Women's Test matches

Bowling records

Oldest player to take a maiden five-wickets-in-an-innings

Oldest player to take a maiden five-wickets-in-an-innings in WTESTs

Oldest player to take a maiden five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Age	Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
R Thompson	39y 175d	5/33	AUS Women	v ENG Women	Bendigo	25 Jan 1985	Women's Test # 77
DE McEvoy	38y 239d	5/23	ENG Women	v NZ Women	Auckland	26 Mar 1949	Women's Test # 12
GE McConway	36y 65d	7/34	ENG Women	v India Women	Worcester	12 Jul 1986	Women's Test # 83
Shaiza Khan	34y 363d	7/59	PAK Women	v WI Women	Karachi	15 Mar 2004	Women's Test # 122
L Johnston	34y 241d	7/24	AUS Women	v NZ Women	Melbourne	5 Feb 1972	Women's Test # 42
CL Fitzpatrick	33y 112d	5/29	AUS Women	v ENG Women	Shenley	24 Jun 2001	Women's Test # 112
P Rau	32y 166d	5/24	India Women	v ENG Women	Shenley	15 Jul 1999	Women's Test # 110
LJ Clifford	32y 6d	5/51	ENG Women	v AUS Women	North Sydney	25 Jan 1969	Women's Test # 38
AM Starling	31y 246d	5/36	ENG Women	v AUS Women	Adelaide	21 Dec 1984	Women's Test # 74
SJ Rattray	31y 79d	5/76	NZ Women	v India Women	Cuttack	7 Mar 1985	Women's Test # 79
LC Pearson	31y 3d	7/51	ENG Women	v AUS Women	Sydney	22 Feb 2003	Women's Test # 118
PF Carrick	30y 131d	6/29	NZ Women	v AUS Women	Melbourne	5 Feb 1972	Women's Test # 42
S Rana	30y 131d	8/77	India Women	v SA Women	Chennai	28 Jun 2024	Women's Test # 149

Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia Women v England Women at Melbourne, Only Test, Jan 30-Feb 1, 2025 [Women Test # 151]

South Africa Women v England Women at Bloemfontein, Only Test, Dec 15-17, 2024 [Women Test # 150]

India Women v South Africa Women at Chennai, Only Test, Jun 28-Jul 1, 2024 [Women Test # 149]