List of Worcestershire cricket captains explained

Worcestershire County Cricket Club are an English cricket club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club was founded in 1865 and played their first first-class cricket match in 1899 after being accepted into the County Championship.[1] The club have played both List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket since their introductions into the English game in 1963 and 2003 respectively.

Key

Official captains

No.Name NationalityYears First Last FC LA T20 TotalRefs
1 1899–1900
1902–1910
1913
214 214[2]
2 190124 24[3]
3 1911–191247 47[4]
4 1914–1919
1922
45 45[5]
5 1920–1921
1926
1928–1929
81 81[6]
6 1923–192586 86[7]
7 192727 27[8]
8 1929–193023 23[9]
9 1931–1935127 127[10]
10 1936–193982 82[11]
11 194624 24[12]
12 1947–194965 65[13]
13 1949–195141 41[14]
14 1952–1954107 107[15]
15 195550 50[16]
16 1956–195861 61[17]
17 1959–1967260 270[18] [19]
18 1968–197069 102[20] [21]
19 1971–1980204 410[22] [23]
20 198140 68[24] [25]
21 1982–1991229 450[26] [27]
22 1992–199584 171[28] [29]
23 1995–199964 147[30] [31]
24 2000–200257 128[32] [33] [34]
25 2003–200432 82[35] [36] [37]
26 200428 51[38] [39]
27 2005–201085 173[40] [41] [42]
28 2010–2016101 240[43] [44] [45]
29 2017-2021 14 38[46] [47] [48]
30 2022 to date 7 April 2022 26 September 2022 13 - - -

Unofficial captains

This is a list of players who have captained Worcestershire without having been appointed official club captain.

Name NationalityFirst Last FC LA T20 TotalRefs
1[49]
5[50]
2[51]
1[52]
17[53]
1[54]
1[55]
2[56]
3[57]
1[58]
1[59]
9[60]
10[61]
5[62]
65[63]
4[64]
5[65]
South Africa1[66]
2[67]
2[68]
3[69]
2[70]
2[71]
1[72]
24[73]
7[74]
9[75]
1[76]
20[77]
2[78]
1[79]
1[80]
23[81] [82]
3[83] [84]
7[85] [86]
Australia1[87]
2[88] [89]
New Zealand6[90] [91]
8[92] [93]
1[94]
1[95]
1[96]
1[97]
19[98] [99] [100]
5[101] [102]
Pakistan1[103]
2[104] [105]

See also

References

GeneralWeb site: WCCC Roll of Honour . Worcestershire County Cricket Club . 24 February 2016 .
Specific

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The County Championship: Timeline 1890-present . . 24 February 2016.
  2. Web site: HK Foster as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  3. Web site: RE Foster as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  4. Web site: GHT Simpson-Hayward as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  5. Web site: WH Taylor as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  6. Web site: MFS Jewell as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  7. Web site: MK Foster as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  8. Web site: CB Ponsonby as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  9. Web site: JB Coventry as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  10. Web site: CF Walters as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  11. Web site: CJ Lyttelton as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  12. Web site: AP Singleton as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  13. Web site: AFT White as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  14. Web site: RES Wyatt as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  15. Web site: RE Bird as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  16. Web site: RTD Perks as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  17. Web site: PE Richardson as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  18. Web site: D Kenyon as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  19. Web site: D Kenyon as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  20. Web site: TW Graveney as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  21. Web site: TW Graveney as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  22. Web site: N Gifford as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  23. Web site: N Gifford as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  24. Web site: GM Turner as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  25. Web site: GM Turner as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  26. Web site: PA Neale as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  27. Web site: PA Neale as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  28. Web site: TS Curtis as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  29. Web site: TS Curtis as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  30. Web site: TM Moody as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  31. Web site: TM Moody as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  32. Web site: GE Hick as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  33. Web site: GE Hick as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  34. Web site: GE Hick as captain in Twenty20 matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  35. Web site: BF Smith as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  36. Web site: BF Smith as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  37. Web site: BF Smith as captain in Twenty20 matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  38. Web site: SJ Rhodes as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  39. Web site: SJ Rhodes as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  40. Web site: VS Solanki as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  41. Web site: VS Solanki as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  42. Web site: VS Solanki as captain in Twenty20 matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 20 August 2015.
  43. Web site: DKH Mitchell as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 28 September 2016.
  44. Web site: DKH Mitchell as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 28 September 2016.
  45. Web site: DKH Mitchell as captain in Twenty20 matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 28 September 2016.
  46. Web site: J Leach as captain in FirstClass matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 28 December 2017.
  47. Web site: J Leach as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 28 December 2017.
  48. Web site: J Leach as captain in Twenty20 matches where team is Worcestershire . CricketArchive . 28 December 2017.
  49. Web site: GE Bromley-Martin as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  50. Web site: GN Foster as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  51. Web site: RS Brinton as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  52. Web site: WG Hutchings as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  53. Web site: WB Burns as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  54. Web site: CF Lyttelton as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  55. Web site: GL Crowe as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  56. Web site: JWC Turner as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  57. Web site: HA Gilbert as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  58. Web site: LG Crawley as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  59. Web site: HL Higgins as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  60. Web site: JB Higgins as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  61. Web site: DV Hill as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  62. Web site: AF Lane as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  63. Web site: BW Quaife as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  64. Web site: RDM Evers as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  65. Web site: RHC Human as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  66. Web site: RJ Crisp as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  67. Web site: HHIH Gibbons as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  68. Web site: CDA Pullan as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  69. Web site: GEB Abell as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  70. Web site: CH Palmer as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  71. Web site: J Lister as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  72. Web site: GH Chesterton as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  73. Web site: RO Jenkins as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  74. Web site: G Dews as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  75. Web site: MJ Horton as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  76. Web site: RG Broadbent as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  77. Web site: R Booth as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  78. Web site: JA Ormrod as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  79. Web site: DW Richardson as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  80. Web site: DNF Slade as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  81. Web site: RGA Headley as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  82. Web site: RGA Headley as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  83. Web site: BL D'Oliveira as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  84. Web site: BL D'Oliveira as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  85. Web site: EJO Hemsley as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  86. Web site: EJO Hemsley as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  87. Web site: GG Watson as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  88. Web site: DJ Humphries as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  89. Web site: DJ Humphries as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  90. Web site: DN Patel as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  91. Web site: DN Patel as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  92. Web site: IT Botham as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  93. Web site: IT Botham as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  94. Web site: NV Radford as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  95. Web site: RK Illingworth as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  96. Web site: WPC Weston as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  97. Web site: SD Peters as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  98. Web site: GJ Batty as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  99. Web site: GJ Batty as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  100. Web site: GJ Batty as captain in Twenty20 matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  101. Web site: MM Ali as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  102. Web site: MM Ali as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 25 August 2015.
  103. Web site: Saeed Ajmal as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 24 February 2016.
  104. Web site: APR Gidman as captain in first-class matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.
  105. Web site: APR Gidman as captain in listA matches where team is Worcestershire. CricketArchive. 15 February 2016.