England’s cricket team adopted jersey numbers in 1999 during the ICC Cricket World Cup, drawing inspiration from football and other sports to enhance player recognition for fans. While each cricketer often chooses a number for personal or sentimental reasons, England cricket does not retire jersey numbers, meaning younger players may don the numbers of past legends.
Here’s a look at some notable players and their chosen jersey numbers:
| PLAYER NAME | JERSEY NO. |
|---|---|
| Nick Knight | 1 |
| Andrew Caddick, Marcus Trescothick, Joe Denly | 2 |
| Owais Shah, Nasser Hussain, Nick Compton | 3 |
| Jonathan Trott, Stephen Parry, Robert Key, Mark Davies | 4 |
| Paul Collingwood, Keaton Jennings | 5 |
| Jonathan Lewis, Stephen Moore | 6 |
| Ian Bell, Graeme Hick, James Foster, Chris Read | 7 |
| Stuart Broad, Darren Gough, Ashley Giles | 8 |
| James Anderson, Graham Onions | 9 |
| Luke Wright, Rehan Ahmed, Anthony McGrath, Alex Hales, Stephen Harmison, Geraint Jones | 10 |
| Andrew Flintoff, Tom Smith | 11 |
| Alex Loudon, James Troughton | 12 |
| Ajmal Shahzad | 13 |
| Andrew Strauss, James Vince | 14 |
| Glen Chapple, David Willey, Michael Carberry | 15 |
| Eoin Morgan, James Kirtley | 16 |
| Liam Plunkett, Jeremy Snape, Ben Duckett | 17 |
| Moeen Ali, Ryan Sidebottom | 18 |
| Chris Woakes, Sajid Mahmood | 19 |
| Jason Roy, Tim Bresnan, Rikki Clarke | 20 |
| Ben Hollioake | 21 |
| Jofra Archer, Craig Kieswetter, Matthew Hoggard | 22 |
| Matt Prior, Ravi Bopara | 23 |
| Kevin Pietersen, Paul Grayson, Ed Joyce | 24 |
| Steven Finn, Ravi Bopara, Saqib Mahmood, Dimitri Mascarenhas, James Hildreth | 25 |
| Alastair Cook, Chris Silverwood, Olly Stone | 26 |
| Rory Burns | 27 |
| Chris Schofield, Matt Parkinson | 28 |
| Samit Patel | 29 |
| NA | 30 |
| Richard Dawson | 31 |
| Ollie Pope | 32 |
| Chris Tremlett, Mike Powell, Kabir Ali, Mark Wood | 33 |
| Jamie Dalrymple, Chris Jordan | 34 |
| Matty Potts, Richard Gleeson | 35 |
| NA | 36 |
| Scott Borthwick, Ian Blackwell | 37 |
| Vikram Solanki | 38 |
| Kyle Hogg, Jamie Luke Smith | 39 |
| Michael Yardy | 40 |
| Gareth Batty | 41 |
| NA | 42 |
| Steve Davies | 43 |
| Ben Scott | 44 |
| Michael Lumb, Alex Tudor | 45 |
| Jade Dernbach, Monty Panesar | 46 |
| Paul Nixon | 47 |
| Graham Napier, Sam Hain | 48 |
| NA | 49 |
| Simon Jones | 50 |
| Jonny Bairstow, Alex Gidman | 51 |
| Phil Mustard, George Louis, Sheridan Scrimshaw | 52 |
| James Tredwell | 53 |
| NA | 54 |
| Ben Stokes | 55 |
| Alec Stewart | 56 |
| Alan Richardson | 57 |
| Robbie Joseph, Sam Curran | 58 |
| NA | 59 |
| Stuart Meaker | 60 |
| Richard Johnson, Phil Salt | 61 |
| Will Jefferson | 62 |
| Jos Buttler | 63 |
| NA | 64 |
| NA | 65 |
| Joe Root, Graeme Swann | 66 |
| Jason Roy | 67 |
| Boyd Rankin | 68 |
| NA | 69 |
| NA | 70 |
| NA | 71 |
| Tymal Mills | 72 |
| NA | 73 |
| NA | 74 |
| NA | 75 |
| NA | 76 |
| Mark Ramprakash, Luke Wood | 77 |
| NA | 78 |
| NA | 79 |
| NA | 80 |
| NA | 81 |
| NA | 82 |
| Liam Dawson | 83 |
| NA | 84 |
| Will Jacks | 85 |
| NA | 86 |
| NA | 87 |
| NA | 88 |
| NA | 89 |
| NA | 90 |
| NA | 91 |
| Brydon Carse | 92 |
| NA | 93 |
| NA | 94 |
| Adil Rashid | 95 |
| NA | 96 |
| Haseeb Hameed | 97 |
| NA | 98 |
| Michael Vaughan | 99 |
| NA | 100 |
Retired Players with Jersey Numbers
While England cricket does not formally retire jersey numbers, several prominent players have retired from international cricket, leaving their numbers available for future generations.
Here are some notable retired players and their associated jersey numbers (where specified):
- James Anderson (Jersey #9 ODI, #9 Test): Retired from international Test cricket in 2024. He is England’s all-time leading wicket-taker in Tests (704 wickets) and ODIs (269 wickets) and holds the record for most Test caps for England (188).
- Stuart Broad (Jersey #8 Test): Retired from international cricket in 2023. He is England’s second-highest Test wicket-taker (604 wickets) and has the second most Test caps for England (167).
- Alastair Cook (Jersey #26 Test): Retired from international cricket in 2018. He is England’s second-highest Test run-scorer (12,472 runs) and holds the record for most consecutive Test matches played (159).
- Eoin Morgan (Jersey #16 ODI): Retired from international cricket in 2022. He is England’s most-capped player in ODIs (225 matches) and famously led England to their 2019 World Cup victory. He is also England’s most successful T20I captain by win percentage (for a minimum of 10 games) and holds the world record for most T20I victories as captain (42).
- Moeen Ali (Jersey #18 ODI, #18 T20I): Retired from international cricket after appearing in T20Is.
- Andrew Flintoff (Jersey #11 ODI): Retired from Test cricket after the 2009 Ashes. He is among the players who achieved 1000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs.
- Kevin Pietersen (Jersey #24 ODI): Indefinitely dropped from the England team in 2014.
- Paul Collingwood (Jersey #5 ODI): The leading catcher for England in ODIs by a non-wicket-keeper (108 catches).
- Marcus Trescothick (Jersey #23 ODI): Also served as an interim Head Coach and batting coach for England.
- Matt Prior (Jersey #23 ODI): England’s second most successful wicket-keeper in Tests.
Frequently Asked Questions about the England Cricket Team
England’s cricket team adopted jersey numbers in 1999 during the ICC Cricket World Cup.
No, England cricket does not formally retire jersey numbers. This means younger players may wear the same numbers as past legends.
Cricketers often choose a number for personal or sentimental reasons. For example, Joe Root wears 66 as a nod to “Route 66,” Jason Roy wears 20 as a tribute to Gary Kirsten, and Jonny Bairstow wears 51 to honor his father.
Notable examples include Joe Root (66), Ben Stokes (55), Jason Roy (20), Jonny Bairstow (51), Stuart Broad (8), Jofra Archer (22), James Anderson (9), Sir Ian Botham (12), Andrew Flintoff (11), and Kevin Pietersen (24).
England secured their maiden ICC Men’s ODI World Cup title in 2019.
England has won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup twice, in 2010 and 2022.
The England Women’s National Team has won the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 4 times, with their latest victory in 2017.
England has won The Ashes urn on 32 occasions.
As of June 2025, England is ranked second in Tests, eighth in ODIs, and third in T20Is by the ICC.
England’s highest team total in ODIs is 498/4 (50 overs) against the Netherlands in June 2022.
Joe Root holds the record for the most career runs for England in ODIs with 7,126 runs.
Ben Stokes holds this record with 182 runs against New Zealand in September 2023.
James Anderson is England’s all-time leading wicket-taker in ODIs with 269 wickets.
England’s highest team total in Tests is 903–7 dec. against Australia at The Oval in 1938.
Joe Root holds the record for the most career runs for England in Tests with 13,006 runs.
Len Hutton holds this record with 364 runs against Australia in 1938.