Oldest captains on captaincy debut

Oldest captains on captaincy debut in WODIs

Oldest captains on debut

Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SJ Power	46y 93d	WI Women	v IRE Women	Amstelveen	21 Jul 2003	Women's ODI # 437
DL Thomas	42y 105d	Int XI Women	v NZ Women	Auckland	12 Jan 1982	Women's ODI # 35
ER Williams	41y 147d	WI Women	v India Women	Eden Gardens	3 Mar 2004	Women's ODI # 473
KV Plummer	40y 127d	NZ Women	v AUS Women	Wellington	19 Jan 1992	Women's ODI # 151
NAJ George	39y 253d	WI Women	v IRE Women	Dublin	24 Jun 2008	Women's ODI # 648
R Thompson	39y 181d	AUS Women	v ENG Women	Melbourne	31 Jan 1985	Women's ODI # 71
AD Disbury	39y 110d	Int XI Women	v ENG Women	Hove	23 Jun 1973	Women's ODI # 2
M Pilling	39y 18d	ENG Women	v India Women	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1978	Women's ODI # 25
VM Felicien	38y 121d	WI Women	v SL Women	Kingstown	13 Mar 2003	Women's ODI # 431
AG Browne	38y 23d	WI Women	v NL Women	Stoke-on-Trent	21 Jul 1993	Women's ODI # 166
CA Campbell	37y 134d	NZ Women	v IRE Women	Lincoln	1 Dec 2000	Women's ODI # 336
Nida Dar	36y 249d	PAK Women	v SA Women	Karachi	8 Sep 2023	Women's ODI # 1333
S Sriharsha	35y 238d	USA Women	v PNG Women	ICCA Dubai	11 Apr 2024	Women's ODI # 1376
M Knee	35y 155d	AUS Women	v Y. Eng Women	Bournemouth	23 Jun 1973	Women's ODI # 1
LI Spence	35y 20d	SCO Women	v ENG Women	Reading	10 Aug 2001	Women's ODI # 376
K Price	34y 239d	SA Women	v IRE Women	Belfast	5 Aug 1997	Women's ODI # 229
DA Gordon	34y 221d	AUS Women	v ENG Women	Canterbury	1 Aug 1976	Women's ODI # 21
R Heyhoe-Flint	34y 12d	ENG Women	v Int XI Women	Hove	23 Jun 1973	Women's ODI # 2
L Olivier	33y 294d	SA Women	v AUS Women	Buderim	5 Feb 1999	Women's ODI # 285
NH Squire	33y 252d	IRE Women	v AUS Women	Dublin	12 Jul 2001	Women's ODI # 373
C Matthews	33y 214d	AUS Women	v DEN Women	Dulwich	28 Jul 1993	Women's ODI # 179
AJ Healy	33y 110d	AUS Women	v ENG Women	Bristol	12 Jul 2023	Women's ODI # 1325
CS Mugeri-Tiripano	33y 60d	ZIM Women	v USA Women	Dallas	1 May 2025	Women's ODI # 1459
M Maben	33y 19d	India Women	v NZ Women	Brabourne	4 Dec 2003	Women's ODI # 455
KL Cross	32y 340d	ENG Women	v IRE Women	Belfast	7 Sep 2024	Women's ODI # 1405
N Chaiwai	32y 141d	THA Women	v NL Women	Chiangmai	20 Nov 2022	Women's ODI # 1299
EMTP Ekanayake	32y 53d	SL Women	v India Women	Colombo (SSC)	17 Apr 2004	Women's ODI # 483
J Powell	31y 316d	ENG Women	v NZ Women	Perth	30 Nov 1988	Women's ODI # 102
CR Seneviratna	31y 155d	SL Women	v WI Women	Basseterre	18 Apr 2010	Women's ODI # 735
Nat Sciver-Brunt	31y 25d	ENG Women	v SL Women	Leicester	14 Sep 2023	Women's ODI # 1338
CJ Metcalfe	31y 7d	IRE Women	v PAK Women	Potchefstroom (Uni)	6 Oct 2010	Women's ODI # 745
SA Campbelle	30y 359d	WI Women	v AUS Women	Brisbane	8 Oct 2023	Women's ODI # 1342
LE Kaushalya	30y 346d	SL Women	v WI Women	Colombo (RPS)	13 May 2015	Women's ODI # 945
I Ranaweera	30y 265d	SL Women	v ENG Women	Colombo (SSC)	9 Nov 2016	Women's ODI # 1009
RL Haynes	30y 191d	AUS Women	v PAK Women	Leicester	5 Jul 2017	Women's ODI # 1069
Javeria Khan	30y 147d	PAK Women	v BAN Women	Cox's Bazar	8 Oct 2018	Women's ODI # 1130
SFM Devine	30y 146d	NZ Women	v SA Women	Auckland	25 Jan 2020	Women's ODI # 1178
DJS Dottin	30y 90d	WI Women	v SA Women	North Sound	19 Sep 2021	Women's ODI # 1212
M Musonda	30y 62d	ZIM Women	v IRE Women	Harare	5 Oct 2021	Women's ODI # 1219
E Janss	30y 14d	NL Women	v ENG Women	Dublin	18 Jul 1995	Women's ODI # 199

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women at Belfast, 2nd ODI, Jul 28, 2025 [Women ODI # 1476]

Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women at Belfast, 1st ODI, Jul 26, 2025 [Women ODI # 1475]

England Women v India Women at Chester-le-Street, 3rd ODI, Jul 22, 2025 [Women ODI # 1474]