Oldest player to take ten-wickets-in-a-match in Tests
Oldest player to take ten-wickets-in-a-match
Player | Age | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
49y 311d | 11/24 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 | Test # 216 | |
44y 65d | 13/173 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
41y 71d | 12/171 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 | |
40y 301d | 14/144 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
39y 193d | 11/136 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2275 | |
39y 34d | 10/174 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 22 Nov 1985 | Test # 1030 | |
37y 348d | 13/256 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | |
37y 332d | 11/96 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 | Test # 229 | |
37y 258d | 10/96 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | |
37y 243d | 10/117 | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 29 Jun 2000 | Test # 1503 | |
37y 144d | 10/88 | New Zealand | v India | Wankhede | 24 Nov 1988 | Test # 1109 | |
36y 313d | 10/113 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 15 Dec 2000 | Test # 1523 | |
36y 298d | 12/131 | India | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 | Test # 2510 | |
36y 253d | 10/190 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 26 Dec 2008 | Test # 1903 | |
36y 206d | 10/152 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 21 Jun 1956 | Test # 426 | |
36y 101d | 10/108 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 | Test # 2533 | |
35y 360d | 12/246 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 8 Sep 2005 | Test # 1763 | |
35y 355d | 10/78 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
35y 324d | 11/118 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 3 Sep 2013 | Test # 2095 | |
35y 247d | 11/140 | India | v New Zealand | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | |
35y 187d | 13/131 | India | v Pakistan | Delhi | 16 Oct 1952 | Test # 355 | |
35y 180d | 11/121 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Georgetown | 2 Apr 1988 | Test # 1095 | |
35y 91d | 12/173 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 | Test # 74 | |
35y 54d | 10/157 | India | v Sri Lanka | Delhi | 10 Dec 2005 | Test # 1776 | |
35y 39d | 13/236 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 | |
35y 23d | 14/124 | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | Test # 483 | |
34y 342d | 14/99 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1953 | Test # 372 | |
34y 269d | 10/124 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 29 Mar 1985 | Test # 1013 | |
34y 168d | 12/130 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
34y 168d | 19/90 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 26 Jul 1956 | Test # 428 | |
34y 121d | 11/76 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 | Test # 73 | |
34y 121d | 10/130 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 | |
34y 119d | 10/185 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 2 Jan 1982 | Test # 917 | |
34y 73d | 12/166 | Australia | v India | Kanpur | 2 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
34y 73d | 10/110 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 | Test # 2493 | |
34y 61d | 10/132 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 24 May 2013 | Test # 2089 | |
34y 42d | 10/215 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 2003 | Test # 1636 | |
34y 30d | 10/67 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 24 Jul 2020 | Test # 2390 | |
33y 359d | 12/89 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
33y 357d | 11/110 | Pakistan | v West Indies | St John's | 25 May 2000 | Test # 1497 | |
33y 332d | 10/78 | England | v India | Lord's | 27 Jun 1936 | Test # 252 | |
33y 294d | 10/45 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
33y 291d | 10/144 | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 28 Jul 1983 | Test # 958 | |
33y 199d | 11/98 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 20 Jun 1957 | Test # 440 | |
33y 183d | 11/96 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 26 Jan 1989 | Test # 1113 | |
33y 43d | 14/225 | New Zealand | v India | Wankhede | 3 Dec 2021 | Test # 2438 | |
33y 36d | 11/127 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
33y 34d | 12/181 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 1 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 | |
32y 361d | 10/151 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 8 Jun 1989 | Test # 1121 | |
32y 355d | 11/31 | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
32y 349d | 10/122 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 | Test # 1421 | |
32y 342d | 11/95 | Australia | v India | Perth | 1 Feb 1992 | Test # 1186 | |
32y 308d | 10/160 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 29 Jan 1892 | Test # 36 | |
32y 304d | 10/175 | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 | |
32y 227d | 12/104 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
32y 214d | 10/122 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Jul 1938 | Test # 265 | |
32y 206d | 14/184 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dubai (DICS) | 24 Nov 2018 | Test # 2330 | |
32y 161d | 10/127 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1981 | Test # 915 | |
32y 150d | 10/133 | Australia | v Bangladesh | Cairns | 25 Jul 2003 | Test # 1652 | |
32y 148d | 12/119 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 4 Jul 1963 | Test # 545 | |
32y 107d | 10/113 | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 | |
32y 102d | 12/127 | Australia | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 | |
32y 92d | 10/186 | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 16 Dec 1987 | Test # 1086 | |
32y 76d | 12/70 | Australia | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 | Test # 2250 | |
32y 63d | 10/210 | Sri Lanka | v Australia | Cairns | 9 Jul 2004 | Test # 1706 | |
32y 16d | 12/100 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Dhaka | 6 Mar 1959 | Test # 471 |
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Only the last 10wm by any player is shown.
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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]