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England
England and Wales Cricket Board
Status Full Member
Test Captain Ben Stokes
ODI Captain Jos Buttler
T20I Captain Jos Buttler
Test Ranking 3rd
ODI Ranking 6th
T20I Ranking 2nd
Tests Played 1,071
Test Record Won 392 Lost 324 (355 Drawn)
First Test vs Flag of Australia Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 15-19 March 1877
Last Test vs Flag of India India at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala, 7-9 March 2024
ODIs Played 797
ODI Record Won 400 Lost 357 (9 Tie, 31 No Result)
First ODI vs Flag of Australia Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 5 January 1971
Last ODI vs Flag of West Indies West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, 9 December 2023
T20Is Played 182
T20I Record Won 94 Lost 80 (2 Tie, 6 No Result)
First T20I vs Flag of Australia Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 13 June 2005
Last T20I vs Flag of West Indies West Indies at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, 21 December 2023

The England national cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. England, as a founding nation, is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council with Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right.

England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia.

In Test series against Australia, England play for The Ashes, one of the most famous trophies in all of sport. They have appeared in the final of the Cricket World Cup four times, winning once in 2019; they have also finished as runners-up in two ICC Champions Trophies (2004 and 2013). They won the ICC T20 World Cup twice, in 2010 and 2022.

Statistics and Records[]

Playing Record
Format M W L T D/NR Inaugural Match
Test Matches 1,071 392 324 0 355 15 March 1877
One Day Internationals 797 400 357 9 31 5 January 1971
Twenty20 Internationals 182 94 80 2 6 13 June 2005

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 903/7d Flag of Australia Australia The Oval, London 20-24 August 1938
Lowest Team Total 45 Flag of Australia Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 28-31 January 1887
Highest Total Conceded 759/7d Flag of India India MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 16-20 December 2016
Lowest Total Conceded 26 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 25-28 March 1955

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Alastair Cook 12,472 45.35 2006-2018
Joe Root 11,736 49.72 2012-2024
Graham Gooch 8,900 42.58 1975-1995
Alec Stewart 8,463 39.54 1990-2003
David Gower 8,231 44.25 1978-1992

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
James Anderson 700 26.52 2003-2024
Stuart Broad 604 27.68 2007-2023
Ian Botham 383 28.40 1977-1992
Bob Willis 325 25.20 1971-1984
Fred Trueman 307 21.57 1952-1965

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Len Hutton 364 Flag of Australia Australia The Oval, London 20-24 August 1938
Wally Hammond 336* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 31 March-3 April 1933
Graham Gooch 333 Flag of India India Lord's, London 26-31 July 1990
Andy Sandham 325 Flag of West Indies West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston 3-12 April 1930
John Edrich 310* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Headingley, Leeds 8-13 July 1965

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Jim Laker 10/53 Flag of Australia Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 26-31 July 1956
George Lohmann 9/28 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 2-4 March 1896
Jim Laker 9/37 Flag of Australia Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 26-31 July 1956
Devon Malcolm 9/57 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa The Oval, London 18-21 August 1994
Sydney Barnes 9/103 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 26-30 December 1913

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Jim Laker 19/90 Flag of Australia Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 26-31 July 1956
Sydney Barnes 17/159 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Old Wanderers, Johannesburg 26-30 December 1913
Johnny Briggs 15/28 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Newlands, Cape Town 25-26 March 1889
George Lohmann 15/45 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 13-14 February 1896
Colin Blythe 15/99 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Headingley, Leeds 29-31 July 1907

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Flag of Australia Australia 361 112 152 0 97 15 March 1877 4 April 1877
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 10 9 1 0 0 21 October 2003 25 October 2003
Flag of India India 136 51 35 0 50 25 June 1932 28 June 1932
Ireland flag Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 24 July 2019 26 July 2019
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 112 52 13 0 47 10 January 1930 13 January 1930
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 89 29 21 0 39 10 June 1954 5 July 1954
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 156 66 35 0 55 12 March 1889 13 March 1889
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 36 17 8 0 11 17 February 1982 21 February 1982
Flag of West Indies West Indies 163 51 59 0 53 23 June 1928 26 June 1928
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 6 3 0 0 3 18 December 1996 21 May 2000

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 498/4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen 17 June 2022
Lowest Team Total 86 Flag of Australia Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 14 June 2001
Highest Total Conceded 399/7 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 21 October 2023
Lowest Total Conceded 45 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Old Trafford, Manchester 13 June 1979

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Eoin Morgan 6,957 39.75 2009-2022
Joe Root 6,522 47.60 2013-2023
Ian Bell 5,416 37.87 2004-2015
Paul Collingwood 5,092 35.36 2001-2011
Jos Buttler 5,022 39.54 2012-2023

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
James Anderson 269 29.22 2002-2015
Darren Gough 234 26.29 1994-2006
Adil Rashid 199 32.04 2009-2023
Stuart Broad 178 30.13 2006-2016
Chris Woakes 173 30.01 2011-2023

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Ben Stokes 182 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand The Oval, London 13 September 2023
Jason Roy 180 Flag of Australia Australia Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 14 January 2018
Alex Hales 171 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham 30 August 2016
Robin Smith 167* Flag of Australia Australia Edgbaston, Birmingham 21 May 1993
Jos Buttler 162* Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen 17 June 2022

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Reece Topley 6/24 Flag of India India Lord's, London 14 July 2022
Paul Collingwood 6/31 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Trent Bridge, Nottingham 21 June 2005
Jofra Archer 6/40 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Diamond Oval, Kimberley 1 February 2023
Chris Woakes 6/45 Flag of Australia Australia The Gabba, Brisbane 30 January 2011
Chris Woakes 6/47 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 10 December 2014

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 0 13 March 2015 13 March 2015
Flag of Australia Australia 156 63 88 2 3 5 January 1971 24 August 1972
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 25 20 5 0 0 5 October 2000 5 October 2000
Flag of India India 107 44 58 2 3 13 July 1974 13 July 1974
Ireland flag Ireland 15 11 2 0 2 13 June 2006 13 June 2006
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 96 44 45 3 4 18 July 1973 18 July 1973
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 92 57 32 0 3 31 August 1974 23 December 1977
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 70 30 34 1 5 12 March 1992 12 March 1992
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 79 38 37 1 3 13 February 1982 13 February 1982
Flag of West Indies West Indies 105 53 46 0 6 5 September 1973 5 September 1973
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 30 21 8 0 1 18 March 1992 7 January 1995
vs Associate Members
Flag of Canada.svg Canada 2 2 0 0 0 13 June 1979 13 June 1979
Flag of None East Africa 1 1 0 0 0 14 June 1975 14 June 1975
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2 2 0 0 0 18 May 1999 18 May 1999
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 19 February 2003 19 February 2003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 7 7 0 0 0 22 February 1996 22 February 1996
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 5 3 1 0 1 18 August 2008 19 June 2010
Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 18 February 1996 18 February 1996

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 267/3 Flag of West Indies West Indies Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba 19 December 2023
Lowest Team Total 80 Flag of India India R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 23 September 2012
Highest Total Conceded 248/6 Flag of Australia Australia The Rose Bowl, Southampton 29 August 2013
Lowest Total Conceded 45 Flag of West Indies West Indies Warner Park, Basseterre 8 March 2019

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Jos Buttler 2,927 34.84 2011-2023
Eoin Morgan 2,458 28.58 2009-2022
Alex Hales 2,074 30.95 2011-2022
Dawid Malan 1,892 36.38 2017-2023
Jason Roy 1,522 24.15 2014-2022

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Adil Rashid 107 25.21 2009-2023
Chris Jordan 96 27.68 2014-2023
Stuart Broad 65 22.93 2006-2014
Graeme Swann 51 16.84 2008-2012
David Willey 51 23.13 2015-2022

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Phil Salt 119 Flag of West Indies West Indies Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba 19 December 2023
Alex Hales 116* Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
Phil Salt 109* Flag of West Indies West Indies National Cricket Stadium, St George's 16 December 2023
Dawid Malan 103* Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand McLean Park, Napier 8 November 2019
Liam Livingstone 103 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham 16 July 2021

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Sam Curran 5/10 Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan Perth Stadium, Perth 22 October 2022
Adil Rashid 4/2 Flag of West Indies West Indies Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 October 2021
Chris Jordan 4/6 Flag of West Indies West Indies Warner Park, Basseterre 8 March 2019
David Willey 4/7 Flag of West Indies West Indies Warner Park, Basseterre 10 March 2019
Ravi Bopara 4/10 Flag of West Indies West Indies The Oval, London 23 September 2011

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 3 3 0 0 0 21 September 2012 21 September 2012
Flag of Australia Australia 23 11 10 0 2 13 June 2005 13 June 2005
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 4 1 3 0 0 27 October 2021 27 October 2021
Flag of India India 23 11 12 0 0 19 September 2007 14 June 2009
Ireland flag Ireland 2 0 1 0 1 4 May 2010
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 27 15 10 1 1 18 September 2007 5 February 2008
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 29 18 9 1 1 28 August 2006 7 June 2009
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 25 12 12 0 1 16 September 2007 13 November 2009
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 14 10 4 0 0 15 June 2006 13 May 2010
Flag of West Indies West Indies 29 12 17 0 0 28 June 2007 29 June 2007
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 0 13 September 2007 13 September 2007
vs Associate Members
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2 0 2 0 0 5 June 2009
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