List of Worcestershire cricket captains

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

• Years denotes the years in which the player was named as official club captain for Worcestershire.
• First denotes the date of the first match in which the player captained Worcestershire.
• Last denotes the date of the last match in which the player captained Worcestershire.
• FC denotes the number of first-class matches in which the player captained Worcestershire.
• LA denotes the number of List A matches in which the player captained Worcestershire.
• T20 denotes the number of Twenty20 matches in which the player captained Worcestershire.
• Total denotes the total number of first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches in which the player captained Worcestershire.

Official captains

Harry Foster was the first official captain of Worcestershire

Vikram Solanki captained Worcestershire to the 2007 Pro40 title

No.	Name	Nationality	Years	First	Last	FC	LA	T20	Total	Refs
1	Foster, HarryHarry Foster	England	1899–1900 1902–1910 1913	000000001899-05-04-00004 May 1899	000000001920-08-25-000025 August 1920	214	-001 !–	-01 !–	214	[2]
2	Foster, ReginaldReginald Foster	England	1901	000000001900-08-13-000013 August 1900	000000001907-06-17-000017 June 1907	24	-001 !–	-01 !–	24	[3]
3	Simpson-Hayward, GeorgeGeorge Simpson-Hayward	England	1911–1912	000000001908-06-22-000022 June 1908	000000001914-06-22-000022 June 1914	47	-001 !–	-01 !–	47	[4]
4	Taylor, WilliamWilliam Taylor	England	1914–1919 1922	000000001914-05-09-00009 May 1914	000000001922-08-19-000019 August 1922	45	-001 !–	-01 !–	45	[5]
5	Jewell, MauriceMaurice Jewell	England	1920–1921 1926 1928–1929	000000001919-06-23-000023 June 1919	000000001933-05-31-000031 May 1933	81	-001 !–	-01 !–	81	[6]
6	Foster, MauriceMaurice Foster	England	1923–1925	000000001909-08-09-00009 August 1909	000000001934-06-20-000020 June 1934	86	-001 !–	-01 !–	86	[7]
7	Ponsonby, CecilCecil Ponsonby	England	1927	000000001927-05-04-00004 May 1927	000000001928-08-29-000029 August 1928	27	-001 !–	-01 !–	27	[8]
8	Coventry, JohnJohn Coventry	England	1929–1930	000000001927-06-08-00008 June 1927	000000001930-08-23-000023 August 1930	23	-001 !–	-01 !–	23	[9]
9	Walters, CyrilCyril Walters	England	1931–1935	000000001930-05-03-00003 May 1930	000000001935-08-03-00003 August 1935	127	-001 !–	-01 !–	127	[10]
10	Lyttelton, CharlesCharles Lyttelton	England	1936–1939	000000001934-07-25-000025 July 1934	000000001939-08-30-000030 August 1939	82	-001 !–	-01 !–	82	[11]
11	Singleton, SandySandy Singleton	England	1946	000000001939-08-23-000023 August 1939	000000001946-08-24-000024 August 1946	24	-001 !–	-01 !–	24	[12]
12	White, AllanAllan White	England	1947–1949	000000001939-06-21-000021 June 1939	000000001949-08-10-000010 August 1949	65	-001 !–	-01 !–	65	[13]
13	Wyatt, BobBob Wyatt	England	1949–1951	000000001947-06-07-00007 June 1947	000000001951-08-29-000029 August 1951	41	-001 !–	-01 !–	41	[14]
14	Bird, RonaldRonald Bird	England	1952–1954	000000001949-05-21-000021 May 1949	000000001954-08-14-000014 August 1954	107	-001 !–	-01 !–	107	[15]
15	Perks, RegReg Perks	England	1955	000000001950-05-27-000027 May 1950	000000001955-08-31-000031 August 1955	50	-001 !–	-01 !–	50	[16]
16	Richardson, PeterPeter Richardson	England	1956–1958	000000001953-06-20-000020 June 1953	000000001958-09-03-00003 September 1958	61	-001 !–	-01 !–	61	[17]
17	Kenyon, DonDon Kenyon	England	1959–1967	000000001958-06-18-000018 June 1958	000000001967-08-30-000030 August 1967	260	010 !10	-01 !–	270	[18][19]
18	Graveney, TomTom Graveney	England	1968–1970	000000001965-05-15-000015 May 1965	000000001970-09-06-00006 September 1970	69	033 !33	-01 !–	102	[20][21]
19	Gifford, NormanNorman Gifford	England	1971–1980	000000001969-06-04-00004 June 1969	000000001982-05-15-000015 May 1982	204	206 !206	-01 !–	410	[22][23]
20	Turner, GlennGlenn Turner	New Zealand	1981	000000001971-05-22-000022 May 1971	000000001981-09-13-000013 September 1981	40	028 !28	-01 !–	68	[24][25]
21	Neale, PhilPhil Neale	England	1982–1991	000000001981-07-25-000025 July 1981	000000001991-07-26-000026 July 1991	229	221 !221	-01 !–	450	[26][27]
22	Curtis, TimTim Curtis	England	1992–1995	000000001988-05-28-000028 May 1988	000000001995-06-13-000013 June 1995	84	087 !87	-01 !–	171	[28][29]
23	Moody, TomTom Moody	Australia	1995–1999	000000001995-06-15-000015 June 1995	000000001999-09-12-000012 September 1999	64	083 !83	-01 !–	147	[30][31]
24	Hick, GraemeGraeme Hick	England	2000–2002	000000001997-07-16-000016 July 1997	000000002005-06-19-000019 June 2005	57	070 !70	01 !1	128	[32][33][34]
25	Smith, BenBen Smith	England	2003–2004	000000002002-09-22-000022 September 2002	000000002005-06-12-000012 June 2005	32	040 !40	10 !10	82	[35][36][37]
26	Rhodes, SteveSteve Rhodes	England	2004	000000001993-06-06-00006 June 1993	000000002004-09-09-00009 September 2004	28	023 !23	-01 !–	51	[38][39]
27	Solanki, VikramVikram Solanki	England	2005–2010	000000002001-06-20-000020 June 2001	000000002010-08-09-00009 August 2010	85	085 !85	39 !39	173	[40][41][42]
28	Mitchell, DarylDaryl Mitchell	England	2010–2016	000000002010-06-11-000011 June 2010	000000002016-09-20-000020 September 2016	101	060 !60	79 !79	240	[43][44][45]
29	Leach, JoeJoe Leach	England	2017–present	000000002016-06-10-000010 June 2016	000000002016-06-12-000012 June 2016	—	001 !1	01 !1	2	[46][47]

Unofficial captains

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

Name	Nationality	First	Last	FC	LA	T20	Total	Refs
Bromley-Martin, GranvilleGranville Bromley-Martin	England	000000001903-07-30-000030 July 1903	000000001903-07-30-000030 July 1903	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[48]
Foster, GeoffreyGeoffrey Foster	England	000000001905-07-13-000013 July 1905	000000001910-07-07-00007 July 1910	005 !5	000 !–	00 !–	5	[49]
Brinton, ReginaldReginald Brinton	England	000000001906-05-10-000010 May 1906	000000001906-06-18-000018 June 1906	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[50]
Hutchings, WilliamWilliam Hutchings	England	000000001906-07-26-000026 July 1906	000000001906-07-26-000026 July 1906	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[51]
Burns, WilliamWilliam Burns	England	000000001909-08-05-00005 August 1909	000000001913-08-04-00004 August 1913	017 !17	000 !–	00 !–	17	[52]
Lyttelton, Charles FrederickCharles Frederick Lyttelton	England	000000001910-09-01-00001 September 1910	000000001910-09-01-00001 September 1910	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[53]
Crowe, GeorgeGeorge Crowe	England	000000001911-07-31-000031 July 1911	000000001911-07-31-000031 July 1911	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[54]
Turner, J. W. CecilJ. W. Cecil Turner	England	000000001919-08-04-00004 August 1919	000000001921-07-27-000027 July 1921	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[55]
Gilbert, HumphreyHumphrey Gilbert	England	000000001922-06-07-00007 June 1922	000000001928-07-18-000018 July 1928	003 !3	000 !–	00 !–	3	[56]
Crawley, LeonardLeonard Crawley	England	000000001922-08-12-000012 August 1922	000000001922-08-12-000012 August 1922	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[57]
Higgins, HarryHarry Higgins	England	000000001923-05-23-000023 May 1923	000000001923-05-23-000023 May 1923	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[58]
Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins	England	000000001927-07-27-000027 July 1927	000000001928-08-25-000025 August 1928	009 !9	000 !–	00 !–	9	[59]
Hill, DenysDenys Hill	England	000000001928-04-28-000028 April 1928	000000001928-08-11-000011 August 1928	010 !10	000 !–	00 !–	10	[60]
Lane, AlbertAlbert Lane	England	000000001928-05-02-00002 May 1928	000000001929-06-29-000029 June 1929	005 !5	000 !–	00 !–	5	[61]
Quaife, BernardBernard Quaife	England	000000001928-08-01-00001 August 1928	000000001937-08-28-000028 August 1937	065 !65	000 !–	00 !–	65	[62]
Evers, DenisDenis Evers	England	000000001937-06-12-000012 June 1937	000000001938-06-29-000029 June 1938	004 !4	000 !–	00 !–	4	[63]
Human, RogerRoger Human	England	000000001937-08-25-000025 August 1937	000000001938-08-10-000010 August 1938	005 !5	000 !–	00 !–	5	[64]
Crisp, BobBob Crisp	South Africa	000000001938-06-11-000011 June 1938	000000001938-06-11-000011 June 1938	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[65]
Gibbons, HaroldHarold Gibbons	England	000000001938-06-22-000022 June 1938	000000001939-05-27-000027 May 1939	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[66]
Pullan, CecilCecil Pullan	England	000000001938-07-16-000016 July 1938	000000001938-08-13-000013 August 1938	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[67]
Abell, GeorgeGeorge Abell	England	000000001939-06-07-00007 June 1939	000000001939-07-05-00005 July 1939	003 !3	000 !–	00 !–	3	[68]
Palmer, CharlesCharles Palmer	England	000000001949-08-13-000013 August 1949	000000001949-08-17-000017 August 1949	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[69]
Lister, JosephJoseph Lister	England	000000001955-06-11-000011 June 1955	000000001959-06-27-000027 June 1959	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[70]
Chesterton, GeorgeGeorge Chesterton	England	000000001955-08-17-000017 August 1955	000000001955-08-17-000017 August 1955	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[71]
Jenkins, RolyRoly Jenkins	England	000000001956-05-26-000026 May 1956	000000001958-06-07-00007 June 1958	024 !24	000 !–	00 !–	24	[72]
Dews, GeorgeGeorge Dews	England	000000001960-06-11-000011 June 1960	000000001961-08-19-000019 August 1961	007 !7	000 !–	00 !–	7	[73]
Horton, MartinMartin Horton	England	000000001961-06-17-000017 June 1961	000000001965-06-12-000012 June 1965	009 !9	000 !–	00 !–	9	[74]
Broadbent, BobBob Broadbent	England	000000001962-06-02-00002 June 1962	000000001962-06-02-00002 June 1962	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[75]
Booth, RoyRoy Booth	England	000000001961-08-16-000016 August 1961	000000001968-09-04-00004 September 1968	020 !20	000 !–	00 !–	20	[76]
Ormrod, AlanAlan Ormrod	England	000000001966-05-14-000014 May 1966	000000001978-06-24-000024 June 1978	002 !2	000 !–	00 !–	2	[77]
Richardson, DickDick Richardson	England	000000001967-07-26-000026 July 1967	000000001967-07-26-000026 July 1967	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[78]
Slade, DougDoug Slade	England	000000001969-07-12-000012 July 1969	000000001969-07-12-000012 July 1969	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[79]
Headley, RonRon Headley	West Indies	000000001971-06-20-000020 June 1971	000000001974-06-16-000016 June 1974	014 !14	009 !9	00 !–	23	[80][81]
D'Oliveira, BasilBasil D'Oliveira	England	000000001971-08-14-000014 August 1971	000000001976-08-07-00007 August 1976	002 !2	001 !1	00 !–	3	[82][83]
Hemsley, TedTed Hemsley	England	000000001974-05-29-000029 May 1974	000000001980-06-29-000029 June 1980	005 !5	002 !2	00 !–	7	[84][85]
Watson, GregGreg Watson	Australia	000000001978-08-30-000030 August 1978	000000001978-08-30-000030 August 1978	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[86]
Humphries, DavidDavid Humphries	England	000000001980-08-24-000024 August 1980	000000001985-06-12-000012 June 1985	001 !1	001 !1	00 !–	2	[87][88]
Patel, DipakDipak Patel	New Zealand	000000001983-06-15-000015 June 1983	000000001985-08-25-000025 August 1985	005 !5	001 !1	00 !–	6	[89][90]
Botham, IanIan Botham	England	000000001988-04-28-000028 April 1988	000000001989-05-13-000013 May 1989	003 !3	005 !5	00 !–	8	[91][92]
Radford, NealNeal Radford	England	000000001989-06-11-000011 June 1989	000000001989-06-11-000011 June 1989	00 !–	001 !1	00 !–	1	[93]
Illingworth, RichardRichard Illingworth	England	000000001994-06-17-000017 June 1994	000000001994-06-17-000017 June 1994	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[94]
Weston, PhilPhil Weston	England	000000001999-08-10-000010 August 1999	000000001999-08-10-000010 August 1999	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[95]
Peters, StephenStephen Peters	England	000000002005-05-08-00008 May 2005	000000002005-05-08-00008 May 2005	001 !1	000 !–	00 !–	1	[96]
Batty, GarethGareth Batty	England	000000002005-06-22-000022 June 2005	000000002009-06-30-000030 June 2009	006 !6	004 !4	09 !9	19	[97][98][99]
Ali, MoeenMoeen Ali	England	000000002011-05-11-000011 May 2011	000000002011-05-29-000029 May 2011	003 !3	002 !2	00 !–	5	[100][101]
Ajmal, SaeedSaeed Ajmal	Pakistan	000000002015-08-05-00005 August 2015	000000002015-08-05-00005 August 2015	00 !–	001 !1	00 !–	1	[102]
Gidman, AlexAlex Gidman	England	000000002015-08-07-00007 August 2015	000000002015-08-18-000018 August 2015	001 !1	001 !1	00 !–	2	[103][104]

See also

• List of Worcestershire CCC players

References

General

"WCCC Roll of Honour". Worcestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 24 February 2016. 

Specific