Oldest captains in Tests
Oldest captains
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
50y 320d | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 1 Jun 1899 | Test # 60 | |
45y 245d | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
43y 279d | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
43y 233d | Australia | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1926 | Test # 166 | |
42y 351d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Roseau | 10 May 2017 | Test # 2261 | |
42y 247d | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 1 Feb 1930 | Test # 189 | |
42y 130d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 | |
42y 89d | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 | Test # 824 | |
42y 86d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1921 | Test # 144 | |
41y 330d | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 26 Jul 1924 | Test # 156 | |
41y 289d | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 21 Jan 1959 | Test # 465 | |
41y 178d | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
41y 95d | India | v Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 12 Dec 1952 | Test # 360 | |
41y 80d | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 23 Aug 1973 | Test # 727 | |
41y 44d | England | v Australia | Leeds | 25 Jul 1968 | Test # 640 | |
40y 279d | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
40y 277d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 | |
40y 245d | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
40y 223d | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 | Test # 42 | |
40y 124d | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Dec 1984 | Test # 1006 | |
40y 119d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 | |
40y 3d | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1993 | Test # 1227 | |
39y 357d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 | |
39y 356d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 | |
39y 339d | South Africa | v Australia | Lord's | 15 Jul 1912 | Test # 125 | |
39y 220d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
39y 197d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1882 | Test # 8 | |
39y 195d | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 6 Feb 1959 | Test # 467 | |
39y 158d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 8 Aug 1991 | Test # 1175 | |
39y 132d | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 | |
39y 126d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 | |
39y 94d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 2 Jan 1992 | Test # 1182 | |
39y 25d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1963 | Test # 547 | |
38y 344d | Zimbabwe | v Ireland | Belfast | 25 Jul 2024 | Test # 2540 | |
38y 334d | Australia | v India | Eden Gardens | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
38y 278d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 | |
38y 245d | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 25 Mar 1994 | Test # 1256 | |
38y 241d | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
38y 231d | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
38y 218d | Australia | v India | Sydney | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1680 | |
38y 209d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | |
38y 147d | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 | |
38y 125d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 | |
38y 105d | India | v England | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 | |
38y 100d | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 | |
38y 65d | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 8 Nov 1902 | Test # 77 | |
38y 57d | England | v Pakistan | Manchester | 31 May 2001 | Test # 1547 | |
38y 24d | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 | |
38y 16d | India | v Australia | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 | Test # 1891 |
Age is shown as at the end of the player's final match as captain
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India v Bangladesh at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Sep 27-Oct 1, 2024 [Test # 2552]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 2nd Test, Sep 26-29, 2024 [Test # 2551]
Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Galle, 1st Test, Sep 18-23, 2024 [Test # 2549]