England captains scoring centuries in a test innings against West Indies
JE Root of England scored 111 not out at the end of the third day of the ongoing test against West Indies at Gros Islet to provide the 28th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DR Jardine | 127 | 2 | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 |
| 2 | WR Hammond | 138 | 3 | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 |
| 3 | L Hutton | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 |
| 4 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 5 | PBH May | 285* | 3 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 |
| 6 | PBH May | 104 | 1 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1957 |
| 7 | MC Cowdrey | 119 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 8 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 9 | MC Cowdrey | 148 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 10 | R Illingworth | 113 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1969 |
| 11 | AW Greig | 116 | 2 | v West Indies | Leeds | 22 Jul 1976 |
| 12 | AJ Lamb | 119 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 13 | GA Gooch | 154* | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 06 Jun 1991 |
| 14 | MA Atherton | 144 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 15 | MA Atherton | 135 | 2 | v West Indies | St John’s | 16 Apr 1994 |
| 16 | MA Atherton | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1995 |
| 17 | MP Vaughan | 140 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 18 | MP Vaughan | 103 | 1 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 19 | MP Vaughan | 101* | 3 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 22 Jul 2004 |
| 20 | MP Vaughan | 103 | 1 | v West Indies | Leeds | 25 May 2007 |
| 21 | AJ Strauss | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 22 | AJ Strauss | 142 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 23 | AJ Strauss | 142 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 24 | AJ Strauss | 122 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 17 May 2012 |
| 25 | AJ Strauss | 141 | 2 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 26 | AN Cook | 105 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 May 2015 |
| 27 | JE Root | 136 | 1 | v West Indies | Birmingham | 17 Aug 2017 |
| 28 | JE Root | 111* | 3 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Feb 2019 |
JE Root of England scored 111 not out at the end of the third day of the ongoing test against West Indies at Gros Islet to provide the 14th occasion of an England captain scoring a century against West Indies in West Indies.. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Hutton | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 |
| 2 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 3 | MC Cowdrey | 119 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 4 | MC Cowdrey | 101 | 1 | v West Indies | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 5 | MC Cowdrey | 148 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14 Mar 1968 |
| 6 | AJ Lamb | 119 | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 |
| 7 | MA Atherton | 144 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 8 | MA Atherton | 135 | 2 | v West Indies | St John’s | 16 Apr 1994 |
| 9 | MP Vaughan | 140 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 10 | AJ Strauss | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 11 | AJ Strauss | 142 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 12 | AJ Strauss | 142 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 13 | AN Cook | 105 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 May 2015 |
| 14 | JE Root | 111* | 3 | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Feb 2019 |