Oldest players

Oldest players in Tests

Oldest players

Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
W Rhodes	52y 165d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
H Ironmonger	50y 327d	Australia	v England	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
WG Grace	50y 320d	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1 Jun 1899	Test # 60
G Gunn	50y 303d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
J Southerton	49y 139d	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
Miran Bakhsh	47y 301d	Pakistan	v India	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
JB Hobbs	47y 249d	England	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
FE Woolley	47y 87d	England	v Australia	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
DD Blackie	46y 309d	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
H Strudwick	46y 202d	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
EH Hendren	46y 41d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	14 Mar 1935	Test # 241
AJ Traicos	45y 304d	Zimbabwe	v India	Delhi	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1218
GOB Allen	45y 245d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
P Holmes	45y 216d	England	v India	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
AW Nourse	45y 207d	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
DB Close	45y 140d	England	v West Indies	Manchester	8 Jul 1976	Test # 779
EG Wynyard	44y 341d	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	6 Mar 1906	Test # 89
JMM Commaille	44y 317d	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
R Abel	44y 238d	England	v Australia	Manchester	24 Jul 1902	Test # 73
GA Headley	44y 236d	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
Amir Elahi	44y 105d	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
CV Grimmett	44y 69d	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
WR Hammond	43y 279d	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
H Carter	43y 259d	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
W Bardsley	43y 255d	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
CP Carter	43y 118d	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
Misbah-ul-Haq	42y 351d	Pakistan	v West Indies	Roseau	10 May 2017	Test # 2261
JE Emburey	42y 344d	England	v West Indies	Manchester	27 Jul 1995	Test # 1301
HW Taylor	42y 301d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
WW Whysall	42y 295d	England	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
AFA Lilley	42y 256d	England	v Australia	The Oval	9 Aug 1909	Test # 105
RW Taylor	42y 251d	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
N Betancourt	42y 247d	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1 Feb 1930	Test # 189
C Kelleway	42y 224d	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
GA Faulkner	42y 197d	South Africa	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
FR Brown	42y 196d	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
WAS Oldfield	42y 175d	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
SE Gregory	42y 130d	Australia	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
JWHT Douglas	42y 127d	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
NE Haig	42y 121d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
Harry Elliott	42y 103d	England	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
RB Simpson	42y 89d	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
WW Armstrong	42y 86d	Australia	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1921	Test # 144
DS de Silva	42y 78d	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
FJ Titmus	42y 67d	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
MC Cowdrey	42y 51d	England	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1975	Test # 755
WE Astill	42y 42d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
EAB Rowan	42y 29d	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
SJ Snooke	42y 21d	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
TW Graveney	42y 1d	England	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653

Age is shown as at the end of the player's final match

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Only Test, May 22-24, 2025 [Test # 2584]

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chattogram, 2nd Test, Apr 28-30, 2025 [Test # 2583]

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Sylhet, 1st Test, Apr 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2582]