England’s captain openers scoring a hundred in a test innings – AN Cook’s 153 not out provide the 50th occasion
AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 50th occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC MacLaren | 109 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1897 |
| 2 | AC MacLaren | 116 | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1901 |
| 3 | RES Wyatt | 149 | 1 | v South Africa | Nottingham | 15 Jun 1935 |
| 4 | L Hutton | 150 | 2 | v India | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1952 |
| 5 | L Hutton | 104 | 1 | v India | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 |
| 6 | L Hutton | 145 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1953 |
| 7 | L Hutton | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 |
| 8 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 9 | MC Cowdrey | 119 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 10 | MC Cowdrey | 155 | 3 | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 |
| 11 | GA Gooch | 154 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jul 1990 |
| 12 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 13 | GA Gooch | 123 | 3 | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 14 | GA Gooch | 116 | 1 | v India | Manchester | 09 Aug 1990 |
| 15 | GA Gooch | 117 | 4 | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1991 |
| 16 | GA Gooch | 154* | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 06 Jun 1991 |
| 17 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 18 | GA Gooch | 114 | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 30 Jan 1992 |
| 19 | GA Gooch | 135 | 2 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 23 Jul 1992 |
| 20 | GA Gooch | 133 | 4 | v Australia | Manchester | 03 Jun 1993 |
| 21 | MA Atherton | 144 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 22 | MA Atherton | 135 | 2 | v West Indies | St John’s | 16 Apr 1994 |
| 23 | MA Atherton | 101 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1994 |
| 24 | MA Atherton | 111 | 1 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 30 Jun 1994 |
| 25 | MA Atherton | 113 | 1 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1995 |
| 26 | MA Atherton | 185* | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 27 | MA Atherton | 160 | 2 | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1996 |
| 28 | MA Atherton | 118 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 |
| 29 | AJ Stewart | 107 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1998 |
| 30 | MP Vaughan | 105 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 10 Dec 2003 |
| 31 | MP Vaughan | 140 | 3 | v West Indies | St John’s | 10 Apr 2004 |
| 32 | ME Trescothick | 193 | 2 | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 33 | AJ Strauss | 128 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2006 |
| 34 | AJ Strauss | 116 | 3 | v Pakistan | Leeds | 04 Aug 2006 |
| 35 | AJ Strauss | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 36 | AJ Strauss | 142 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Feb 2009 |
| 37 | AJ Strauss | 142 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 |
| 38 | AJ Strauss | 161 | 1 | v Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2009 |
| 39 | AN Cook | 173 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 12 Mar 2010 |
| 40 | AN Cook | 109* | 4 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 20 Mar 2010 |
| 41 | AJ Strauss | 110 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 42 | AJ Strauss | 122 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 17 May 2012 |
| 43 | AJ Strauss | 141 | 2 | v West Indies | Nottingham | 25 May 2012 |
| 44 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 45 | AN Cook | 122 | 2 | v India | Mumbai | 23 Nov 2012 |
| 46 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 47 | AN Cook | 116 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 06 Mar 2013 |
| 48 | AN Cook | 130 | 3 | v New Zealand | Leeds | 24 May 2013 |
| 49 | AN Cook | 105 | 1 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 01 May 2015 |
| 50 | AN Cook | 153* | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the ninth occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings at Lord’s. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | L Hutton | 150 | 2 | v India | Lord’s | 19 Jun 1952 |
| 2 | L Hutton | 145 | 2 | v Australia | Lord’s | 25 Jun 1953 |
| 3 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 4 | GA Gooch | 123 | 3 | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 5 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 6 | AJ Strauss | 128 | 3 | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2006 |
| 7 | AJ Strauss | 161 | 1 | v Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2009 |
| 8 | AJ Strauss | 122 | 2 | v West Indies | Lord’s | 17 May 2012 |
| 9 | AN Cook | 153* | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the eighth occasion of England’s captain opener scoring a hundred in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 154 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | GA Gooch | 114 | 3 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 30 Jan 1992 |
| 3 | MA Atherton | 101 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1994 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | 111 | 1 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 30 Jun 1994 |
| 5 | MA Atherton | 118 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 |
| 6 | AN Cook | 116 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 06 Mar 2013 |
| 7 | AN Cook | 130 | 3 | v New Zealand | Leeds | 24 May 2013 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 153* | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
MA Atherton and AN Cook with three hundreds each share the record for most hundreds by England’s captain opener in a test innings. The performance of the two batsmen are detailed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Atherton | 101 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1994 |
| 2 | MA Atherton | 111 | 1 | v New Zealand | Manchester | 30 Jun 1994 |
| 3 | MA Atherton | 118 | 4 | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 |
| 1 | AN Cook | 116 | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 06 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 130 | 3 | v New Zealand | Leeds | 24 May 2013 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 153* | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
AN Cook scored 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s to provide the 16th occasion of England’s captain opener scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings against New Zealand. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | L Hutton | 205 | 2 | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Mar 1954 |
| 3 | ME Trescothick | 193 | 2 | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 5 | MA Atherton | 185* | 4 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 |
| 6 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 7 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 8 | AN Cook | 173 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 12 Mar 2010 |
| 9 | L Hutton | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | Georgetown | 24 Feb 1954 |
| 10 | AJ Strauss | 169 | 1 | v West Indies | St John’s | 15 Feb 2009 |
| 11 | AJ Strauss | 161 | 1 | v Australia | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2009 |
| 12 | MA Atherton | 160 | 2 | v India | Nottingham | 04 Jul 1996 |
| 13 | MC Cowdrey | 155 | 3 | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 |
| 14 | GA Gooch | 154* | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 06 Jun 1991 |
| 15 | GA Gooch | 154 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jul 1990 |
| 16 | AN Cook | 153* | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
AN Cook and GA Gooch with four scores of 150 plus runs each share the record for most scores of 150 plus runs by England’s captain opener in a test innings. The performance of the two batsmen are detailed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AN Cook | 190 | 2 | v India | Kolkata | 05 Dec 2012 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 176 | 3 | v India | Ahmedabad | 15 Nov 2012 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 173 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 12 Mar 2010 |
| 4 | AN Cook | 153* | 3 | v New Zealand | Lord’s | 21 May 2015 |
| 1 | GA Gooch | 333 | 1 | v India | Lord’s | 26 Jul 1990 |
| 2 | GA Gooch | 174 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 22 Aug 1991 |
| 3 | GA Gooch | 154* | 3 | v West Indies | Leeds | 06 Jun 1991 |
| 4 | GA Gooch | 154 | 1 | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jul 1990 |
AN Cook’s 153 not out against New Zealand in the ongoing first test at Lord’s represent his ninth hundred as England’s captain opener. He now shares the second place with AJ Strauss who also has scored nine hundreds as captain opener in the list of England’s captain openers who have scored most hundreds. GA Gooch with ten hundreds holds the record in this category of statistics.