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England
Status Full Member
Test Captain Ben Stokes
ODI Captain Jos Buttler
T20I Captain Jos Buttler
Test Ranking 4th
ODI Ranking 7th
T20I Ranking 3rd
Tests Played 1,083
Test Record Won 400 Lost 328 (355 Drawn)
First Test vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 15-19 March 1877
Last Test vs New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton, 14-17 December 2024
ODIs Played 807
ODI Record Won 403 Lost 364 (9 Tie, 31 No Result)
First ODI vs Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 5 January 1971
Last ODI vs India at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 9 February 2025
T20Is Played 204
T20I Record Won 105 Lost 89 (2 Tie, 8 No Result)
First T20I vs Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 13 June 2005
Last T20I vs India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2 February 2025

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 1,083 400 328 0 355 15 March 1877
One Day Internationals 807 403 364 9 31 5 January 1971
Twenty20 Internationals 204 105 89 2 8 13 June 2005

Test Matches[]

Team Records[]

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

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Joe Root 12,972 50.87 2012-2024
Alastair Cook 12,472 45.35 2006-2018
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 704 26.45 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 Australia The Oval, London 20-24 August 1938
Wally Hammond 336* New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 31 March-3 April 1933
Graham Gooch 333 India Lord's, London 26-31 July 1990
Andy Sandham 325 West Indies Sabina Park, Kingston 3-12 April 1930
Harry Brook 317 Pakistan Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan 7-11 October 2024

Best Innings Bowling Figures[]

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

Best Match Bowling Figures[]

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

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T D First Match First Win
Australia 361 112 152 0 97 15 March 1877 4 April 1877
Bangladesh 10 9 1 0 0 21 October 2003 25 October 2003
India 136 51 35 0 50 25 June 1932 28 June 1932
Ireland 2 2 0 0 0 24 July 2019 26 July 2019
New Zealand 115 54 14 0 47 10 January 1930 13 January 1930
Pakistan 92 30 23 0 39 10 June 1954 5 July 1954
South Africa 156 66 35 0 55 12 March 1889 13 March 1889
Sri Lanka 39 19 9 0 11 17 February 1982 21 February 1982
West Indies 166 54 59 0 53 23 June 1928 26 June 1928
Zimbabwe 6 3 0 0 3 18 December 1996 21 May 2000

One Day Internationals[]

Team Records[]

Highest Team Total 498/4 Netherlands VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen 17 June 2022
Lowest Team Total 86 Australia Old Trafford, Manchester 14 June 2001
Highest Total Conceded 399/7 South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 21 October 2023
Lowest Total Conceded 45 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 6,610 47.55 2013-2025
Ian Bell 5,416 37.87 2004-2015
Jos Buttler 5,108 39.59 2012-2025
Paul Collingwood 5,092 35.36 2001-2011

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
James Anderson 269 29.22 2002-2015
Darren Gough 234 26.29 1994-2006
Adil Rashid 208 32.93 2009-2025
Stuart Broad 178 30.13 2006-2016
Chris Woakes 173 30.01 2011-2023

Highest Scores[]

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

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Reece Topley 6/24 India Lord's, London 14 July 2022
Paul Collingwood 6/31 Bangladesh Trent Bridge, Nottingham 21 June 2005
Jofra Archer 6/40 South Africa Diamond Oval, Kimberley 1 February 2023
Chris Woakes 6/45 Australia The Gabba, Brisbane 30 January 2011
Chris Woakes 6/47 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
Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 0 13 March 2015 13 March 2015
Australia 161 65 91 2 3 5 January 1971 24 August 1972
Bangladesh 25 20 5 0 0 5 October 2000 5 October 2000
India 109 44 60 2 3 13 July 1974 13 July 1974
Ireland 15 11 2 0 2 13 June 2006 13 June 2006
New Zealand 96 44 45 3 4 18 July 1973 18 July 1973
Pakistan 92 57 32 0 3 31 August 1974 23 December 1977
South Africa 70 30 34 1 5 12 March 1992 12 March 1992
Sri Lanka 79 38 37 1 3 13 February 1982 13 February 1982
West Indies 108 54 48 0 6 5 September 1973 5 September 1973
Zimbabwe 30 21 8 0 1 18 March 1992 7 January 1995
vs Associate Members
Canada 2 2 0 0 0 13 June 1979 13 June 1979
East Africa 1 1 0 0 0 14 June 1975 14 June 1975
Kenya 2 2 0 0 0 18 May 1999 18 May 1999
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 19 February 2003 19 February 2003
Netherlands 7 7 0 0 0 22 February 1996 22 February 1996
Scotland 5 3 1 0 1 18 August 2008 19 June 2010
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 18 February 1996 18 February 1996

Twenty20 Internationals[]

Team Records[]

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

Most Career Runs[]

Player Runs Average Career Span
Jos Buttler 3,535 35.35 2011-2025
Eoin Morgan 2,458 28.58 2009-2022
Alex Hales 2,074 30.95 2011-2022
Dawid Malan 1,892 36.38 2017-2023
Jonny Bairstow 1,671 29.83 2011-2024

Most Career Wickets[]

Player Wickets Average Career Span
Adil Rashid 131 24.35 2009-2025
Chris Jordan 108 26.36 2014-2024
Stuart Broad 65 22.93 2006-2014
Mark Wood 54 20.24 2015-2025
Sam Curran 54 27.07 2019-2024

Highest Scores[]

Player Score Opponent Venue Date
Phil Salt 119 West Indies Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba 19 December 2023
Alex Hales 116* Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
Phil Salt 109* West Indies National Cricket Stadium, St George's 16 December 2023
Dawid Malan 103* New Zealand McLean Park, Napier 8 November 2019
Phil Salt 103* West Indies Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 9 November 2024

Best Bowling Figures[]

Player Figures Opponent Venue Date
Sam Curran 5/10 Afghanistan Perth Stadium, Perth 22 October 2022
Adil Rashid 4/2 West Indies Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 October 2021
Chris Jordan 4/6 West Indies Warner Park, Basseterre 8 March 2019
David Willey 4/7 West Indies Warner Park, Basseterre 10 March 2019
Ravi Bopara 4/10 West Indies The Oval, London 23 September 2011
Chris Jordan 4/10 United States Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 23 June 2024

Win/Loss Record[]

Opponent M W L T NR First Match First Win
vs Full Members
Afghanistan 3 3 0 0 0 21 September 2012 21 September 2012
Australia 26 12 12 0 2 13 June 2005 13 June 2005
Bangladesh 4 1 3 0 0 27 October 2021 27 October 2021
India 29 12 17 0 0 19 September 2007 14 June 2009
Ireland 2 0 1 0 1 4 May 2010
New Zealand 27 15 10 1 1 18 September 2007 5 February 2008
Pakistan 31 20 9 1 1 28 August 2006 7 June 2009
South Africa 26 12 13 0 1 16 September 2007 13 November 2009
Sri Lanka 14 10 4 0 0 15 June 2006 13 May 2010
West Indies 35 16 18 0 1 28 June 2007 29 June 2007
Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 0 13 September 2007 13 September 2007
vs Associate Members
Namibia 1 1 0 0 0 15 June 2024 15 June 2024
Netherlands 2 0 2 0 0 5 June 2009
Oman 1 1 0 0 0 13 June 2024 13 June 2024
Scotland 1 0 0 0 1 4 June 2024
United States 1 1 0 0 0 23 June 2024 23 June 2024
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