Captain openers scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings
Tom Latham of New Zealand scored 151 against England at Nottingham in the ongoing test to provide the 58th occasion of a captain opener scoring 150 plus in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HL Collins | 203 | 1 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 2 | WM Woodfull | 155 | 2 | Australia | v England | Lord’s | 27 Jun 1930 |
| 3 | WM Woodfull | 161 | 3 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 |
| 4 | A Melville | 189 | 1 | England | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1947 |
| 5 | L Hutton | 150 | 2 | England | v India | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1952 |
| 6 | L Hutton | 169 | 1 | England | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 |
| 7 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 8 | MC Cowdrey | 155 | 3 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 |
| 9 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 10 | RB Simpson | 153 | 2 | Australia | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 11 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 12 | RB Simpson | 225 | 2 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 13 | RB Simpson | 153 | 1 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 |
| 14 | GT Dowling | 239 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 |
| 15 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 16 | WM Lawry | 151 | 1 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 |
| 17 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 1 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 18 | SM Gavaskar | 182* | 3 | India | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 29 Dec 1978 |
| 19 | SM Gavaskar | 166 | 2 | India | v Pakistan | Chennai | 15 Jan 1980 |
| 20 | SM Gavaskar | 172 | 2 | India | v England | Bengaluvru | 09 Dec 1981 |
| 21 | SM Gavaskar | 155 | 2 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 22 | JG Wright | 185 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 02 Feb 1990 |
| 23 | GA Gooch | 154 | 1 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jul 1990 |
| 24 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 25 | GA Gooch | 154* | 3 | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 06 Jun 1991 |
| 26 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 27 | MA Atherton | 185* | 4 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 28 | MA Atherton | 160 | 2 | England | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1996 |
| 29 | MA Taylor | 169* | 2 | Australia | v South Africa | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 |
| 30 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 31 | ST Jayasuriya | 188 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Kandy | 28 Jun 2000 |
| 32 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 33 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 34 | MS Atapattu | 170 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 |
| 35 | MS Atapattu | 249 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 36 | ME Trescothick | 193 | 2 | Englsnd | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 37 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 38 | GC Smith | 154* | 4 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 30 Jul 2008 |
| 39 | GC Smith | 157 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 19 Nov 2008 |
| 40 | CH Gayle | 197 | 3 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Napier | 19 Dec 2008 |
| 41 | AJ Strauss | 169 | 1 | England | v West Indies | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 42 | AJ Strauss | 161 | 1 | England | v Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2009 |
| 43 | CH Gayle | 165* | 3 | West Indies | v Australia | Adelaide | 04 Dec 2009 |
| 44 | GC Smith | 183 | 3 | West Indies | v England | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2010 |
| 45 | AN Cook | 173 | 1 | England | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 12 Mar 2010 |
| 46 | TM Dilshan | 193 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v England | Lord’s | 03 Jun 2011 |
| 47 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | England | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 48 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 49 | GC Smith | 234 | 2 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai DICS | 23 Oct c2013 |
| 50 | BB McCullum | 202 | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 51 | AN Cook | 162 | 3 | England | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 52 | AN Cook | 263 | 2 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 53 | FDM Karunaratne | 244 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 |
| 54 | TWM Latham | 252 | 1 | India | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 09 Jan 2022 |
| 55 | KC Brathwaite | 160 | 2 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 16 Mar 2022 |
| 56 | KC Brathwaite | 182 | 1 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 04 Feb 2023 |
| 57 | FDM Karunaratne | 179 | 1 | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 16 Apr 2023 |
| 58 | TWM Latham | 151 | 1 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 25 Jun 2026 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand Captain opener scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GT Dowling | 239 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 |
| 2 | JG Wright | 185 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 02 Feb 1990 |
| 3 | BB McCullum | 202 | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 4 | TWM Latham | 151 | 1 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 25 Jun 2026 |
The following table lists the captain openers scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings in the chronological order
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HL Collins | 203 | 1 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 2 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 3 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 4 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 5 | RB Simpson | 225 | 2 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 6 | GT Dowling | 239 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 |
| 7 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 8 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 1 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 9 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 10 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |
| 11 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 12 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 13 | MS Atapattu | 249 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 14 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 15 | BB McCullum | 202 | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 16 | AN Cook | 263 | 2 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 17 | FDM Karunaratne | 244 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 |
| 18 | TWM Latham | 252 | 1 | India | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 09 Jan 2022 |
| 19 | GC Smith | 234 | 2 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai DICS | 23 Oct c2013 |
The following table lists the captain openers scoring 200 plus runs in a test innings in the ascending order of runs scored
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RB Simpson | 201 | 1 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 202 | 2 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Nov 2014 |
| 3 | HL Collins | 203 | 1 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 4 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 5 | WM Lawry | 205 | 2 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1968 |
| 6 | SM Gavaskar | 205 | 1 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 01 Dec 1978 |
| 7 | RB Simpson | 225 | 2 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1966 |
| 8 | GC Smith | 232 | 1 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 |
| 9 | GC Smith | 234 | 2 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai DICS | 23 Oct c2013 |
| 10 | GT Dowling | 239 | 1 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1968 |
| 11 | FDM Karunaratne | 244 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 |
| 12 | MS Atapattu | 249 | 2 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 |
| 13 | TWM Latham | 252 | 1 | India | v Bangladesh | Christchurch | 09 Jan 2022 |
| 14 | GC Smith | 259 | 2 | South Africa | v England | Lord’s | 31 Jul 2003 |
| 15 | AN Cook | 263 | 2 | England | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 16 | GC Smith | 277 | 1 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 |
| 17 | RB Simpson | 311 | 1 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 |
| 18 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | England | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 19 | MA Taylor | 334* | 1 | Australia | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 15 Oct 1998 |