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Captaincy Records and Statistics - Test Cricket
Captains for  in Chronological Order
  Player First Match Last Match Tests Won Lost Drawn Toss
1 O R Dunell 12/03/1889 12/03/1889 1 0 (0.00%) 1 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (100.00%)
2 W H Milton 25/03/1889 19/03/1892 2 0 (0.00%) 2 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (50.00%)
3 E A Halliwell 13/02/1896 08/11/1902 3 0 (0.00%) 3 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (33.33%)
4 A R Richards 21/03/1896 21/03/1896 1 0 (0.00%) 1 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
5 M Bisset 14/02/1899 01/04/1899 2 0 (0.00%) 2 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
6 H M Taberer 11/10/1902 11/10/1902 1 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (100.00%) 1 (100.00%)
7 J H Anderson 18/10/1902 18/10/1902 1 0 (0.00%) 1 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
8 P W Sherwell 02/01/1906 03/03/1911 13 5 (38.46%) 6 (46.15%) 2 (15.38%) 5 (38.46%)
9 S J Snooke 01/01/1910 11/03/1910 5 3 (60.00%) 2 (40.00%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (60.00%)
10 F Mitchell 27/05/1912 15/07/1912 3 0 (0.00%) 3 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (66.67%)
11 L J Tancred 08/07/1912 12/08/1912 3 0 (0.00%) 2 (66.67%) 1 (33.33%) 2 (66.67%)
12 H W Taylor 13/12/1913 16/08/1924 18 1 (5.56%) 10 (55.56%) 7 (38.89%) 11 (61.11%)
13 H G Deane 24/12/1927 16/01/1931 12 2 (16.67%) 4 (33.33%) 6 (50.00%) 9 (75.00%)
14 E P Nupen 24/12/1930 24/12/1930 1 1 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
15 H B Cameron 13/02/1931 04/03/1932 9 2 (22.22%) 5 (55.56%) 2 (22.22%) 3 (33.33%)
16 H F Wade 15/06/1935 28/02/1936 10 1 (10.00%) 4 (40.00%) 5 (50.00%) 5 (50.00%)
17 A Melville 24/12/1938 16/08/1947 10 0 (0.00%) 4 (40.00%) 6 (60.00%) 5 (50.00%)
18 A D Nourse 16/12/1948 16/08/1951 15 1 (6.67%) 9 (60.00%) 5 (33.33%) 7 (46.67%)
19 J E Cheetham 05/12/1952 13/08/1955 15 7 (46.67%) 5 (33.33%) 3 (20.00%) 6 (40.00%)
20 D J McGlew 07/07/1955 16/02/1962 13 4 (30.77%) 5 (38.46%) 4 (30.77%) 4 (30.77%)
21 C B van Ryneveld 24/12/1956 28/02/1958 9 2 (22.22%) 5 (55.56%) 2 (22.22%) 3 (33.33%)
22 T L Goddard 06/12/1963 12/02/1965 13 1 (7.69%) 2 (15.38%) 10 (76.92%) 4 (30.77%)
23 P L van der Merwe 22/07/1965 24/02/1967 8 4 (50.00%) 1 (12.50%) 3 (37.50%) 4 (50.00%)
24 A A Bacher 22/01/1970 05/03/1970 4 4 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 4 (100.00%)
25 K C Wessels 18/04/1992 18/08/1994 16 5 (31.25%) 3 (18.75%) 8 (50.00%) 11 (68.75%)
26 W J Cronje 28/01/1994 02/03/2000 53 27 (50.94%) 11 (20.75%) 15 (28.30%) 22 (41.51%)
27 G Kirsten 14/02/1998 14/02/1998 1 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%)
28 S M Pollock 20/07/2000 02/01/2003 26 14 (53.85%) 5 (19.23%) 7 (26.92%) 9 (34.62%)
29 M V Boucher 22/02/2002 18/10/2002 4 2 (50.00%) 2 (50.00%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (50.00%)
30 G C Smith 24/04/2003 01/03/2014 109 53 (48.62%) 29 (26.61%) 27 (24.77%) 58 (53.21%)
31 J H Kallis 31/03/2006 19/03/2009 2 1 (50.00%) 1 (50.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (50.00%)
32 A G Prince 27/07/2006 04/08/2006 2 0 (0.00%) 2 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (100.00%)
33 H M Amla 16/07/2014 02/01/2016 14 4 (28.57%) 4 (28.57%) 6 (42.86%) 3 (21.43%)
34 A B de Villiers 14/01/2016 26/12/2017 3 2 (66.67%) 1 (33.33%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (100.00%)
35 F du Plessis 19/08/2016 24/01/2020 36 18 (50.00%) 15 (41.67%) 3 (8.33%) 16 (44.44%)
36 D Elgar* 06/07/2017 03/01/2024 18 9 (50.00%) 8 (44.44%) 1 (5.56%) 6 (33.33%)
37 Q de Kock* 26/12/2020 04/02/2021 4 2 (50.00%) 2 (50.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (25.00%)
38 T Bavuma*# 28/02/2023 03/01/2025 9 8 (88.89%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (11.11%) 8 (88.89%)
39 N Brand* 04/02/2024 13/02/2024 2 0 (0.00%) 2 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 2 (100.00%)
40 A K Markram* 21/10/2024 29/10/2024 2 2 (100.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (50.00%)
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