Shortest lived players

Shortest lived players in Tests

Shortest lived players

Player	Span	Mat	Born	Died	Age
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2004	6	4 May 1984	16 Mar 2007	22y 316d
A Jackson (AUS)	1929-1931	8	5 Sep 1909	16 Feb 1933	23y 164d
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1998	2	11 Nov 1977	23 Mar 2002	24y 132d
CM Christiani (WI)	1935-1935	4	28 Oct 1913	4 Apr 1938	24y 158d
TN Madondo (ZIM)	1998-2000	3	22 Nov 1976	11 Jun 2001	24y 201d
GA Kempis (SA)	1889-1889	1	4 Aug 1865	19 May 1890	24y 288d
PJ Hughes (AUS)	2009-2013	26	30 Nov 1988	27 Nov 2014	25y 362d
RG Gregory (AUS)	1937-1937	2	28 Feb 1916	10 Jun 1942	26y 102d
MP Bowden (ENG)	1889-1889	2	1 Nov 1865	19 Feb 1892	26y 110d
OG Smith (WI)	1955-1959	26	5 May 1933	9 Sep 1959	26y 127d
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1932	12	21 Feb 1908	5 Aug 1934	26y 165d
C Newberry (SA)	1913-1914	4	-	1 Aug 1916	27y ?d
GR Hazlitt (AUS)	1907-1912	9	4 Sep 1888	30 Oct 1915	27y 56d
G Coulthard (AUS)	1882-1882	1	1 Aug 1856	22 Oct 1883	27y 82d
VM Tancred (SA)	1899-1899	1	7 Jul 1875	3 Jun 1904	28y 332d
OC Da Costa (WI)	1930-1935	5	11 Sep 1907	1 Oct 1936	29y 20d
JT Cottam (AUS)	1887-1887	1	5 Sep 1867	30 Jan 1897	29y 147d
L Amar Singh (IND)	1932-1936	7	4 Dec 1910	21 May 1940	29y 169d
EB Lundie (SA)	1914-1914	1	15 Mar 1888	12 Sep 1917	29y 181d
MW Booth (ENG)	1913-1914	2	10 Dec 1886	1 Jul 1916	29y 204d
KJ Wadsworth (NZ)	1969-1976	33	30 Nov 1946	19 Aug 1976	29y 263d
RHM Hands (SA)	1914-1914	1	26 Jul 1888	20 Apr 1918	29y 268d
GF Grace (ENG)	1880-1880	1	13 Dec 1850	22 Sep 1880	29y 284d
M Baqa Jilani (IND)	1936-1936	1	20 Jul 1911	2 Jul 1941	29y 347d
FW Milligan (ENG)	1899-1899	2	19 Mar 1870	31 Mar 1900	30y 12d
AW Briscoe (SA)	1935-1939	2	6 Feb 1911	22 Apr 1941	30y 75d
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1939	15	8 Jul 1911	20 Oct 1941	30y 104d
HB Cameron (SA)	1927-1935	26	5 Jul 1905	2 Nov 1935	30y 120d
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	2 Mar 1912	27 Nov 1942	30y 270d
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	28 Dec 1920	31 Jul 1952	31y 216d
SG Shinde (IND)	1946-1952	7	18 Aug 1923	22 Jun 1955	31y 308d
DAR Moloney (NZ)	1937-1937	3	11 Aug 1910	15 Jul 1942	31y 338d
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	25 Sep 1969	1 Jun 2002	32y 249d
RA Duff (AUS)	1902-1905	22	17 Aug 1878	13 Dec 1911	33y 118d
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG)	1887-1892	9	21 May 1867	17 Nov 1900	33y 180d
RS Morton (WI)	2005-2008	15	22 Jul 1978	4 Mar 2012	33y 226d
KL Hutchings (ENG)	1907-1909	7	7 Dec 1882	3 Sep 1916	33y 271d
F Morley (ENG)	1880-1883	4	16 Dec 1850	28 Sep 1884	33y 287d
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	3 Dec 1883	31 Oct 1917	33y 332d
T Bosch (SA)	1992-1992	1	14 Mar 1966	14 Feb 2000	33y 337d
WN Slack (ENG)	1986-1986	3	12 Dec 1954	15 Jan 1989	34y 34d
GB Street (ENG)	1923-1923	1	6 Dec 1889	24 Apr 1924	34y 140d
JW McLaren (AUS)	1912-1912	1	22 Dec 1886	17 Nov 1921	34y 330d
JT Brown (ENG)	1894-1899	8	20 Aug 1869	4 Nov 1904	35y 76d
J Hunter (ENG)	1884-1885	5	3 Aug 1855	4 Jan 1891	35y 154d
R Pilling (ENG)	1881-1888	8	11 Aug 1855	28 Mar 1891	35y 229d

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v England at Melbourne, 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand v West Indies at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia v England at Adelaide, 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]