

Highest percentage of series won as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player SpanMat Won Draw Lost SeriesWon Draw Lost % won
RT Ponting (Aus) 2004-2009 56 38 9 9 20 17 0 3 85.00
DR Jardine (Eng) 1931-1934 15 9 51 6 5 1 083.33
SM Pollock (SA) 2000-2003 26 147 5 10 8 11 80.00
J Darling (Aus) 1899-1905 217 10 4 5 40 1 80.00
WM Woodfull (Aus) 1930-193425 14 4 7 54 0 1 80.00
DG Bradman (Aus)1936-1948 24 15 6 3 5 4 1 0 80.00
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1994-1995 12 7 23 5 4 0 180.00
MA Taylor (Aus) 1994-1999 50 2611 13 14 11 03 78.57
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 7436 26 12 18 142 2 77.77
JM Brearley (Eng) 1977-198131 18 9 4 97 1 1 77.77
Javed Miandad (Pak)1980-1993 34 14 14 6 11 8 0 3 72.72
SR Waugh (Aus) 1999-2004 57 41 79 18 13 3 272.22
R Benaud (Aus) 1958-1963 28 1211 4 7 5 20 71.42
PBH May (Eng) 1955-1961 4120 11 10 10 71 2 70.00
WJ Cronje (SA) 1994-200053 27 15 11 1913 2 4 68.42
R Illingworth (Eng)1969-1973 31 12 14 5 9 6 1 2 66.66
WG Grace (Eng) 1888-1899 13 8 23 6 4 0 266.66
JDC Goddard (WI) 1948-1957 22 87 7 6 4 02 66.66
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 2311 8 4 6 42 0 66.66
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-199150 27 15 8 149 5 0 64.28
MP Vaughan (Eng)2003-2008 51 26 14 11 16 10 1 5 62.50
IM Chappell (Aus) 1971-1975 30 15 105 8 5 2 162.50
CA Walsh (WI) 1994-1997 22 69 7 8 5 12 62.50
GP Howarth (NZ) 1980-1985 3011 12 7 10 61 3 60.00
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1993-199925 12 5 8 106 1 3 60.00
JWHT Douglas (Eng)1911-1924 18 8 2 8 5 3 0 2 60.00
APF Chapman (Eng) 1926-1931 17 9 62 5 3 0 260.00
AL Hassett (Aus) 1949-1953 24 146 4 5 3 11 60.00
JV Coney (NZ) 1984-1987 155 6 4 5 31 1 60.00

Highest percentage of series lost as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat WonDraw Lost Series Won DrawLost % lost
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-200412 0 0 12 60 0 6 100.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban)2007-2009 13 0 1 12 6 0 0 6 100.00
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 4 711 5 0 0 5100.00
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-2005 10 01 9 5 0 05 100.00
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 182 5 11 9 01 8 88.88
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2004-200718 1 4 13 91 0 8 88.88
S Chanderpaul (WI)2005-2006 14 1 3 10 5 0 1 4 80.00
A Flower (Zim) 1993-2000 20 1 910 9 0 2 777.77
KJ Hughes (Aus) 1979-1984 28 411 13 7 1 15 71.42
CL Hooper (WI) 2001-2002 224 7 11 7 20 5 71.42
JR Reid (NZ) 1956-196534 3 13 18 100 3 7 70.00
ADR Campbell (Zim)1996-2002 21 2 7 12 12 2 2 8 66.66
RES Wyatt (Eng) 1930-1935 16 3 85 6 1 1 466.66
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 19 7 6 0 24 66.66
BS Bedi (India) 1976-1978 226 5 11 6 11 4 66.66
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-199712 1 6 5 60 2 4 66.66
Moin Khan (Pak)1998-2001 13 4 7 2 6 1 1 4 66.66
HH Streak (Zim) 2000-2004 21 4 611 11 2 2 763.63
WL Murdoch (Aus) 1880-1890 16 54 7 8 3 05 62.50
MW Gatting (Eng) 1986-1988 232 16 5 8 12 5 62.50
DL Vettori (NZ) 2007-200919 4 6 9 82 1 5 62.50
IWG Johnson (Aus)1954-1956 17 7 5 5 5 2 0 3 60.00
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 14 4 46 5 0 2 360.00
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1999-2004 11 16 4 5 1 13 60.00

Highest percentage of series drawn as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span Mat Won DrawLost Series Won Draw Lost% drawn
Hanif Mohammad (Pak) 1964-1967 112 7 2 5 13 1 60.00
KC Wessels (SA) 1992-199416 5 8 3 62 3 1 50.00
RB Simpson (Aus)1964-1978 39 12 15 12 11 3 5 3 45.45
Imran Khan (Pak) 1982-1992 48 14 268 14 5 6 342.85
MJK Smith (Eng) 1964-1966 25 517 3 7 2 32 42.85
GT Dowling (NZ) 1968-1972 194 8 7 7 13 3 42.85
JG Wright (NZ) 1988-199014 3 8 3 72 3 2 42.85
DJ McGlew (SA)1955-1962 14 4 4 6 5 0 2 3 40.00
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1983-1984 14 3 101 5 2 2 140.00
IVA Richards (WI) 1980-1991 50 2715 8 14 9 50 35.71
SM Gavaskar (India) 1976-1985 479 30 8 12 44 4 33.33
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2006-200928 15 6 7 126 4 2 33.33
LRD Mendis (SL)1982-1987 19 2 9 8 9 1 3 5 33.33
N Kapil Dev (India) 1983-1987 34 4 227 9 2 3 433.33
WR Hammond (Eng) 1938-1947 20 413 3 6 3 21 33.33
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 2311 8 4 6 42 0 33.33
AH Kardar (Pak) 1952-195823 6 11 6 62 2 2 33.33
Intikhab Alam (Pak)1969-1975 17 1 11 5 6 1 2 3 33.33
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 17 1 97 6 0 2 433.33
MH Denness (Eng) 1974-1975 19 68 5 6 2 22 33.33
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1976-1979 198 7 4 6 32 1 33.33
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-199712 1 6 5 60 2 4 33.33
CH Gayle (WI)2007-2009 14 3 6 5 6 1 2 3 33.33

Lowest percentage of series won as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player SpanMat Won Draw Lost SeriesWon Draw Lost % won
JR Reid (NZ) 1956-1965 34 3 13 18 10 0 3 7 0.00
KR Rutherford (NZ) 1993-1995 18 2 511 9 0 1 80.00
A Flower (Zim) 1993-2000 20 19 10 9 0 27 0.00
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1975 171 9 7 6 02 4 0.00
LK Germon (NZ) 1995-199712 1 6 5 60 2 4 0.00
Khaled Mashud (Ban)2001-2004 12 0 0 12 6 0 0 6 0.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 0 112 6 0 0 60.00
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 22 47 11 5 0 05 0.00
DJ McGlew (SA) 1955-1962 144 4 6 5 02 3 0.00
T Taibu (Zim) 2004-200510 0 1 9 50 0 5 0.00
S Chanderpaul (WI)2005-2006 14 1 3 10 5 0 1 4 0.00
LRD Mendis (SL) 1982-1987 19 2 98 9 1 3 511.11
Habibul Bashar (Ban) 2004-2007 18 14 13 9 1 08 11.11
MW Gatting (Eng) 1986-1988 232 16 5 8 12 5 12.50
GT Dowling (NZ) 1968-197219 4 8 7 71 3 3 14.28
KJ Hughes (Aus)1979-1984 28 4 11 13 7 1 1 5 14.28
MD Crowe (NZ) 1990-1993 16 2 77 7 1 2 414.28
ADR Campbell (Zim) 1996-2002 21 27 12 12 2 28 16.66
RES Wyatt (Eng) 1930-1935 163 8 5 6 11 4 16.66
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1969-197517 1 11 5 61 2 3 16.66
BS Bedi (India)1976-1978 22 6 5 11 6 1 1 4 16.66
Moin Khan (Pak) 1998-2001 13 4 72 6 1 1 416.66
CH Gayle (WI) 2007-2009 14 36 5 6 1 23 16.66
MAK Pataudi (India) 1962-1975 409 12 19 11 23 6 18.18
HH Streak (Zim) 2000-200421 4 6 11 112 2 7 18.18

Lowest percentage of series lost as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
Player Span MatWon Draw Lost Series WonDraw Lost % lost
IVA Richards (WI)1980-1991 50 27 15 8 14 9 5 0 0.00
R Benaud (Aus) 1958-1963 28 12 114 7 5 2 00.00
DR Jardine (Eng) 1931-1934 15 95 1 6 5 10 0.00
L Hutton (Eng) 1952-1955 2311 8 4 6 42 0 0.00
DG Bradman (Aus) 1936-194824 15 6 3 54 1 0 0.00
SM Pollock (SA)2000-2003 26 14 7 5 10 8 1 1 10.00
CH Lloyd (WI) 1974-1985 74 36 2612 18 14 2 211.11
SR Waugh (Aus) 1999-2004 57 417 9 18 13 32 11.11
JM Brearley (Eng) 1977-1981 3118 9 4 9 71 1 11.11
IM Chappell (Aus) 1971-197530 15 10 5 85 2 1 12.50
RB Richardson (WI)1992-1995 24 11 7 6 7 4 2 1 14.28
RT Ponting (Aus) 2004-2009 56 38 99 20 17 0 315.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2006-2009 28 156 7 12 6 42 16.66
WR Hammond (Eng) 1938-1947 204 13 3 6 32 1 16.66
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1976-197919 8 7 4 63 2 1 16.66
KC Wessels (SA)1992-1994 16 5 8 3 6 2 3 1 16.66
GS Chappell (Aus) 1975-1983 48 21 1413 16 8 5 318.75

Lowest percentage of series drawn as captain (qualification: 5 series played)
PlayerSpan Mat Won Draw Lost Series Won Draw Lost % drawn
RT Ponting (Aus) 2004-2009 56 389 9 20 17 03 0.00
MA Taylor (Aus) 1994-1999 5026 11 13 14 110 3 0.00
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1980-199334 14 14 6 118 0 3 0.00
Habibul Bashar (Ban)2004-2007 18 1 4 13 9 1 0 8 0.00
WL Murdoch (Aus) 1880-1890 16 5 47 8 3 0 50.00
CL Hooper (WI) 2001-2002 22 47 11 7 2 05 0.00
WG Grace (Eng) 1888-1899 138 2 3 6 40 2 0.00
JDC Goddard (WI) 1948-195722 8 7 7 64 0 2 0.00
RGD Willis (Eng)1982-1984 18 7 6 5 6 3 0 3 0.00
Khaled Mashud (Ban) 2001-2004 12 0 012 6 0 0 60.00
Mohammad Ashraful (Ban) 2007-2009 13 01 12 6 0 06 0.00
AC MacLaren (Eng) 1897-1909 224 7 11 5 00 5 0.00
J Darling (Aus) 1899-190521 7 10 4 54 0 1 0.00
JWHT Douglas (Eng)1911-1924 18 8 2 8 5 3 0 2 0.00
APF Chapman (Eng) 1926-1931 17 9 62 5 3 0 20.00
WM Woodfull (Aus) 1930-1934 25 144 7 5 4 01 0.00
IWG Johnson (Aus) 1954-1956 177 5 5 5 20 3 0.00
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1994-199512 7 2 3 54 0 1 0.00
T Taibu (Zim)2004-2005 10 0 1 9 5 0 0 5 0.00
MP Vaughan (Eng) 2003-2008 51 26 1411 16 10 1 56.25
BC Lara (WI) 1997-2006 47 1011 26 14 5 18 7.14
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1999-2002 3818 8 12 14 81 5 7.14
GA Gooch (Eng) 1988-199334 10 12 12 125 1 6 8.33

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1920: England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, The Wisden Trophy 2nd Test, May 14-18, 2009
• ODI # 2849: Australia v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, 5th ODI, May 3, 2009
• T20I # 89: Australia v Pakistan at Dubai, Only T20I, May 7, 2009