Australian national cricket captains
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Australia played in the first-ever Test match in cricket in 1877, the first-ever One-day International in 1971 (both against England) and the first-ever Twenty20 international in 2005 (against New Zealand). This is a list of the men, boys and women who have been the official Australian captains in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals. There have been two major rebel Australian sides. In the 1970s many of Australia's leading players signed up for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket and played in a number of SuperTests against other international sides. Then in the mid-1980s there were two rebel Australian tours to South Africa, which was at that time banned from official competition because of the apartheid régime then in force there. The captains of those Australian sides are also listed below.
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[edit] Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian cricket team for at least one Test match. It is complete up to the second Test against Bangladesh in 2005–06. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series. The dagger classification follows that adopted by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
| Australian Test match captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Dave Gregory |
1876/7 | England | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1878/9 | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Billy Murdoch |
1880 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1881/2 | England | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1882 | England | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1882/3 | England | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1882/3 | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1884 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1884/1885† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1890 | England | England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Tom Horan |
1884/5 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Hugh Massie | 1884/5† | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jack Blackham |
1884/5† | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891/2 | England | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1893 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1894/5† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | Tup Scott | 1886 | England | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Percy McDonnell | 1886/7 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1887/1888 | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1888 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | George Giffen | 1894/5 | England | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Harry Trott | 1896 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1897/8 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Joe Darling |
1899 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1901/2 | England | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1902 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1902/3 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1905 | England | England | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | Hugh Trumble | 1901/02† | England | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Monty Noble | 1903/1904 | England | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1908/8 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1909 | England | England | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | Clem Hill | 1910/1 | South Africa | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911/2 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Syd Gregory | 19121 | South Africa | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19121 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 15 | Warwick Armstrong |
1920/21 | England | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | England | England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | Herbie Collins |
1921/2 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1924/5 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1926 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | Warren Bardsley |
1926† | England | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Jack Ryder |
1928/9 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Woodfull |
1930 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1930/1 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1931/2 | South Africa | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932/3 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | Vic Richardson4 |
1935/6 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Don Bradman |
1936/7 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1946/7 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1947/8 | India | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1948 | England | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 22 | Bill Brown |
1945/6 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lindsay Hassett1 | 1949/50 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950/1 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1951/2 | West Indies | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952/3 | South Africa | Australia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1953 | England | England | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Total | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 24 | Arthur Morris | 1951/2† | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954/5† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | Ian Johnson (cricketer) | 1954/5 | England | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1954/5 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1956 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1956/7 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956/7 | India | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 26 | Ray Lindwall | 1956/7† | India | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Ian Craig | 1957/8 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Richie Benaud | 1958/9 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959/60 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1959/60 | India | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1960//1 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 1961 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1962/3 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1963/4† | South Africa | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 12 | 4 | 122 | ||||
| 29 | Neil Harvey | 1961† | England | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bob Simpson | 1963/4 | South Africa | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1964/5 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1964/5 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964/5 | Pakistan | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964/5 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1965/6 | England | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966/7 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1967/8 | India | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977/8 | India | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977/8 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| 31 | Brian Booth | 1965/6† | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Bill Lawry | 1967/8† | India | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1968/9 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969/70 | India | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969/70 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1970/1 | England | Australia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 33 | Barry Jarman | 1968† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Ian Chappell3,4 | 1970/1† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1972/3 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972/3 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973/4 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973/4 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1974/5 | England | Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 35 | Greg Chappell4 | 1975/6 | West Indies | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976/7 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1976/7 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976/7 | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | England | England | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1979/80 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1979/80 | England | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979/80 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1980/1 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1980/1 | India | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1981/2 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981/2 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1981/2 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1982/3 | England | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1982/3 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 36 | Graham Yallop | 1978/9 | England | Australia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978/9 | Pakistan | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | Kim Hughes | 1978/9† | Pakistan | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979/80 | India | India | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | England | England | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1982/3 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1983/4 | Pakistan | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1983/4 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1984/5† | West Indies | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| 38 | Allan Border | 1984/5 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | England | England | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1985/6 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1985/6 | India | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1985/6 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1986/7 | India | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1986/7 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1987/8 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987/8 | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1987/8 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988/9 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1988/9 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1989 | England | England | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989/90 | New Zealand | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1989/90 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1989/90 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1989/90 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1990/1 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1990/1 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991/2 | India | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992/3 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992/3 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | England | England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993/4 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1993/4 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993/4 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 93 | 32 | 22 | 302 | ||||
| 39 | Mark Taylor | 1994/5 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994/5 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1994/5 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1995/6 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995/6 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996/7 | India | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996/7 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1996/7 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | England | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1997/8 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1997/8 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997/8 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998/9 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998/9 | England | England | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 26 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| 40 | Steve Waugh | 1998/9 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1999/2000 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999/2000 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999/2000 | India | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999/2000 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000/1 | West Indies | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000/1 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | England | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001/2 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2001/2 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001/2 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002/3 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002/3 | Pakistan | Sharjah | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002/3 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002/3 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Bangladesh | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003/4 | Zimbabwe | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003/4 | India | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 41 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| 41 | Adam Gilchrist |
2000/1† | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004† | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/5 | India | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 42 | Ricky Ponting |
2003/4 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2004/5† | India | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004/5 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/5 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/5 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005/06 | World XI | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005/06 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005/06 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2005/06 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005/06 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Grand total | 682 | 315 | 178 | 1895 | ||||
Notes:
- 1 In 1945, just after the Second World War had ended in Europe, Sergeant-Major Lindsay Hassett (as he then was) captained the Australian Services in five "Victory Tests" against England. The series was tied two-all with one draw. The "Victory Tests" have not, however, been granted full Test status.
- 2 Includes one tie
- 3 In 1971/2 the planned tour to Australia by South Africa was cancelled. A Rest of the World XI toured Australia in its place and played five "Tests". Ian Chappell captained Australia in all of them. The World XI won two "Tests", Australia one, with two being drawn. The matches have retrospectively been denied Test status.
- 4Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell are brothers, and grandsons of Vic Richardson.
- 5 Includes two ties.
[edit] ODI captains
This is a complete list of every man who has captained Australia in at least one One-day International. It is complete up to the last group stage match of the 2006 Champions Trophy against India in October 2006. Australia won the World Cup in 1987/8, 1999 and 2003/4.
As of October 30, 2006, Ricky Ponting is the most successful captain to lead Australia in more than 25 ODI matches, with a winning rate of almost 76%, or three matches in four.
| Australian ODI captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Period of captaincy | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Winning rate |
| 1 | Bill Lawry | 1970/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2 | Ian Chappell6 | 1972-1975 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.55% |
| 3 | Greg Chappell | 1975/6-1982/3 | 49 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 42.86% |
| 4 | Bob Simpson | 1977/8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% |
| 5 | Graham Yallop | 1978/9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 6 | Kim Hughes | 1979-1984/5 | 49 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 42.86% |
| 7 | David Hookes | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | Allan Border | 1984/5-1993/4 | 178 | 107 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 60.11% |
| 9 | Ray Bright | 1985/6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | Geoff Marsh | 1986/7-1990/1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75% |
| 11 | Mark Taylor | 1992/3-1997 | 67 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 53.73% |
| 12 | Ian Healy | 1996-1996/7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% |
| 13 | Steve Waugh | 1996/7-2001/2 | 106 | 67 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 63.21% |
| 14 | Shane Warne | 1997/8-1998/9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.91% |
| 15 | Adam Gilchrist | 2000/1-2005/6 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 53.85% |
| 16 | Ricky Ponting7 | 2001/2-present | 127 | 96 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 75.90% |
Notes:
- 6Ian Chappell also captained the Australians against a Rest of the World XI in three one-day matches in 1971/2. The series was tied one-all, with one match abandoned without a ball being bowled. These games are not now recognised as official ODIs.
- 7Ricky Ponting also captained the ICC World XI in the first ODI played as part of the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal. The ICC World XI won that game.
[edit] Twenty20 International captains
The first Twenty20 International was played in February 2005, the second in June 2005. The next Twenty20 International will be played at Night at the 'Gabba in Brisbane on 9 January 2006 . At present, Twenty20 Internationals have no official status accorded to them by the International Cricket Council.
| Australian Twenty20 International captains | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Period of captaincy | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result |
| 1 | Ricky Ponting | 2004/5-present | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Rebel captains
Captains of World Series Cricket teams (during the Packer split) and of the Rebel Australian XI to visit apartheid South Africa in 1985/6 are as follows:
[edit] World Series Cricket 1977/8 and 1978/9
Ian Chappell captained the WSC Australians in five Supertests in 1977/8, winning one and losing four. His brother Greg Chappell took over for a sixth Supertest, which the WSC Australians won. In 1978/9 in Australia Ian Chappell captained the WSC Australians in four Supertests, winning one, losing two and drawing the other one. In the same season in the West Indies, Ian Chappell went on to captain in five Supertests, winning one, losing one and drawing three.
[edit] South Africa 1985/6 and 1986/7
- See also: South African rebel tours
Kim Hughes captained a Rebel Australian XI to South Africa in 1985/6. He captained his Australian XI in 3 Rebel "Tests", losing one of them and drawing the other two. He also captained in another rebel tour in 1986/7 in 4 Rebel "Tests", losing one of them and drawing the other three.
[edit] Youth cricket
[edit] Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the third Test against England in 2002/3. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series.
| Australian Under-19 Test match captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Darryl Smith | 1978/9 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Laurie Potter | 1980/1 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Mike Veletta | 1981/2 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | England | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 4 | Jamie McPhee | 1983/4 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Dean Reynolds | 1984/5 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984/5 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1985/6 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1986/7 | India | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Geoff Parker | 1986/7 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Stuart Law | 1987/8 | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Matthew May | 1988/9 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jason Gallian | 1989/90 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Jamie Cox | 1990 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Damien Martyn | 1991 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Nathan Ashley | 1992/3 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Rob Baker | 1993/4 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Adam Smith | 1994/5 | India | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Clinton Peake | 1995/6 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brad Haddin | 1996/7 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Tim Anderson | 1997/8 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Michael Klinger | 1999 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Nathan Hauritz | 2000/1 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tim Welsford | 2000/1† | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Greg Hunt | 2002/3 | England | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand total | 66 | 26 | 13 | 27 | ||||
[edit] Youth One-day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One-day International. The table of results is complete to the youth ODI against Pakistan in the semi-final of the 2005–06 World Cup. Australia won the World Cup in 1987–88 and 2001–02.
| Australian Under-19 ODI captains | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No result |
| 1 | Braddon Green | 1977 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Darryl Smith | 1978–79 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mike Veletta | 1983 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Jamie McPhee | 1983–84 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Dean Reynolds | 1984–85 to 1986–87 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Geoff Parker | 1986–87 to 1987–88 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Matthew May | 1988–89 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jason Gallian | 1989–90 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Damien Martyn | 1991 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Nathan Ashley | 1992–93 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Rob Baker | 1993–94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Adam Smith | 1994–95 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Clinton Peake | 1995–96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Brad Haddin | 1996–97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tim Anderson | 1997–98 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Michael Klinger | 1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Nathan Hauritz | 1999–2000 to 2000–01 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Michael Clarke | 1999–2000 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Tim Welsford | 2000–01 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Cameron White | 2001–02 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Greg Hunt | 2002–03 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tim Paine | 2003–04 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Usman Khawaja | 2005–06 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Moises Henriques | 2005–06 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand total | 112 | 79 | 1 | 29 | 2 | ||
[edit] Women's cricket
[edit] Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian women's cricket team for at least one women's Test match. The table of results is complete to the Test against India in 2005/6. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which she captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series.
| Australian women's Test match captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Margaret Peden | 1934/5 | England | Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1937 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Molly Dive | 1947/8 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948/9 | England | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1951 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Una Paisley | 1956/7 | New Zealand | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957/8 | England | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Muriel Picton | 1960/1 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968/9 | England | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Mary Allitt | 1963 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Miriam Knee | 1971/2 | New Zealand | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Wendy Blunsden | 1974/5 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Anne Gordon | 1975/6 | West Indies | West Indies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 9 | Margaret Jennings | 1976/7 | India | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sharon Tredrea | 1978/9 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984/5† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | Jill Kennare | 1983/4 | India | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Raelee Thompson | 1984/5 | England | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Lyn Larsen | 1987 | England | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989/90 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1990/1 | India | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1991/2 | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 14 | Belinda Clark | 1994/5 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995/6 | New Zealand | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | England | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002/3 | England | Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | England | England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Karen Rolton | 2005/6 | India | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand total | 66 | 18 | 8 | 40 | ||||
[edit] Women's One-day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian women's cricket team for at least one women's One-day International. The table of results is complete to the third ODI against India in 2005/6. Australia won the World Cup in 1977/8, 1981/2, 1988/9, 1997/8 and 2004/5.
| Australian women's ODI captains | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Tied | Lost | No result |
| 1 | Miriam Knee | 1973 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Anne Gordon | 1976 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Margaret Jennings | 1977/8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sharon Tredrea | 1981/2-1988/9 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jill Kennare | 1983/4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Raelee Thompson | 1984/5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Denise Emerson | 1984/5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Lyn Larsen | 1985/6-1993 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Karen Brown | 1990/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Belinda Clark | 1991/2-2005/6 | 103 | 84 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | Karen Rolton | 2001-present | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand total | 185 | 148 | 1 | 32 | 4 | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Cricket Archive list of Australian captains by series
- Cricket Archive list of Australian captains by record
- Cricket Archive list of Australia Captains' Playing Record in ODI Matches
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
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