England captains scoring zero in a test innings

England captains scoring zero in a test innings

BA Stokes of England scored zero in the first innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the 117th occasion of an England captain scoring zero in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Hon.IFW Bligh02v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1882
2Hon.IFW Bligh01v AustraliaMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3AN Hornby01v AustraliaManchester10 Jul 1884
4A Shrewsbury snr02v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1884
5WG Grace02v AustraliaLord’s21 Jul 1890
6WG Grace02v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890
7AE Stoddart03v AustraliaSydney01 Feb 1895
8AC MacLaren03v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1898
9Lord Hawke01v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Feb 1899
10PF Warner02v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903
11PF Warner01v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1904
12Hon.FS Jackson01v AustraliaNottingham29 May 1905
13Hon.FS Jackson03v AustraliaLord’s15 Jun 1905
14PF Warner03v South AfricaJohannesburg06 Mar 1906
15PF Warner01v South AfricaCape Town30 Mar 1906
16RE Foster01v South AfricaLeeds29 Jul 1907
17FL Fane04v AustraliaAdelaide10 Jan 1908
18AO Jones02v AustraliaSydney21 Feb 1908
19JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaSydney15 Dec 1911
20JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
21JWHT Douglas02v South AfricaDurban14 Feb 1914
22AER Gilligan04v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
23AER Gilligan01v AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1925
24RT Stanyforth02v South AfricaDurban21 Jan 1928
25APF Chapman03v AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
26Hon.FSG Calthorpe03v West IndiesPort of Spain01 Feb 1930
27APF Chapman02v South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1931
28DR Jardine04v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1932
29RES Wyatt01v AustraliaManchester06 Jul 1934
30RES Wyatt01v South AfricaLeeds13 Jul 1935
31GOB Allen02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Feb 1937
32WR Hammond03v AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1938
33NWD Yardley01v West IndiesManchester08 Jun 1950
34FR Brown02v West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1950
35L Hutton01v AustraliaLeeds23 Jul 1953
36L Hutton02v PakistanLord’s10 Jun 1954
37PBH May01v South AfricaLord’s23 Jun 1955
38PBH May04v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1957
39PBH May02v West IndiesLord’s20 Jun 1957
40PBH May01v West IndiesPort of Spain28 Jan 1960
41MC Cowdrey03v West IndiesPort of Spain25 Mar 1960
42MC Cowdrey03v South AfricaBirmingham09 Jun 1960
43PBH May04v AustraliaManchester27 Jul 1961
44MJK Smith01v New ZealandBirmingham27 May 1965
45MJK Smith01v AustraliaMelbourne11 Feb 1966
46MC Cowdrey04v West IndiesKingston08 Feb 1968
47R Illingworth03v New ZealandLord’s24 Jul 1969
48R Illingworth01v New ZealandAuckland05 Mar 1971
49R Illingworth01v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1972
50AR Lewis02v IndiaDelhi20 Dec 1972
51AR Lewis02v IndiaBrabourne06 Feb 1973
52R Illingworth02v West IndiesLord’s23 Aug 1973
53MH Denness03v West IndiesBridgetown06 Mar 1974
54AW Greig02v West IndiesNottingham03 Jun 1976
55JM Brearley01v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977
56JM Brearley02v PakistanLeeds29 Jun 1978
57JM Brearley03v AustraliaW.A.C.A15 Dec 1978
58JM Brearley04v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1978
59IT Botham02v AustraliaLord’s28 Aug 1980
60IT Botham02v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Feb 1981
61IT Botham01v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
62IT Botham03v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
63JM Brearley02v AustraliaThe Oval27 Aug 1981
64DI Gower03v PakistanLord’s12 Aug 1982
65RGD Willis03v AustraliaW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
66RGD Willis03v New ZealandChristchurch03 Feb 1984
67MW Gatting04v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1986
68MW Gatting02v AustraliaSydney10 Jan 1987
69MW Gatting01v PakistanLahore25 Nov 1987
70MW Gatting03v PakistanKarachi16 Dec 1987
71CS Cowdrey01v West IndiesLeeds21 Jul 1988
72GA Gooch02v New ZealandNottingham07 Jun 1990
73AJ Stewart03v IndiaChennai11 Feb 1993
74MA Atherton03v West IndiesGeorgetown17 Mar 1994
75MA Atherton04v West IndiesPort of Spain25 Mar 1994
76MA Atherton02v South AfricaThe Oval18 Aug 1994
77MA Atherton01v West IndiesBirmingham06 Jul 1995
78MA Atherton01v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 1996
79MA Atherton01v IndiaLord’s20 Jun 1996
80MA Atherton02v West IndiesGeorgetown27 Feb 1998
81AJ Stewart03v AustraliaW.A.C.A28 Nov 1998
82AJ Stewart02v AustraliaAdelaide11 Dec 1998
83N Hussain01v South AfricaJohannesburg25 Nov 1999
84N Hussain03v ZimbabweNottingham01 Jun 2000
85N Hussain01v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000
86N Hussain03v West IndiesThe Oval31 Aug 2000
87N Hussain04v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001
88MA Atherton01v AustraliaNottingham02 Aug 2001
89MP Vaughan02v West IndiesPort of Spain19 Mar 2004
90MP Vaughan02v South AfricaCenturion21 Jan 2005
91MP Vaughan04v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005
92A Flintoff04v Sri LankaNottingham02 Jun 2006
93A Flintoff02v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 2006
94MP Vaughan01v South AfricaLeeds18 Jul 2008
95MP Vaughan01v South AfricaBirmingham30 Jul 2008
96AJ Strauss01v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Jan 2010
97AJ Strauss03v PakistanNottingham29 Jul 2010
98AJ Strauss01v AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
99AJ Strauss03v Sri LankaLord’s03 Jun 2011
100AJ Strauss04v Sri LankaColombo (PSS)03 Apr 2012
101AJ Strauss01v South AfricaThe Oval19 Jul 2012
102AN Cook04v AustraliaManchester01 Aug 2013
103AN Cook04v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Dec 2013
104AN Cook01v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2015
105JE Root01v New ZealandAuckland22 Mar 2018
106JE Root01v IndiaThe Oval07 Sep 2018
107JE Root03v AustraliaLord’s14 Aug 2019
108JE Root02v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
109JE Root04v AustraliaManchester04 Sep 2019
110JE Root01v AustraliaBrisbane08 Dec 2021
111JE Root02v AustraliaSydney05 Jan 2022
112JE Root01v West IndiesSt George’s24 Mar 2022
113BA Stokes03v PakistanRawalpindi01 Dec 2022
114BA Stokes01v IndiaDharamsala7 Mar 2024
115OJ Pope02v PakistanMultan07 Oct 2024
116BA Stokes02v IndiaBirmingham02 Jul 2025
117BA Stokes01v AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2026

BA Stokes of England scored zero in the first innings of the just concluded test against Australia at Sydney to provide the 51st occasion of an England captain scoring zero in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. a

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1Hon.IFW Bligh02v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1882
2Hon.IFW Bligh01v AustraliaMelbourne19 Jan 1883
3AN Hornby01v AustraliaManchester10 Jul 1884
4A Shrewsbury snr02v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1884
5WG Grace02v AustraliaLord’s21 Jul 1890
6WG Grace02v AustraliaThe Oval11 Aug 1890
7AE Stoddart03v AustraliaSydney01 Feb 1895
8AC MacLaren03v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1898
9PF Warner02v AustraliaSydney11 Dec 1903
10PF Warner01v AustraliaSydney26 Feb 1904
11Hon.FS Jackson01v AustraliaNottingham29 May 1905
12Hon.FS Jackson03v AustraliaLord’s15 Jun 1905
13FL Fane04v AustraliaAdelaide10 Jan 1908
14AO Jones02v AustraliaSydney21 Feb 1908
15JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaSydney15 Dec 1911
16JWHT Douglas02v AustraliaMelbourne09 Feb 1912
17AER Gilligan04v AustraliaMelbourne01 Jan 1925
18AER Gilligan01v AustraliaMelbourne13 Feb 1925
19APF Chapman03v AustraliaAdelaide01 Feb 1929
20DR Jardine04v AustraliaMelbourne30 Dec 1932
21RES Wyatt01v AustraliaManchester06 Jul 1934
22GOB Allen02v AustraliaMelbourne26 Feb 1937
23WR Hammond03v AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1938
24L Hutton01v AustraliaLeeds23 Jul 1953
25PBH May04v AustraliaManchester27 Jul 1961
26MJK Smith01v AustraliaMelbourne11 Feb 1966
27R Illingworth01v AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1972
28JM Brearley01v AustraliaLeeds11 Aug 1977
29JM Brearley03v AustraliaW.A.C.A15 Dec 1978
30JM Brearley04v AustraliaMelbourne29 Dec 1978
31IT Botham02v AustraliaLord’s28 Aug 1980
32IT Botham01v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
33IT Botham03v AustraliaLord’s02 Jul 1981
34JM Brearley02v AustraliaThe Oval27 Aug 1981
35RGD Willis03v AustraliaW.A.C.A12 Nov 1982
36MW Gatting04v AustraliaAdelaide12 Dec 1986
37MW Gatting02v AustraliaSydney10 Jan 1987
38AJ Stewart03v AustraliaW.A.C.A28 Nov 1998
39AJ Stewart02v AustraliaAdelaide11 Dec 1998
40MA Atherton01v AustraliaNottingham02 Aug 2001
41MP Vaughan04v AustraliaNottingham25 Aug 2005
42A Flintoff02v AustraliaBrisbane23 Nov 2006
43AJ Strauss01v AustraliaBrisbane25 Nov 2010
44AN Cook04v AustraliaManchester01 Aug 2013
45AN Cook04v AustraliaW.A.C.A13 Dec 2013
46JE Root03v AustraliaLord’s14 Aug 2019
47JE Root02v AustraliaLeeds22 Aug 2019
48JE Root04v AustraliaManchester04 Sep 2019
49JE Root01v AustraliaBrisbane08 Dec 2021
50JE Root02v AustraliaSydney05 Jan 2022
51BA Stokes01v AustraliaSydney04 Jan 2026
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