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England has been privileged to have some of the best leaders over the years in test cricket especially and they have taken the side to the top of the rankings as well. The crowd had always been at the back of the England captains and that has been one of the main advantages of being an English captain.

England have been playing a lot more test matches at present for a year and their tight schedule is always visible. This has impacted their success percentage in terms of wins, but their number of wins has gone up subsequently. Here are the 5 England captains with the most wins in Test Cricket.

5 England Captains With The Most Wins In Test Cricket:

Peter May:

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Peter May[photo: Twitter]
Peter May is fifth on the list of England captains with the most wins in Test cricket. May captained the English side from 1955 to 1961 for 6 years and the right-hand batter had some good numbers in Test cricket. May scored 4537 runs in 66 Tests at an average of 46.8.

May was one of the finest English captains as well with 20 wins and 10 losses in 41 Tests as captain. He managed to draw 10 Tests and had a win percentage of 48.78. He was awarded the Wisden cricketers of the year in 1952.

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