Test Match Captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Australian cricket team for at least one Test match (not including vice-captains and other players who have deputised on the field for any period of time during a match where the captain has been unable to play). 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 | ||||||||
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| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Dave Gregory |
1876/77 | England | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1878/79 | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Billy Murdoch |
1880 | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1881/82 | England | Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1882 | England | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1882/83 | England | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1882/83 | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1884 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1884/85† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1890 | England | England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 3 | Tom Horan |
1884/85 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Hugh Massie |
1884/85† | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jack Blackham |
1884/85† | England | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891/92 | England | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1893 | England | England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1894/95† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 6 | Tup Scott |
1886 | England | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Percy McDonnell |
1886/87 | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1887/88 | 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 |
| 1897/98 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Joe Darling |
1899 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1901/02 | England | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1902 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1902/03 | 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 |
1903/04 | England | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1907/08 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1909 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 13 | Clem Hill |
1910/11 | South Africa | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1911/12 | 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 |
1921/22 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1924/25 | 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 |
1928/29 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Bill Woodfull |
1930 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1930/31 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1931/32 | South Africa | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1932/33 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1934 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | Vic Richardson4 |
1935/36 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Don Bradman |
1936/37 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1946/47 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1947/48 | India | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1948 | England | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 22 | Bill Brown |
1945/46 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Lindsay Hassett1 |
1949/50 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950/51 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1951/52 | West Indies | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952/53 | South Africa | Australia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1953 | England | England | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Total | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 24 | Arthur Morris |
1951/52† | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954/55† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | Ian Johnson |
1954/55 | England | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1954/55 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1956 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1956/57 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956/57 | India | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 26 | Ray Lindwall |
1956/57† | India | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Ian Craig |
1957/58 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Richie Benaud | |
1958/59 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959/60 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1959/60 | India | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1960//61 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 1961 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1962/63 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1963/64† | 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 |
1963/64 | South Africa | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1964 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1964/65 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1964/65 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964/65 | Pakistan | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1964/65 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1965/66 | England | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1966/67 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1967/68 | India | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977/78 | India | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977/78 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | ||||
| 31 | Brian Booth |
1965/66† | England | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Bill Lawry | 1967/68† | India | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1968/69 | 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 | ||
| 1970/71 | 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 |
1970/71† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | England | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1972/73 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972/73 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973/74 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1973/74 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1974/75 | England | Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | England | England | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 35 | Greg Chappell4 | 1975/76 | West Indies | Australia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976/77 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1976/77 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1976/77 | 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 | ||
| 1980/81 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1980/81 | India | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1981/82 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1981/82 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1981/82 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1982/83 | England | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1982/83 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 48 | 21 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 36 | Graham Yallop | 1978/79 | England | Australia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978/79 | Pakistan | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | Kim Hughes |
1978/79† | Pakistan | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979/80 | India | India | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | England | England | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1982/83 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1983/84 | Pakistan | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1983/84 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1984/85† | West Indies | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| 38 | Allan Border |
1984/85 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | England | England | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1985/86 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1985/86 | India | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1985/86 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1986/87 | India | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1986/87 | England | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1987/88 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1987/88 | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1987/88 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1988/89 | 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 | ||
| 1990/91 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1990/91 | West Indies | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991/92 | India | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992/93 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1992/93 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | England | England | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993/94 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1993/94 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993/94 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 93 | 32 | 22 | 392 | ||||
| 39 | Mark Taylor | 1994/95 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994/95 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1994/95 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1995/96 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1995/96 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | India | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | West Indies | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | England | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1997/98 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1997/98 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997/98 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1998/99 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998/99 | England | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 50 | 26 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| 40 | Steve Waugh |
1998/99 | 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 | ||
| 2000/01 | West Indies | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000/01 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | England | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001/02 | New Zealand | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2001/02 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001/02 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | Pakistan | Sharjah | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | England | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | West Indies | West Indies | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Bangladesh | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003/04 | Zimbabwe | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003/04 | India | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 41 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| 41 | Adam Gilchrist |
2000/01† | West Indies | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001† | England | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004† | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | India | India | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 42 | Ricky Ponting |
2003/04 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2004/05† | India | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004/05 | 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 | ||
| 2006/07 | England | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007/08 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007/08 | India | Australia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2008/09 | India | India | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008/09 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008/09 | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | England | England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009/10 | West Indies | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2009/10 | Pakistan | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009/10 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Pakistan | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010/11 | India | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010/11 | England | Australia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 77 | 48 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| 43 | Michael Clarke |
2010-11† | England | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011/12 | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011/12 | New Zealand | Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011/12 | India | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011-12 | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2012-13 | South Africa | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2012-13 | Sri Lanka | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Grand total | 733 | 344 | 193 | 199 | ||||
Notes:
- 1 In 1945, just after the Second World War had ended in Europe, Warrant Officer 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.
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