Captains scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year – AN Cook of England is the new entrant
AN Cook of England has completed 1000 runs in the calendar year 2015. His aggregate prior to the start of the series against England read 1357. His feat of aggregating 1357 in 2015 provide the 25th occasion of a captain scoring 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below. It is noted with interest that AN Cook is the only captain to aggregate 1000 plus runs in a calendar year 2015
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Year |
| 1 | DG Bradman | Aus | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1025 | 201 | 113.88 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1948 |
| 2 | RB Simpson | Aus | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1381 | 311 | 60.04 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1964 |
| 3 | AR Border | Aus | 11 | 20 | 3 | 1099 | 196 | 64.64 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1985 |
| 4 | AR Border | Aus | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1000 | 140 | 62.50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1986 |
| 5 | GA Gooch | Eng | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1264 | 333 | 79.00 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1990 |
| 6 | GA Gooch | Eng | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1040 | 174 | 65.00 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1991 |
| 7 | MA Atherton | Eng | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1136 | 144 | 49.39 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1994 |
| 8 | MA Atherton | Eng | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1129 | 185* | 49.08 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1995 |
| 9 | SR Tendulkar | Ind | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1000 | 169 | 62.50 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1997 |
| 10 | WJ Cronje | SAF | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1040 | 126 | 47.27 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1998 |
| 11 | MA Taylor | Aus | 12 | 22 | 3 | 1112 | 334* | 58.52 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1998 |
| 12 | BC Lara | Win | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1344 | 209 | 74.66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2003 |
| 13 | GC Smith | SAF | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1047 | 277 | 58.16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2003 |
| 14 | BC Lara | Win | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1178 | 400* | 58.90 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2004 |
| 15 | RT Ponting | Aus | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1544 | 207 | 67.13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2005 |
| 16 | R Dravid | Ind | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1095 | 146 | 60.83 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2006 |
| 17 | RT Ponting | Aus | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1333 | 196 | 88.86 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2006 |
| 18 | RT Ponting | Aus | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1182 | 158 | 47.28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2008 |
| 19 | GC Smith | SAF | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1656 | 232 | 72.00 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2008 |
| 20 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1172 | 169 | 53.27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2009 |
| 21 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1595 | 329* | 106.33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2012 |
| 22 | MJ Clarke | Aus | 13 | 26 | 3 | 1093 | 187 | 47.52 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2013 |
| 23 | BB McCullum | NZl | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1164 | 302 | 72.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2014 |
| 24 | AD Mathews | Srl | 11 | 20 | 5 | 1160 | 160 | 77.33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2014 |
| 25 | AN Cook | Eng | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1357 | 263 | 59.00 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2015 |
AN Cook’s 1357 in 2015 provide the sixth occasion of an England captain totaling 1000 plus runs in a calendar year. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | Year |
| 1 | GA Gooch | Eng | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1264 | 333 | 79.00 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1990 |
| 2 | GA Gooch | Eng | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1040 | 174 | 65.00 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1991 |
| 3 | MA Atherton | Eng | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1136 | 144 | 49.39 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1994 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | Eng | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1129 | 185* | 49.08 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1995 |
| 5 | AJ Strauss | Eng | 14 | 24 | 2 | 1172 | 169 | 53.27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2009 |
| 6 | AN Cook | Eng | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1357 | 263 | 59.00 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2015 |