ODI Captains
This is a complete list of every man who has captained Australia in at least one One Day International.
| Australian ODI captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Period of captaincy | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Winning rate |
| 1 | Bill Lawry | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2 | Ian Chappell6 | 1972-75 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.55% |
| 3 | Greg Chappell | 1975-1983 | 49 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 42.86% |
| 4 | Bob Simpson | 1978 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50% |
| 5 | Graham Yallop | 1979 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 6 | Kim Hughes | 1979-1984 | 49 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 42.86% |
| 7 | David Hookes | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | Allan Border | 1985-1994 | 178 | 107 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 60.11% |
| 9 | Ray Bright | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | Geoff Marsh | 1987-1991 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75% |
| 11 | Mark Taylor | 1992-97 | 67 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 53.73% |
| 12 | Ian Healy | 1996-97 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% |
| 13 | Steve Waugh | 1997-2002 | 106 | 67 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 63.21% |
| 14 | Shane Warne | 1998-99 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.91% |
| 15 | Adam Gilchrist | 2001-07 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
| 16 | Ricky Ponting7 | 2002-12 | 229 | 164 | 51 | 2 | 12 | 76.03% |
| 17 | Michael Hussey | 2006-07 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 18 | Michael Clarke | 2008- | 41 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 77.77% |
| 19 | Cameron White | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 20 | Shane Watson | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66% |
| Grand total | 787 | 488 | 266 | 8 | 25 | 64.56% | ||
Notes:
- Source:
- 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.
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