The Wisden Trophy – List of captains who have scored hundreds in a test innings while batting at number eight – DJ Sammy of West Indies is a new entrant into this elite list
DJ Sammy of West Indies scored 106 against England in the Nottingham test in May 2012 providing the eleventh occasion of a captain scoring a hundred while batting at number 8 in a test innings. All the eleven occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon | Year |
| 1 | R Illingworth | 113 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | Jun | 1969 |
| 2 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | Apr | 1983 |
| 3 | Imran Khan | 135* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | Feb | 1987 |
| 4 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Sheikhupura | Oct | 1996 |
| 5 | HH Streak | 127* | 1 | Zim | Win | Harare | Nov | 2002 |
| 6 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | Mar | 2009 |
| 7 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo(SSC) | Aug | 2009 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | Feb | 2010 |
| 9 | DL Vettori | 110 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | Jan | 2011 |
| 10 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | Nov | 2011 |
| 11 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | May | 2012 |
The credit of scoring most hundreds as captain while batting at Number eight stands in the name of DL Vettori of New Zealand who has scored three hundreds. He is followed byIndia’s MS Dhoni who has scored two hundreds. The exploits of these two captains are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon | Year |
| 1 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | Mar | 2009 |
| 2 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo(SSC) | Aug | 2009 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | 110 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | Jan | 2011 |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | Feb | 2010 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | Nov | 2011 |
English soil has witnessed two occasions of a captain batting at number eight scoring a hundred in a test innings – Lord’s and Nottingham.
At Lord’s R Illingworth of England scored 113 against England in Jun 1969. He is the only England captain to score a hundred while batting at number eight in a test innings.
At Nottingham, DJ Sammy of West Indies scored 106 against England in May 2012. He is the only West Indies captain to score a hundred while batting a number eight in a test innings on English soil
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon | Year |
| 1 | R Illingworth | 113 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | Jun | 1969 |
| 11 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | May | 2012 |
The following table shows the team wise break up of captains scoring a hundred while batting at number eight in a test innings. New Zealand captain has scored three hundreds. India, Pakistan and West Indies captains have scored two hundreds while England and Zimbabwean captains have scored a hundred each
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Mon | Year |
| 1 | R Illingworth | 113 | 2 | Eng | Win | Lord’s | Jun | 1969 |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 132* | 2 | Ind | SAF | Kolkata | Feb | 2010 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 144 | 1 | Ind | Win | Kolkata | Nov | 2011 |
| 1 | DL Vettori | 118 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Hamilton | Mar | 2009 |
| 2 | DL Vettori | 140 | 4 | NZl | Srl | Colombo(SSC) | Aug | 2009 |
| 3 | DL Vettori | 110 | 1 | NZl | Pak | Wellington | Jan | 2011 |
| 1 | Imran Khan | 135* | 1 | Pak | Ind | Chennai | Feb | 1987 |
| 2 | Wasim Akram | 257* | 2 | Pak | Zim | Sheikhupura | Oct | 1996 |
| 1 | CH Lloyd | 106 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | Apr | 1983 |
| 2 | DJG Sammy | 106 | 1 | Win | Eng | Nottingham | May | 2012 |
| 1 | HH Streak | 127* | 1 | Zim | Win | Harare | Nov | 2002 |