England Test cricket captains

English amateur cricketer (1848-1915)

British actor (1863-1948)

Joseph Edward Root is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test team from 2017–2022. He plays for Yorkshire in English domestic cricket. Root is currently the leading run-scorer among active batsmen, the second highest run-scorer of all time in Test cricket and the highest run scorer for England. Root is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of his era and among the finest England has produced. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where he top scored for England. As of March 2026, he has topped the ICC rankings for Test batsmen on ten occasions.

cricketer (born 1991)

Cricket player of England (1882-1930)

South African-British cricketer

former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator (born 1955)

English cricketer and TV personality

English cricketer and rugby union footballer (1872-1956)

English cricketer (born 1984)

English cricketer

South African cricket player in England (1946-2012)

English female cricketer and life peer (1939-2017)

English cricketer (1916-1990)

English cricketer

English cricketer (1949-2019)

English cricket player (1903-1965)

cricket player of England (born 1940)

Cricket player of England. (1859-1927)

English cricketer (born 1968)

England cricketer (born 1990)

English cricketer (1900–1958)

English cricketer

England Cricket player (born 1974)

Cricket player of England. (1878-1914)

Cricket player of England. (1871-1944)

broadcaster, journalist, and retired England international cricketer (born 1968)

English cricket player (1856-1903)

English cleric and cricketer (1929-2005)

Cricket player of England. (1932-2000)

Cricket player of England. (1842-1929)

Cricket player of England. (1847-1925)

English cricketer (1931-2015)

Cricket player of England. (born 1957)

English cricketer (1889-1951)

British amateur cricketer, colonial administrator and Governor of Bombay (1851-1932)

English Test and County cricketer (born 1944)

English cricketer (1927-2015)

cricket player of England (1858-1914)

Cricket player of England (born 1963)

cricketer (1893-1963)

English cricketer (born 1935)

cricket player of England (born 1942)

South African-born former English cricketer

English cricketer (1926–2016)

Welsh born, English Test and County cricketer, administrator (born 1938)

Scottish cricketer (1940-2013)

English cricketer (1870-1947)

English cricketer (1891–1961)

English Test and County cricketer, administrator (1929-1994)

English cricketer (1894-1976)

English cricketer (born 1998)

English rugby union footballer and cricketer (1863-1915)

English cricket player, 1873-1963

English cricket player (1937–2020)

English cricketer and rugby footballer (1842-1907)

English cricketer (1900-1961)

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Cricket player of England. (born 1976)

English cricketer (1902–1989)