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England v Australia: Captains
Wisden CricInfo staff - September 26, 2001
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| season |
England |
Australia |
T |
E |
A |
D |
| 1876-77 |
James Lillywhite |
D. W. Gregory |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 1878-79 |
Lord Harris
|
D. W. Gregory |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 1880 |
Lord Harris |
W. L. Murdoch |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1881-82 |
A. Shaw |
W. L. Murdoch |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 1882 |
A. N. Hornby |
W. L. Murdoch |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| The Ashes |
|
| England |
Australia |
T |
E |
A |
D |
held by |
| 1882-83 |
Hon. Ivo Bligh |
W. L. Murdoch |
4* |
2 |
2 |
0 |
E |
| 1884 |
Lord Harris1 |
W. L. Murdoch |
3* |
1 |
0 |
2 |
E |
| 1884-85 |
A. Shrewsbury
|
T. P. Horan2 |
5* |
3 |
2 |
0 |
E |
| 1886 |
A.
G. Steel |
H.
J. H. Scott |
3* |
3 |
0 |
0 |
E |
| 1886-87 |
A. Shrewsbury |
P. S. McDonnell |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
E |
| 1887-88 |
W. W. Read |
P. S. McDonnell |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
E |
| 1888 |
W. G. Grace3 |
P. S. McDonnell |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
E |
| 1890† |
W. G. Grace |
W. L. Murdoch |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
E |
| 1891-92 |
W. G. Grace |
J. McC. Blackham
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
A |
| 1893 |
W. G. Grace4 |
J. McC. Blackham |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
E |
| 1894-95 |
A. E. Stoddart |
G. Giffen5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
E |
| 1896 |
W. G. Grace |
G. H. S. Trott |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
E |
| 1897-98 |
A. E. Stoddart6 |
G. H. S. Trott |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
A |
| 1899 |
A. C. MacLaren7 |
J. Darling |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
A |
| 1901-02 |
A. C. MacLaren |
J. Darling8 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
A |
| 1902 |
A. C. MacLaren |
J. Darling |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
A |
| 1903-04 |
P. F. Warner |
M. A. Noble |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
E |
| 1905 |
Hon. F. S. Jackson
|
J. Darling |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
E |
| 1907-08 |
A. O. Jones9 |
M. A. Noble |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
A |
| 1909 |
A. C. MacLaren |
M. A. Noble |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
A |
| 1911-12 |
J. W. H. T. Douglas |
C. Hill |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
E |
| 1912 |
C. B. Fry |
S. E. Gregory |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
E |
| 1920-21 |
J. W. H. T. Douglas |
W. W. Armstrong |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
A |
| 1921 |
Hon. L. H. Tennyson10 |
W. W. Armstrong |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
A |
| 1924-25 |
A. E. R. Gilligan |
H. L. Collins |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
A |
| 1926 |
A. W. Carr11 |
H. L. Collins12 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
E |
| 1928-29 |
A. P. F. Chapman13 |
J. Ryder |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
E |
| 1930 |
A. P. F. Chapman14 |
W. M. Woodfull |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
A |
| 1932-33 |
D. R. Jardine |
W. M. Woodfull |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
E |
| 1934 |
R. E. S. Wyatt15 |
W. M. Woodfull |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
A |
| 1936-37 |
G. O. B. Allen |
D. G. Bradman |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
A |
| 1938† |
W. R. Hammond |
D. G. Bradman |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
A |
| 1946-47 |
W. R. Hammond16 |
D. G. Bradman |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
A |
| 1948 |
N. W. D. Yardley |
D. G. Bradman |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
A |
| 1950-51 |
F. R. Brown |
A. L. Hassett |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
A |
| 1953 |
L. Hutton |
A. L. Hassett |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
E |
| 1954-55 |
L. Hutton |
I. W. Johnson17 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
E |
| 1956 |
P. B. H. May |
I. W. Johnson |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
E |
| 1958-59 |
P. B. H. May |
R. Benaud |
5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
A |
| 1961 |
P. B. H. May18 |
R. Benaud19 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
A |
| 1962-63 |
E. R. Dexter |
R. Benaud |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
A |
| 1964 |
E. R. Dexter |
R. B. Simpson |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
A |
| 1965-66 |
M. J. K. Smith |
R. B. Simpson20 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
A |
| 1968 |
M. C. Cowdrey21 |
W. M. Lawry22 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
A |
| 1970-71† |
R. Illingworth |
W. M. Lawry23 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
E |
| 1972 |
R. Illingworth |
I. M. Chappell |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
E |
| 1974-75 |
M. H. Denness24 |
I. M. Chappell |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
A |
| 1975 |
A. W. Greig25 |
I. M. Chappell |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
A |
| 1976-77‡ |
A. W. Greig |
G. S. Chappell |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
— |
| 1977 |
J. M. Brearley |
G. S. Chappell |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
E |
| 1978-79 |
J. M. Brearley |
G. N. Yallop |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
E |
| 1979-80‡ |
J. M. Brearley |
G. S. Chappell |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
— |
| 1980‡ |
I. T. Botham |
G. S. Chappell |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
— |
| 1981 |
J. M. Brearley26 |
K. J. Hughes |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
E |
| 1982-83 |
R. G. D. Willis |
G. S. Chappell |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
A |
| 1985 |
D. I. Gower |
A. R. Border |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
E |
| 1986-87 |
M. W. Gatting |
A. R. Border |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
E |
| 1987-88‡ |
M. W. Gatting |
A. R. Border |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
— |
| 1989 |
D. I. Gower |
A. R. Border |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
A |
| 1990-91 |
G. A. Gooch27 |
A. R. Border |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
A |
| 1993 |
G. A. Gooch28 |
A. R. Border |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
A |
| 1994-95 |
M. A. Atherton |
M. A. Taylor |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
A |
| 1997 |
M. A. Atherton |
M. A. Taylor |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
A |
| 1998-99 |
A. J. Stewart |
M. A. Taylor |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
A |
| 2001 |
N. Hussain29 |
S. R. Waugh30 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
A |
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In Australia |
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155 |
53 |
76 |
26 |
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In England |
|
146 |
41 |
45 |
60 |
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| Totals |
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301 |
94 |
121 |
86 |
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| * The
Ashes were awarded in 1882-83 after a series of three
matches which England won 2–1. A fourth match was played
and this was won by Australia. † The matches
at Manchester in 1890 and 1938 and at Melbourne (Third
Test) in 1970-71 were abandoned without a ball being bowled
and are excluded. ‡ The Ashes were not at
stake in these series. Notes: The following deputised
for the official touring captain or were appointed by
the home authority for only a minor proportion of the
series: 1A. N. Hornby (First). 2W. L. Murdoch
(First), H. H. Massie (Third), J. McC. Blackham
(Fourth).
3A. G. Steel (First). 4A. E. Stoddart (First). 5J. McC. Blackham (First). 6A. C. MacLaren (First, Second and Fifth).
7W. G. Grace (First). 8H. Trumble (Fourth and Fifth).
9F. L. Fane (First, Second and Third). 10J. W. H. T. Douglas
(First and Second). 11A. P. F. Chapman (Fifth). 12W. Bardsley
(Third and Fourth). 13J. C. White (Fifth). 14R. E. S. Wyatt
(Fifth). 15C. F. Walters (First). 16N. W. D. Yardley
(Fifth). 17A. R. Morris (Second). 18M. C. Cowdrey (First
and Second). 19R. N. Harvey (Second). 20B. C. Booth (First
and Third). 21T. W. Graveney (Fourth). 22B. N. Jarman
(Fourth). 23I. M. Chappell (Seventh). 24J. H. Edrich (Fourth).
25M. H. Denness (First). 26I. T. Botham (First and Second).
27A. J. Lamb (First). 28M. A. Atherton
(Fifth and Sixth).
29M. A. Atherton (Second and Third). 30A. C. Gilchrist(Fourth)
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