In any form of cricket, the United States' first cricket captain was Robert Tinson, in 1844, who also played for St. George's Club of New York.
The first captain of the United States in first-class matches was English-born Cyril Wilson, whose only match as captain, in 1883, happened to be his only match in first-class cricket.
The United States' first, and only, captain in One-Day International cricket is Richard Staple, formerly a representative of his home country, Jamaica.
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