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He has made a record 65 half-centuries and 36 centuries, [10] and was one half of the highest England Test partnership of 454. As a slip fielder, holds the England record for the most catches taken with 207. [11] Captaining his side from 2016 until standing down in 2022, Root holds the record for the most matches played as English captain with ...
Wilfred Rhodes made the most appearances for England in Tests between 1877 and 1914. [1] The England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket. [a] England played Australia in the first ever Test match, which took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March 1877. Although four touring parties of English players had ...
In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one. [13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best ...
In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, England lost to most of the Test playing nations they faced, beating only the West Indies and Bangladesh, although they also avoided defeat by any of the non-Test playing nations. Even so, the unimpressive nature of most of their victories in the tournament, combined with heavy defeats by New Zealand, Australia ...
A Test match is an international two-innings per side cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test cap by playing for the England cricket team. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are listed alphabetically by ...
The best T20I tournament results for England came when they won the ICC World Twenty20 in 2010, beating their rivals Australia in the final, and triumphing again in 2022. As of January 2021, England have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being Ashes rivals, Australia; playing 351 matches against them. [6]
The England cricket team represented England and Wales in Test cricket. Between 2005 and 2019, England played 190 Test matches, resulting in 80 victories, 45 draws and 65 defeats. [2] They faced the Ireland for the first time in Test cricket during this period. [3] England faced Australia most frequently during this period—playing 45 matches ...
Between 1975 and 1989 the England cricket team represented England, Scotland and Wales in Test cricket. [a] During that time England played 152 Test matches, resulting in 40 victories, 62 draws and 50 defeats. [3] They faced Sri Lanka for the first time in Test cricket when England toured the country in 1981–82. [4] England did not face South ...