England skippers dismissed for zeroes in a test innings – JE Root and MA Atherton share the record for most ducks by an England captain
JE Root of England was dismissed for a duck against West Indies in the ongoing test at St George’s to provide the 112th occasion of an England captain scoring a duck in a test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of an England captain collecting a duck against West Indies in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Hon.FSG Calthorpe | 0 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 2 | NWD Yardley | 0 | 1 | Win | Manchester | 08 Jun 1950 |
| 3 | FR Brown | 0 | 2 | Win | The Oval | 12 Aug 1950 |
| 4 | PBH May | 0 | 2 | Win | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1957 |
| 5 | PBH May | 0 | 1 | Win | Port of Spain | 28 Jan 1960 |
| 6 | MC Cowdrey | 0 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 7 | MC Cowdrey | 0 | 4 | Win | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 8 | R Illingworth | 0 | 2 | Win | Lord’s | 23 Aug 1973 |
| 9 | MH Denness | 0 | 3 | Win | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 |
| 10 | AW Greig | 0 | 2 | Win | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 |
| 11 | IT Botham | 0 | 2 | Win | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1981 |
| 12 | CS Cowdrey | 0 | 1 | Win | Leeds | 21 Jul 1988 |
| 13 | MA Atherton | 0 | 3 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 14 | MA Atherton | 0 | 4 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1994 |
| 15 | MA Atherton | 0 | 1 | Win | Birmingham | 06 Jul 1995 |
| 16 | MA Atherton | 0 | 2 | Win | Georgetown | 27 Feb 1998 |
| 17 | N Hussain | 0 | 1 | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 18 | N Hussain | 0 | 3 | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 19 | MP Vaughan | 0 | 2 | Win | Port of Spain | 19 Mar 2004 |
| 20 | JE Root | 0 | 1 | Win | St George’s | 24 Mar 2022 |
MA Atherton {04}, PBH May {02}, MC Cowdrey {02} and N Hussain {02} are the four England captains who are dismissed for a duck on two or more occasions against West Indies/
| No | Player | R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Atherton | 0 | 3 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 2 | MA Atherton | 0 | 4 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1994 |
| 3 | MA Atherton | 0 | 1 | Win | Birmingham | 06 Jul 1995 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | 0 | 2 | Win | Georgetown | 27 Feb 1998 |
| 1 | PBH May | 0 | 2 | Win | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1957 |
| 2 | PBH May | 0 | 1 | Win | Port of Spain | 28 Jan 1960 |
| 1 | MC Cowdrey | 0 | 3 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1960 |
| 2 | MC Cowdrey | 0 | 4 | Win | Kingston | 08 Feb 1968 |
| 1 | N Hussain | 0 | 1 | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
| 2 | N Hussain | 0 | 3 | Win | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 |
MA Atherton’s duck in this test represents his eighth duck in his test career while leading England. He now shares the record for most ducks by an England captain with MA Atherton. MA Atherton has also eight ducks to his credit while leading England.
| No | Player | R | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Atherton | 0 | 3 | Win | Georgetown | 17 Mar 1994 |
| 2 | MA Atherton | 0 | 4 | Win | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1994 |
| 3 | MA Atherton | 0 | 2 | SAF | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | 0 | 1 | Win | Birmingham | 06 Jul 1995 |
| 5 | MA Atherton | 0 | 1 | SAF | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1996 |
| 6 | MA Atherton | 0 | 1 | Ind | Lord’s | 20 Jun 1996 |
| 7 | MA Atherton | 0 | 2 | Win | Georgetown | 27 Feb 1998 |
| 8 | MA Atherton | 0 | 1 | Aus | Nottingham | 02 Aug 2001 |
| 1 | JE Root | 0 | 1 | NZl | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
| 2 | JE Root | 0 | 1 | Ind | The Oval | 07 Sep 2018 |
| 3 | JE Root | 0 | 3 | Aus | Lord’s | 14 Aug 2019 |
| 4 | JE Root | 0 | 2 | Aus | Leeds | 22 Aug 2019 |
| 5 | JE Root | 0 | 4 | Aus | Manchester | 04 Sep 2019 |
| 6 | JE Root | 0 | 1 | Aus | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 |
| 7 | JE Root | 0 | 2 | Aus | Sydney | 05 Jan 2022 |
| 8 | JE Root | 0 | 1 | Win | St George’s | 24 Mar 2022 |
JE Root became the seventh captain to score eight or more ducks. The following table lists all the seven captains
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Zs |
| 1 | SP Fleming | NZl | 077 | 127 | 0 | 4422 | 13 |
| 2 | V Kohli | Ind | 065 | 107 | 0 | 5317 | 10 |
| 3 | GC Smith | SAF | 108 | 181 | 0 | 8022 | 10 |
| 4 | MA Atherton | Eng | 054 | 094 | 0 | 3426 | 08 |
| 5 | WJ Cronje | SAF | 049 | 078 | 0 | 2560 | 08 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni | Ind | 058 | 085 | 0 | 2865 | 08 |
| 7 | JE Root | Eng | 063 | 113 | 0 | 4975 | 08 |