Old and young captains - tables

Travis Basevi

01-Apr-2008

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages - Tests
Greatest difference where the younger captain has more experience - Tests
Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages for debut captaincy match - Tests
Youngest age of a captain when the opposing captain made his debut - Tests

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages - ODIs

Greatest difference where the younger captain has more experience - ODIs

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages for debut captaincy match - ODIs

Youngest age of a captain when the opposing captain made his overall debut - ODIs

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages - Tests
Player	Age	Player	Age	Diff	Start Date	Scorecard
WG Grace (Eng)	50y 318d	J Darling (Aus)	28y 192d	22y 126d	1 Jun 1899	Test 60
WG Grace (Eng)	47y 340d	GHS Trott (Aus)	29y 322d	18y 18d	22 Jun 1896	Test 50
GOB Allen (Eng)	45y 195d	GE Gomez (WI)	28y 124d	17y 71d	11 Feb 1948	Test 296
GOB Allen (Eng)	45y 216d	JDC Goddard (WI)	28y 317d	16y 264d	3 Mar 1948	Test 297
FMM Worrell (WI)	37y 234d	MAK Pataudi (India)	21y 77d	16y 157d	23 Mar 1962	Test 527
Lord Hawke (Eng)	38y 182d	M Bisset (SA)	22y 306d	15y 242d	14 Feb 1899	Test 58
CH Lloyd (WI)	38y 176d	N Kapil Dev (India)	24y 48d	14y 128d	23 Feb 1983	Test 949
AR Border (Aus)	38y 185d	WJ Cronje (SA)	24y 125d	14y 60d	28 Jan 1994	Test 1246
L Amarnath (India)	41y 35d	AH Kardar (Pak)	27y 273d	13y 128d	16 Oct 1952	Test 355
RB Simpson (Aus)	42y 56d	AI Kallicharran (WI)	29y 10d	13y 46d	31 Mar 1978	Test 822
Imran Khan (Pak)	39y 17d	PA de Silva (SL)	26y 56d	12y 326d	12 Dec 1991	Test 1178
N Hussain (Eng)	35y 118d	GC Smith (SA)	22y 173d	12y 310d	24 Jul 2003	Test 1651
CH Lloyd (WI)	36y 85d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	23y 165d	12y 285d	24 Nov 1980	Test 886
AR Border (Aus)	38y 9d	MA Atherton (Eng)	25y 135d	12y 240d	5 Aug 1993	Test 1230
HL Collins (Aus)	38y 205d	APF Chapman (Eng)	25y 345d	12y 225d	14 Aug 1926	Test 167
JR Reid (NZ)	36y 269d	MAK Pataudi (India)	24y 53d	12y 216d	27 Feb 1965	Test 579
CH Lloyd (WI)	39y 288d	DI Gower (Eng)	27y 74d	12y 213d	14 Jun 1984	Test 989
MS Atapattu (SL)	33y 166d	T Taibu (Zim)	20y 358d	12y 173d	6 May 2004	Test 1698
GA Gooch (Eng)	38y 30d	PA de Silva (SL)	25y 309d	12y 86d	22 Aug 1991	Test 1176
A Shaw (Eng)	39y 124d	WL Murdoch (Aus)	27y 74d	12y 50d	31 Dec 1881	Test 5
IWG Johnson (Aus)	38y 182d	PBH May (Eng)	26y 159d	12y 23d	7 Jun 1956	Test 425
WR Hammond (Eng)	43y 275d	WA Hadlee (NZ)	31y 290d	11y 350d	21 Mar 1947	Test 284
VS Hazare (India)	36y 332d	DB Carr (Eng)	25y 40d	11y 292d	6 Feb 1952	Test 348
BC Lara (WI)	34y 224d	GC Smith (SA)	22y 314d	11y 275d	12 Dec 2003	Test 1674
JM Brearley (Eng)	39y 79d	KJ Hughes (Aus)	27y 171d	11y 273d	16 Jul 1981	Test 905
MH Mankad (India)	41y 284d	FCM Alexander (WI)	30y 80d	11y 204d	21 Jan 1959	Test 465
SR Waugh (Aus)	36y 265d	MV Boucher (SA)	25y 81d	11y 184d	22 Feb 2002	Test 1590
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	36y 52d	N Kapil Dev (India)	24y 251d	11y 166d	14 Sep 1983	Test 961
R Illingworth (Eng)	38y 249d	IM Chappell (Aus)	27y 139d	11y 110d	12 Feb 1971	Test 679
A Kumble (India)	37y 36d	Shoaib Malik (Pak)	25y 294d	11y 107d	22 Nov 2007	Test 1849
CH Lloyd (WI)	35y 279d	IT Botham (Eng)	24y 194d	11y 85d	5 Jun 1980	Test 880
J Ryder (Aus)	39y 114d	APF Chapman (Eng)	28y 88d	11y 26d	30 Nov 1928	Test 176
VY Richardson (Aus)	41y 98d	HF Wade (SA)	30y 91d	11y 7d	14 Dec 1935	Test 247
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	33y 235d	GC Smith (SA)	22y 265d	10y 335d	24 Oct 2003	Test 1666
WH Milton (SA)	34y 112d	MP Bowden (Eng)	23y 144d	10y 333d	25 Mar 1889	Test 32
CH Lloyd (WI)	40y 98d	AR Border (Aus)	29y 133d	10y 330d	7 Dec 1984	Test 1002
SC Ganguly (India)	33y 67d	T Taibu (Zim)	22y 122d	10y 310d	13 Sep 2005	Test 1765
FMM Worrell (WI)	38y 309d	ER Dexter (Eng)	28y 22d	10y 287d	6 Jun 1963	Test 543
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	32y 142d	T Taibu (Zim)	21y 237d	10y 270d	6 Jan 2005	Test 1733
JDC Goddard (WI)	38y 39d	PBH May (Eng)	27y 150d	10y 254d	30 May 1957	Test 439
RB Simpson (Aus)	41y 302d	BS Bedi (India)	31y 68d	10y 234d	2 Dec 1977	Test 809
KC Wessels (SA)	36y 310d	MA Atherton (Eng)	26y 120d	10y 191d	21 Jul 1994	Test 1263
CA Walsh (WI)	34y 127d	SR Tendulkar (India)	23y 316d	10y 176d	6 Mar 1997	Test 1357
WW Armstrong (Aus)	42y 41d	Hon.LH Tennyson (Eng)	31y 237d	10y 169d	2 Jul 1921	Test 142
W Bardsley (Aus)	43y 216d	AW Carr (Eng)	33y 50d	10y 166d	10 Jul 1926	Test 165
JM Brearley (Eng)	36y 217d	GN Yallop (Aus)	26y 55d	10y 162d	1 Dec 1978	Test 834
WG Grace (Eng)	40y 26d	PS McDonnell (Aus)	29y 274d	10y 118d	13 Aug 1888	Test 29
A Kumble (India)	37y 161d	GC Smith (SA)	27y 54d	10y 107d	26 Mar 2008	Test 1870
AR Border (Aus)	38y 122d	KR Rutherford (NZ)	28y 31d	10y 91d	26 Nov 1993	Test 1236
IVA Richards (WI)	35y 310d	RJ Shastri (India)	25y 229d	10y 81d	11 Jan 1988	Test 1089
MS Atapattu (SL)	33y 256d	GC Smith (SA)	23y 185d	10y 71d	4 Aug 2004	Test 1709
VS Hazare (India)	36y 236d	ND Howard (Eng)	26y 168d	10y 68d	2 Nov 1951	Test 339
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)	35y 122d	KJ Hughes (Aus)	25y 57d	10y 65d	24 Mar 1979	Test 850
M Azharuddin (India)	35y 321d	SP Fleming (NZ)	25y 269d	10y 52d	26 Dec 1998	Test 1435
SP Fleming (NZ)	32y 128d	T Taibu (Zim)	22y 85d	10y 43d	7 Aug 2005	Test 1759

Greatest difference where the younger captain has more experience - Tests
Player	Age	Mat	Player	Age	Mat	Age Diff	Mat Diff	Start Date	Scorecard
MS Atapattu (SL)	34y 133d	10	SP Fleming (NZ)	32y 3d	69	2y 130d	59	4 Apr 2005	Test 1746
R Dravid (India)	30y 278d	1	SP Fleming (NZ)	30y 198d	53	0y 80d	52	16 Oct 2003	Test 1662
AJ Lamb (Eng)	36y 156d	3	AR Border (Aus)	35y 119d	53	1y 37d	50	23 Nov 1990	Test 1155
CH Gayle (WI)	28y 96d	1	GC Smith (SA)	26y 328d	51	1y 133d	50	26 Dec 2007	Test 1856
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	35y 285d	2	SP Fleming (NZ)	30y 24d	50	5y 261d	48	25 Apr 2003	Test 1641
DL Vettori (NZ)	28y 285d	1	GC Smith (SA)	26y 280d	49	2y 5d	48	8 Nov 2007	Test 1846
A Kumble (India)	37y 161d	8	GC Smith (SA)	27y 54d	56	10y 107d	48	26 Mar 2008	Test 1870
GA Gooch (Eng)	37y 156d	11	AR Border (Aus)	35y 152d	54	2y 4d	43	26 Dec 1990	Test 1159
N Hussain (Eng)	31y 242d	4	WJ Cronje (SA)	30y 61d	47	1y 181d	43	25 Nov 1999	Test 1471
JG Wright (NZ)	35y 142d	7	AR Border (Aus)	34y 120d	46	1y 22d	39	24 Nov 1989	Test 1129
AJ Stewart (Eng)	35y 226d	9	MA Taylor (Aus)	34y 24d	46	1y 202d	37	20 Nov 1998	Test 1428
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	31y 24d	1	SP Fleming (NZ)	27y 360d	36	3y 29d	35	27 Mar 2001	Test 1540
Waqar Younis (Pak)	32y 166d	10	SP Fleming (NZ)	29y 30d	45	3y 136d	35	1 May 2002	Test 1600
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	32y 327d	4	SC Ganguly (India)	32y 90d	39	0y 237d	35	6 Oct 2004	Test 1713
A Kumble (India)	37y 70d	4	RT Ponting (Aus)	33y 7d	38	4y 63d	34	26 Dec 2007	Test 1855
P Roy (India)	31y 18d	1	PBH May (Eng)	29y 169d	34	1y 214d	33	18 Jun 1959	Test 475
DK Gaekwad (India)	30y 220d	1	PBH May (Eng)	29y 155d	33	1y 65d	32	4 Jun 1959	Test 474
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	37y 85d	10	SM Gavaskar (India)	35y 99d	41	1y 351d	31	17 Oct 1984	Test 995
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	34y 41d	7	SC Ganguly (India)	31y 280d	38	2y 127d	31	13 Apr 2004	Test 1697
RGD Willis (Eng)	33y 11d	1	SM Gavaskar (India)	32y 335d	31	0y 41d	30	10 Jun 1982	Test 928
CG Greenidge (WI)	36y 337d	1	Imran Khan (Pak)	35y 129d	31	1y 208d	30	2 Apr 1988	Test 1095

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages for debut captaincy match - Tests
Player	Span	Age	Player	Span	Age	Diff	Scorecard
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1963	36y 130d	MAK Pataudi (India)	1962-1975	21y 77d	15y 53d	Test 527
A Kumble (India)	2007-2008	37y 36d	GC Smith (SA)	2003-2008	22y 82d	14y 319d	Test 1870
DB Close (Eng)	1966-1967	35y 175d	MAK Pataudi (India)	1962-1975	21y 77d	14y 98d	Test 618
WG Grace (Eng)	1888-1899	40y 26d	WL Murdoch (Aus)	1880-1890	25y 324d	14y 67d	Test 33
A Shaw (Eng)	1881-1882	39y 124d	WL Murdoch (Aus)	1880-1890	25y 324d	13y 165d	Test 5
J Ryder (Aus)	1928-1929	39y 114d	APF Chapman (Eng)	1926-1931	25y 345d	13y 134d	Test 176
Lord Hawke (Eng)	1896-1899	35y 199d	M Bisset (SA)	1899-1899	22y 306d	12y 258d	Test 58
GA Gooch (Eng)	1988-1993	35y 12d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	1980-1993	22y 260d	12y 117d	Test 1189
WW Armstrong (Aus)	1920-1921	41y 209d	JWHT Douglas (Eng)	1911-1924	29y 103d	12y 106d	Test 135
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1983-1984	36y 52d	N Kapil Dev (India)	1983-1987	24y 48d	12y 4d	Test 961
WG Grace (Eng)	1888-1899	40y 26d	PS McDonnell (Aus)	1887-1888	28y 76d	11y 315d	Test 29
DS de Silva (SL)	1983-1983	40y 266d	GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	28y 316d	11y 315d	Test 950
WG Grace (Eng)	1888-1899	40y 26d	J Darling (Aus)	1899-1905	28y 192d	11y 199d	Test 60
VS Hazare (India)	1951-1953	36y 236d	DB Carr (Eng)	1952-1952	25y 40d	11y 196d	Test 348
IWG Johnson (Aus)	1954-1956	36y 353d	PBH May (Eng)	1955-1961	25y 160d	11y 193d	Test 425
VY Richardson (Aus)	1935-1936	41y 98d	HF Wade (SA)	1935-1936	29y 274d	11y 189d	Test 247
A Kumble (India)	2007-2008	37y 36d	Shoaib Malik (Pak)	2007-2007	25y 242d	11y 159d	Test 1849
MS Atapattu (SL)	2002-2005	31y 358d	T Taibu (Zim)	2004-2005	20y 358d	11y 365d	Test 1698
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1983-1984	36y 52d	KJ Hughes (Aus)	1979-1984	25y 57d	10y 360d	Test 966
KWR Fletcher (Eng)	1981-1982	37y 191d	SM Gavaskar (India)	1976-1985	26y 198d	10y 358d	Test 911
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1892	34y 112d	MP Bowden (Eng)	1889-1889	23y 144d	10y 333d	Test 32
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1983-1984	36y 52d	DI Gower (Eng)	1982-1989	25y 133d	10y 284d	Test 981
W Bardsley (Aus)	1926-1926	43y 216d	AW Carr (Eng)	1926-1929	33y 22d	10y 194d	Test 165
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	2004-2007	31y 186d	T Taibu (Zim)	2004-2005	20y 358d	10y 193d	Test 1733
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	34y 84d	SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2006	23y 319d	10y 130d	Test 1607
HR Adhikari (India)	1959-1959	39y 190d	FCM Alexander (WI)	1958-1960	29y 76d	10y 114d	Test 467
SR Waugh (Aus)	1999-2004	33y 276d	SR Tendulkar (India)	1996-2000	23y 169d	10y 107d	Test 1476
FT Mann (Eng)	1922-1923	34y 295d	HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	24y 222d	10y 73d	Test 148
WG Grace (Eng)	1888-1899	40y 26d	GHS Trott (Aus)	1896-1898	29y 322d	10y 69d	Test 50
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	34y 84d	Waqar Younis (Pak)	1993-2003	24y 15d	10y 69d	Test 1587
VS Hazare (India)	1951-1953	36y 236d	ND Howard (Eng)	1951-1952	26y 168d	10y 68d	Test 339
JH Edrich (Eng)	1975-1975	37y 197d	IM Chappell (Aus)	1971-1975	27y 139d	10y 58d	Test 751

Youngest age of a captain when the opposing captain made his overall debut - Tests
Player	Age	Player	Debut	Start Date	Scorecard
KJ Hughes (Aus)	5y 59d	Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)	26 Mar 1959	24 Mar 1979	Test 850
PA de Silva (SL)	5y 229d	Imran Khan (Pak)	3 Jun 1971	12 Dec 1991	Test 1178
GN Yallop (Aus)	6y 170d	Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)	26 Mar 1959	10 Mar 1979	Test 849
MAK Pataudi (India)	7y 37d	FMM Worrell (WI)	11 Feb 1948	23 Mar 1962	Test 527
T Taibu (Zim)	7y 193d	MS Atapattu (SL)	23 Nov 1990	6 May 2004	Test 1698
N Kapil Dev (India)	7y 341d	CH Lloyd (WI)	13 Dec 1966	23 Feb 1983	Test 949
JM Parker (NZ)	8y 33d	Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak)	26 Mar 1959	30 Oct 1976	Test 784
Shoaib Malik (Pak)	8y 189d	A Kumble (India)	9 Aug 1990	22 Nov 2007	Test 1849
MAK Pataudi (India)	8y 199d	JR Reid (NZ)	23 Jul 1949	27 Feb 1965	Test 579
MAK Pataudi (India)	8y 199d	DB Close (Eng)	23 Jul 1949	8 Jun 1967	Test 618
AI Kallicharran (WI)	8y 277d	RB Simpson (Aus)	23 Dec 1957	31 Mar 1978	Test 822
SR Tendulkar (India)	8y 299d	A Ranatunga (SL)	17 Feb 1982	2 Aug 1997	Test 1374
SP Fleming (NZ)	8y 322d	A Ranatunga (SL)	17 Feb 1982	7 Mar 1997	Test 1358
AH Kardar (Pak)	8y 332d	L Amarnath (India)	15 Dec 1933	16 Oct 1952	Test 355
MV Boucher (SA)	9y 23d	SR Waugh (Aus)	26 Dec 1985	22 Feb 2002	Test 1590
GC Smith (SA)	9y 23d	N Hussain (Eng)	24 Feb 1990	24 Jul 2003	Test 1651
WJ Cronje (SA)	9y 95d	AR Border (Aus)	29 Dec 1978	28 Jan 1994	Test 1246
ADR Campbell (Zim)	9y 147d	A Ranatunga (SL)	17 Feb 1982	11 Sep 1996	Test 1333
Javed Miandad (Pak)	9y 184d	CH Lloyd (WI)	13 Dec 1966	24 Nov 1980	Test 886
GC Smith (SA)	9y 189d	A Kumble (India)	9 Aug 1990	26 Mar 2008	Test 1870
DI Gower (Eng)	9y 256d	CH Lloyd (WI)	13 Dec 1966	14 Jun 1984	Test 989
PA de Silva (SL)	9y 266d	GA Gooch (Eng)	10 Jul 1975	22 Aug 1991	Test 1176
J Darling (Aus)	9y 290d	WG Grace (Eng)	6 Sep 1880	1 Jun 1899	Test 60
GC Smith (SA)	9y 295d	MS Atapattu (SL)	23 Nov 1990	4 Aug 2004	Test 1709
GC Smith (SA)	9y 308d	BC Lara (WI)	6 Dec 1990	12 Dec 2003	Test 1674

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages - ODIs
Player	Age	Player	Age	Diff	Start Date	Scorecard
N Gifford (Eng)	44y 361d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	27y 287d	17y 74d	26 Mar 1985	ODI 323
SW Lubbers (Neth)	42y 347d	WJ Cronje (SA)	26y 162d	16y 185d	5 Mar 1996	ODI 1073
BC Lara (WI)	37y 159d	P Utseya (Zim)	21y 196d	15y 328d	8 Oct 2006	ODI 2424
SW Lubbers (Neth)	42y 330d	LK Germon (NZ)	27y 105d	15y 225d	17 Feb 1996	ODI 1051
N Gifford (Eng)	44y 359d	AR Border (Aus)	29y 240d	15y 119d	24 Mar 1985	ODI 322
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	37y 18d	P Utseya (Zim)	21y 360d	15y 23d	21 Mar 2007	ODI 2547
SW Lubbers (Neth)	42y 335d	MA Atherton (Eng)	27y 336d	14y 365d	22 Feb 1996	ODI 1057
BC Lara (WI)	35y 136d	Rajin Saleh (Ban)	20y 300d	14y 202d	15 Sep 2004	ODI 2175
CH Lloyd (WI)	38y 190d	N Kapil Dev (India)	24y 62d	14y 128d	9 Mar 1983	ODI 187
AR Border (Aus)	38y 166d	WJ Cronje (SA)	24y 106d	14y 60d	9 Jan 1994	ODI 871
CEB Rice (SA)	42y 110d	M Azharuddin (India)	28y 275d	13y 200d	10 Nov 1991	ODI 686
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	34y 211d	T Taibu (Zim)	21y 139d	13y 72d	30 Sep 2004	ODI 2183
RB Simpson (Aus)	42y 68d	AI Kallicharran (WI)	29y 22d	13y 46d	12 Apr 1978	ODI 49
Imran Khan (Pak)	39y 46d	PA de Silva (SL)	26y 85d	12y 326d	10 Jan 1992	ODI 700
BC Lara (WI)	36y 362d	T Duffin (Zim)	24y 40d	12y 322d	29 Apr 2006	ODI 2368
CEB Rice (SA)	42y 114d	RJ Shastri (India)	29y 171d	12y 308d	14 Nov 1991	ODI 688
CH Lloyd (WI)	36y 82d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	23y 162d	12y 285d	21 Nov 1980	ODI 93
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	33y 346d	P Utseya (Zim)	21y 125d	12y 221d	29 Jul 2006	ODI 2392
DB Close (Eng)	41y 182d	IM Chappell (Aus)	28y 333d	12y 214d	24 Aug 1972	ODI 2
CH Lloyd (WI)	39y 274d	DI Gower (Eng)	27y 60d	12y 213d	31 May 1984	ODI 264
MS Atapattu (SL)	33y 150d	T Taibu (Zim)	20y 342d	12y 173d	20 Apr 2004	ODI 2119
GA Gooch (Eng)	38y 230d	PA de Silva (SL)	26y 144d	12y 86d	9 Mar 1992	ODI 736
R Sharma (HK)	43y 306d	Habibul Bashar (Ban)	31y 334d	11y 338d	16 Jul 2004	ODI 2143
RP Lefebvre (Neth)	40y 13d	RT Ponting (Aus)	28y 63d	11y 315d	20 Feb 2003	ODI 1960
JM Davison (Can)	36y 7d	T Duffin (Zim)	24y 57d	11y 315d	16 May 2006	ODI 2374
BC Lara (WI)	34y 268d	GC Smith (SA)	22y 358d	11y 275d	25 Jan 2004	ODI 2088
JM Brearley (Eng)	37y 42d	KJ Hughes (Aus)	25y 134d	11y 273d	9 Jun 1979	ODI 63
IVA Richards (WI)	37y 226d	A Ranatunga (SL)	25y 322d	11y 269d	19 Oct 1989	ODI 576
AJ Traicos (Zim)	40y 153d	N Kapil Dev (India)	28y 284d	11y 234d	17 Oct 1987	ODI 461
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	36y 48d	N Kapil Dev (India)	24y 247d	11y 166d	10 Sep 1983	ODI 224
AJ Traicos (Zim)	40y 146d	JJ Crowe (NZ)	29y 26d	11y 120d	10 Oct 1987	ODI 454
GA Gooch (Eng)	39y 304d	MA Taylor (Aus)	28y 208d	11y 96d	23 May 1993	ODI 832
CH Lloyd (WI)	35y 271d	IT Botham (Eng)	24y 186d	11y 85d	28 May 1980	ODI 89
RP Lefebvre (Neth)	40y 21d	HH Streak (Zim)	28y 349d	11y 37d	28 Feb 2003	ODI 1972
LP van Troost (Neth)	37y 78d	GC Smith (SA)	26y 43d	11y 35d	16 Mar 2007	ODI 2537
Imran Khan (Pak)	36y 118d	A Ranatunga (SL)	25y 112d	11y 6d	23 Mar 1989	ODI 564
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	33y 214d	GC Smith (SA)	22y 244d	10y 335d	3 Oct 2003	ODI 2046
DT Johnston (Ire)	32y 320d	P Utseya (Zim)	21y 354d	10y 331d	15 Mar 2007	ODI 2535
CH Lloyd (WI)	40y 128d	AR Border (Aus)	29y 163d	10y 330d	6 Jan 1985	ODI 282
SC Ganguly (India)	33y 52d	T Taibu (Zim)	22y 107d	10y 310d	29 Aug 2005	ODI 2274
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	32y 156d	T Taibu (Zim)	21y 251d	10y 270d	20 Jan 2005	ODI 2207
SO Tikolo (Kenya)	34y 245d	T Duffin (Zim)	23y 342d	10y 268d	25 Feb 2006	ODI 2339
Rameez Raja (Pak)	34y 280d	SR Tendulkar (India)	24y 27d	10y 253d	21 May 1997	ODI 1209
Asif Iqbal (Pak)	36y 7d	KJ Hughes (Aus)	25y 138d	10y 234d	13 Jun 1979	ODI 66
Rameez Raja (Pak)	34y 268d	SP Fleming (NZ)	24y 38d	10y 230d	9 May 1997	ODI 1204
KC Wessels (SA)	36y 57d	A Flower (Zim)	25y 196d	10y 227d	10 Nov 1993	ODI 848
BC Lara (WI)	37y 225d	Abdul Razzaq (Pak)	27y 11d	10y 214d	13 Dec 2006	ODI 2464
KC Wessels (SA)	36y 345d	MA Atherton (Eng)	26y 155d	10y 191d	25 Aug 1994	ODI 919
CA Walsh (WI)	34y 178d	SR Tendulkar (India)	24y 2d	10y 176d	26 Apr 1997	ODI 1200
JV Harris (Can)	37y 179d	Khaled Mashud (Ban)	27y 3d	10y 176d	11 Feb 2003	ODI 1946
JM Brearley (Eng)	36y 260d	GN Yallop (Aus)	26y 98d	10y 162d	13 Jan 1979	ODI 57
AJ Stewart (Eng)	39y 317d	DB Kotze (Namib)	29y 160d	10y 157d	19 Feb 2003	ODI 1959
GA Gooch (Eng)	36y 84d	A Ranatunga (SL)	25y 318d	10y 131d	15 Oct 1989	ODI 571
DAG Fletcher (Zim)	34y 257d	N Kapil Dev (India)	24y 156d	10y 101d	11 Jun 1983	ODI 204
AR Border (Aus)	38y 138d	KR Rutherford (NZ)	28y 47d	10y 91d	12 Dec 1993	ODI 861
AR Border (Aus)	36y 224d	PA de Silva (SL)	26y 142d	10y 82d	7 Mar 1992	ODI 733
IVA Richards (WI)	35y 301d	RJ Shastri (India)	25y 220d	10y 81d	2 Jan 1988	ODI 483
Imran Khan (Pak)	37y 153d	M Azharuddin (India)	27y 78d	10y 75d	27 Apr 1990	ODI 625
MS Atapattu (SL)	33y 272d	GC Smith (SA)	23y 201d	10y 71d	20 Aug 2004	ODI 2156
DT Johnston (Ire)	33y 324d	Mohammad Ashraful (Ban)	23y 255d	10y 69d	18 Mar 2008	ODI 2693
N Boje (SA)	31y 347d	T Taibu (Zim)	21y 292d	10y 55d	2 Mar 2005	ODI 2233
M Azharuddin (India)	35y 68d	SP Fleming (NZ)	25y 16d	10y 52d	17 Apr 1998	ODI 1319
SP Fleming (NZ)	32y 145d	T Taibu (Zim)	22y 102d	10y 43d	24 Aug 2005	ODI 2272

Greatest difference where the younger captain has more experience - ODIs
Player	Age	Mat	Player	Age	Mat	Age Diff	Mat Diff	Start Date	Scorecard
JM Davison (Can)	36y 317d	19	SP Fleming (NZ)	33y 355d	211	2y 327d	192	22 Mar 2007	ODI 2548
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	33y 107d	8	SP Fleming (NZ)	31y 334d	173	1y 138d	165	1 Mar 2005	ODI 2232
RW Staple (USA)	34y 290d	1	SP Fleming (NZ)	31y 162d	165	3y 127d	164	10 Sep 2004	ODI 2169
SO Tikolo (Kenya)	35y 268d	50	SP Fleming (NZ)	33y 353d	210	1y 280d	160	20 Mar 2007	ODI 2544
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	34y 228d	63	SP Fleming (NZ)	34y 1d	213	0y 227d	150	2 Apr 2007	ODI 2561
R Dravid (India)	30y 285d	5	SP Fleming (NZ)	30y 205d	143	0y 80d	138	23 Oct 2003	ODI 2051
MS Atapattu (SL)	32y 172d	5	SP Fleming (NZ)	30y 42d	139	2y 130d	134	13 May 2003	ODI 2010
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	33y 306d	15	SP Fleming (NZ)	30y 277d	148	3y 29d	133	3 Jan 2004	ODI 2075
DT Johnston (Ire)	32y 349d	13	RT Ponting (Aus)	32y 115d	145	0y 234d	132	13 Apr 2007	ODI 2570
JV Harris (Can)	37y 199d	6	SP Fleming (NZ)	29y 336d	134	7y 228d	128	3 Mar 2003	ODI 1977
CM Wright (Scot)	32y 320d	14	RT Ponting (Aus)	32y 85d	139	0y 235d	125	14 Mar 2007	ODI 2532
LP van Troost (Neth)	37y 80d	16	RT Ponting (Aus)	32y 89d	140	4y 356d	124	18 Mar 2007	ODI 2540
N Hussain (Eng)	31y 301d	2	WJ Cronje (SA)	30y 120d	124	1y 181d	122	23 Jan 2000	ODI 1546
Khurram Khan (UAE)	33y 25d	1	SC Ganguly (India)	32y 8d	121	1y 17d	120	16 Jul 2004	ODI 2144
Rashid Latif (Pak)	34y 209d	19	SP Fleming (NZ)	30y 40d	138	4y 169d	119	11 May 2003	ODI 2009
AJ Lamb (Eng)	36y 172d	4	AR Border (Aus)	35y 135d	118	1y 37d	114	9 Dec 1990	ODI 649
AC Gilchrist (Aus)	32y 79d	6	SC Ganguly (India)	31y 208d	113	0y 237d	107	1 Feb 2004	ODI 2093
JV Harris (Can)	37y 187d	3	ST Jayasuriya (SL)	33y 234d	108	3y 318d	105	19 Feb 2003	ODI 1958
CL Cairns (NZ)	33y 155d	2	SC Ganguly (India)	31y 130d	106	2y 25d	104	15 Nov 2003	ODI 2062
Rashid Latif (Pak)	34y 172d	15	ST Jayasuriya (SL)	33y 278d	116	0y 259d	101	4 Apr 2003	ODI 1995
MS Atapattu (SL)	33y 239d	21	SC Ganguly (India)	32y 10d	122	1y 229d	101	18 Jul 2004	ODI 2148
Khaled Mahmud (Ban)	31y 259d	1	SC Ganguly (India)	30y 277d	101	0y 348d	100	11 Apr 2003	ODI 2001

Biggest difference in opposing captains' ages for debut captaincy match - ODIs
Player	Span	Age	Player	Span	Age	Diff	Scorecard
N Gifford (Eng)	1985-1985	44y 359d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	1980-1993	23y 162d	21y 197d	ODI 323
SW Lubbers (Neth)	1996-1996	42y 330d	WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	24y 105d	18y 225d	ODI 1073
CEB Rice (SA)	1991-1991	42y 110d	RJ Shastri (India)	1987-1991	24y 245d	17y 230d	ODI 688
SW Lubbers (Neth)	1996-1996	42y 330d	MA Atherton (Eng)	1994-1997	25y 330d	17y 365d	ODI 1057
AJ Traicos (Zim)	1987-1987	40y 146d	N Kapil Dev (India)	1982-1987	23y 249d	16y 262d	ODI 461
SW Lubbers (Neth)	1996-1996	42y 330d	LK Germon (NZ)	1995-1997	27y 11d	15y 319d	ODI 1051
N Gifford (Eng)	1985-1985	44y 359d	AR Border (Aus)	1985-1994	29y 163d	15y 196d	ODI 322
CEB Rice (SA)	1991-1991	42y 110d	M Azharuddin (India)	1990-1999	27y 21d	15y 89d	ODI 686
JV Harris (Can)	2003-2003	37y 179d	SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	23y 358d	13y 186d	ODI 1977
CG Greenidge (WI)	1988-1988	36y 319d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	1980-1993	23y 162d	13y 157d	ODI 524
RB Simpson (Aus)	1978-1978	42y 19d	AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1978	29y 22d	12y 362d	ODI 49
AJ Traicos (Zim)	1987-1987	40y 146d	JJ Crowe (NZ)	1986-1988	27y 208d	12y 303d	ODI 454
DB Close (Eng)	1972-1972	41y 182d	IM Chappell (Aus)	1972-1975	28y 333d	12y 214d	ODI 2
R Sharma (HK)	2004-2004	43y 306d	Habibul Bashar (Ban)	2004-2007	31y 206d	12y 100d	ODI 2143
JM Davison (Can)	2006-2007	36y 7d	T Duffin (Zim)	2006-2006	23y 342d	12y 30d	ODI 2374
JM Davison (Can)	2006-2007	36y 7d	SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	23y 358d	12y 14d	ODI 2548
DS de Silva (SL)	1983-1983	40y 264d	GP Howarth (NZ)	1980-1985	28y 314d	11y 315d	ODI 186
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	2002-2007	32y 272d	T Taibu (Zim)	2004-2005	20y 342d	11y 295d	ODI 2183
JV Harris (Can)	2003-2003	37y 179d	Khaled Mashud (Ban)	2001-2006	25y 288d	11y 256d	ODI 1946
GA Gooch (Eng)	1988-1993	35y 43d	Javed Miandad (Pak)	1980-1993	23y 162d	11y 246d	ODI 726
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	2002-2007	32y 272d	P Utseya (Zim)	2006-2008	21y 125d	11y 147d	ODI 2547
KWR Fletcher (Eng)	1981-1982	37y 189d	B Warnapura (SL)	1979-1982	26y 107d	11y 82d	ODI 145
R Sharma (HK)	2004-2004	43y 306d	Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	2002-2007	32y 272d	11y 34d	ODI 2147
DAG Fletcher (Zim)	1983-1983	34y 255d	N Kapil Dev (India)	1982-1987	23y 249d	11y 6d	ODI 204
N Boje (SA)	2005-2005	31y 347d	T Taibu (Zim)	2004-2005	20y 342d	11y 5d	ODI 2233
Zaheer Abbas (Pak)	1982-1985	34y 250d	N Kapil Dev (India)	1982-1987	23y 249d	11y 1d	ODI 224
LP van Troost (Neth)	2003-2007	33y 65d	GC Smith (SA)	2003-2008	22y 71d	10y 359d	ODI 2537
AJ Traicos (Zim)	1987-1987	40y 146d	AR Border (Aus)	1985-1994	29y 163d	10y 348d	ODI 456
JE Emburey (Eng)	1987-1987	34y 225d	N Kapil Dev (India)	1982-1987	23y 249d	10y 341d	ODI 442
RW Staple (USA)	2004-2004	34y 290d	SP Fleming (NZ)	1997-2007	23y 358d	10y 297d	ODI 2169
JV Harris (Can)	2003-2003	37y 179d	SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2005	26y 256d	10y 288d	ODI 1971
DT Johnston (Ire)	2006-2008	32y 45d	P Utseya (Zim)	2006-2008	21y 125d	10y 285d	ODI 2535
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	2004-2007	31y 206d	T Taibu (Zim)	2004-2005	20y 342d	10y 229d	ODI 2207
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	2002-2007	32y 272d	GC Smith (SA)	2003-2008	22y 71d	10y 201d	ODI 2046
Habibul Bashar (Ban)	2004-2007	31y 206d	P Utseya (Zim)	2006-2008	21y 125d	10y 81d	ODI 2392
GA Gooch (Eng)	1988-1993	35y 43d	A Ranatunga (SL)	1988-1999	24y 333d	10y 75d	ODI 571

Youngest age of a captain when the opposing captain made his overall debut - ODIs
Player	Age	Player	Debut	Start Date	Scorecard
P Utseya (Zim)	5y 228d	BC Lara (WI)	9 Nov 1990	8 Oct 2006	ODI 2424
P Utseya (Zim)	6y 241d	Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	22 Nov 1991	21 Mar 2007	ODI 2547
Rajin Saleh (Ban)	6y 354d	BC Lara (WI)	9 Nov 1990	15 Sep 2004	ODI 2175
T Taibu (Zim)	7y 201d	MS Atapattu (SL)	1 Dec 1990	20 Apr 2004	ODI 2119
T Taibu (Zim)	8y 192d	Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	22 Nov 1991	30 Sep 2004	ODI 2183
T Duffin (Zim)	8y 234d	BC Lara (WI)	9 Nov 1990	29 Apr 2006	ODI 2368
T Taibu (Zim)	8y 242d	SC Ganguly (India)	11 Jan 1992	29 Aug 2005	ODI 2274
SR Tendulkar (India)	8y 296d	A Ranatunga (SL)	14 Feb 1982	28 Aug 1996	ODI 1106
PA de Silva (SL)	8y 318d	Imran Khan (Pak)	31 Aug 1974	10 Jan 1992	ODI 700
SP Fleming (NZ)	8y 319d	A Ranatunga (SL)	14 Feb 1982	25 Mar 1997	ODI 1184
WJ Cronje (SA)	9y 110d	AR Border (Aus)	13 Jan 1979	9 Jan 1994	ODI 871
ADR Campbell (Zim)	9y 144d	A Ranatunga (SL)	14 Feb 1982	3 Sep 1996	ODI 1112
GC Smith (SA)	9y 281d	BC Lara (WI)	9 Nov 1990	25 Jan 2004	ODI 2088
GC Smith (SA)	9y 303d	MS Atapattu (SL)	1 Dec 1990	20 Aug 2004	ODI 2156

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1870: India v South Africa at Chennai, 1st Test, Mar 26-30, 2008
• ODI # 2695: Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), 3rd ODI, Mar 22, 2008
• T20I # 54: New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 2nd T20I, Feb 7, 2008

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