Michael Papps: Oldest first-class triple-centurion since World War II
All the records Michael Papps broke while scoring an unbeaten 316 for Wellington against Auckland in the Plunket Shield
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Age | Batsman | Runs | For | Against | Season |
48y, 0m, 17d | WG Grace | 301 | Gloucestershire | Sussex | 1896 |
44y, 5m, 19d | EH Hendren | 301* | Middlesex | Worcestershire | 1933 |
43y, 8m, 14d | JB Hobbs | 316* | Surrey | Middlesex | 1926 |
41y, 6m, 0d | R Abel | 357* | Surrey | Somerset | 1899 |
41y, 2m, 9d | AW Nourse | 304* | Natal | Transvaal | 1919-20 |
39y, 8m, 29d | A Sandham | 325 | England | West Indies | 1929-30 |
38y, 6m, 14d | P Holmes | 315* | Yorkshire | Middlesex | 1925 |
38y, 3m, 22d | MHW Papps | 316* | Wellington | Auckland | 2017-18 |
37y, 6m, 23d | H Sutcliffe | 313 | Yorkshire | Essex | 1932 |
37y, 0m, 4d | GA Gooch | 333 | England | India | 1990 |
Bharath Seervi is stats sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @SeerviBharath