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Most matches as the youngest player in the team - Tests
Player Span Mat RunsHS Bat Av 100 Wkts BBI Bowl Av5 Career %
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-1999 48 3423 179 53.4812 6 2/10 45.83 0 169 28.4
DL Vettori (NZ) 1997-2003 43884 90 17.00 0 132 7/8734.33 7 100 43.0
B Lee (Aus) 1999-2006 40 699 64 21.180 159 5/47 28.58 5 76 52.6
SR Waugh (Aus) 1985-1991 401813 177* 34.86 2 44 5/6944.86 2 168 23.8
AB de Villiers (SA) 2004-2008 34 2145 178 37.634 2 2/49 49.50 0 61 55.7
N Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1983 311184 126* 28.87 1 130 7/5625.89 10 131 23.7
D Ramdin (WI) 2005-2009 29 1133 166 25.751 0 - - 0 42 69.0
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-1998 281762 137* 46.36 1 5 1/2111.80 0 126 22.2
SCJ Broad (Eng) 2007-2010 26 843 76 26.340 77 6/91 35.38 3 32 81.3
BB McCullum (NZ) 2004-2008 261061 111 28.67 1 0 -- 0 52 50.0
CL Hooper (WI) 1987-1991 26 1109 111 27.722 14 2/28 74.92 0 102 25.5
MC Cowdrey (Eng) 1954-1959 261603 154 37.27 4 0 -- 0 114 22.8
RT Ponting (Aus) 1995-1999 26 1526 197 42.384 3 1/0 23.00 0 146 17.8
MD Crowe (NZ) 1982-1987 241311 188 36.41 2 10 2/2945.80 0 77 31.2
M Morkel (SA) 2006-2010 23 347 40 12.850 81 5/50 30.80 2 26 88.5
I Sharma (India) 2007-2010 22149 23 9.93 0 61 5/11836.60 1 26 84.6
AP Sheahan (Aus) 1967-1970 22 1129 114 32.251 0 - - 0 31 71.0
PR Adams (SA) 1995-2000 2293 29 5.16 0 68 6/5528.55 1 45 48.9
JN Gillespie (Aus) 1996-2002 22 312 46 14.850 87 7/37 22.80 5 71 31.0
Sikander Bakht (Pak) 1976-1981 21111 22* 6.52 0 59 8/6933.37 3 26 80.8
MJ Clarke (Aus) 2004-2007 20 1250 151 46.294 2 1/8 56.00 0 62 32.3
SP Fleming (NZ) 1994-1997 201292 129 39.15 1 0 -- 0 111 18.0
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1982 20 1326 200* 47.353 0 - - 0 117 17.1
PA Patel (India) 2002-2004 19669 69 31.85 0 0 -- 0 20 95.0
C Sharma (India) 1984-1987 19 310 54 22.140 53 6/58 33.90 4 23 82.6
Maninder Singh (India) 1982-1987 1972 15 4.50 0 47 7/2735.31 2 35 54.3
SJ McCabe (Aus) 1930-1933 19 950 187* 38.001 21 4/13 33.42 0 39 48.7
Harbhajan Singh (India) 1998-2002 19199 66 12.43 0 89 8/8425.96 7 85 22.4
APE Knott (Eng) 1967-1971 19 808 96* 36.720 0 - - 0 95 20.0
GM Wood (Aus) 1978-1982 18975 125 29.54 3 0 -- 0 59 30.5

Highest percentage of matches as the youngest player in the team - Tests (qualification: 10 matches)
Player Span MatRuns HS Bat Av 100 Wkts BBIBowl Av 5 Career %
Mohammad Amir (Pak) 2009-2010 14 278 30*
12.63 0 51 6/84 29.09 3 14 100.0
JN Crawford (Eng) 1906-1908
12 469 74 22.33 0 395/48 29.48 3 12 100.0
GS Camacho (WI) 1968-1971 11 640 87
29.09 0 0 - - 0 11 100.0
AD Mathews (SL) 2009-2010
10 470 99 36.15 0 61/13 62.66 0 10 100.0
PA Patel (India) 2002-2004 19 669 69
31.85 0 0 - - 0 20 95.0
M Morkel (SA) 2006-2010
23 347 40 12.85 0 815/50 30.80 2 26 88.5
WM Darling (Aus) 1978-1979 12 655 91
28.47 0 0 - - 0 14 85.7
I Sharma (India) 2007-2010
22 149 23 9.93 0 615/118 36.60 1 26 84.6
Ata-ur-Rehman (Pak) 1992-1995 11 66 19
7.33 0 26 3/28 34.53 0 13 84.6
C Sharma (India) 1984-1987
19 310 54 22.14 0 536/58 33.90 4 23 82.6
SCJ Broad (Eng) 2007-2010 26 843 76
26.34 0 77 6/91 35.38 3 32 81.3
Sikander Bakht (Pak) 1976-1981
21 111 22* 6.52 0 598/69 33.37 3 26 80.8
ACB Langton (SA) 1935-1939 12 222 73*
13.87 0 36 5/58 40.69 1 15 80.0
RG Archer (Aus) 1953-1956
15 643 128 29.22 1 404/33 25.27 0 19 78.9
NG Cowans (Eng) 1982-1985 14 137 36
7.61 0 34 6/77 41.94 1 19 73.7
IC Davis (Aus) 1973-1977
11 512 105 28.44 1 0- - 0 15 73.3
AP Sheahan (Aus) 1967-1970 22 1129 114
32.25 1 0 - - 0 31 71.0
JDF Larter (Eng) 1962-1965
7 4 2* 2.00 0 285/57 24.50 1 10 70.0
RG Pollock (SA) 1963-1967 16 1510 209
55.92 5 4 2/50 49.00 0 23 69.6
RP Singh (India) 2006-2008
9 48 17 5.33 0 275/59 41.96 1 13 69.2

Best batting average as the youngest player in the team - Tests (qualification: 10 innings)
Player SpanMat Inns Runs HS Ave 10050 Career %
NC O'Neill (Aus) 1958-1961 12 19 1225 18187.50 5 4 42 28.6
RN Harvey (Aus) 1948-1951 12 18 1157178 82.64 6 2 7915.2
GS Sobers (WI) 1954-1958 18 311494 365* 57.46 3 6 93 19.4
DL Haynes (WI) 1978-1980 916 844 184 56.26 3 4 116 7.8
RG Pollock (SA) 1963-196716 29 1510 209 55.92 57 23 69.6
AR Border (Aus)1979-1980 9 16 712 153 54.763 3 156 5.8
ME Waugh (Aus) 1991-1991 9 13 599 139*54.45 2 2 128 7.0
MJ Slater (Aus) 1993-1994 10 16 814168 54.26 2 4 7413.5
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-1999 48 713423 179 53.48 12 16 169 28.4
AW Greig (Eng) 1972-1973 916 685 139 52.69 1 5 58 15.5
SM Gavaskar (India) 1971-197413 26 1146 220 52.09 47 125 10.4
DCS Compton (Eng)1937-1939 8 12 468 120 52.002 2 78 10.3
PJ Hughes (Aus) 2009-2010 7 13 615 16051.25 2 2 7 100.0
G Boycott (Eng) 1964-1965 10 16 656117 50.46 2 3 1089.3
ML Apte (India) 1952-1953 6 11502 163* 50.20 1 3 7 85.7
DR Flynn (NZ) 2008-2008 610 345 95 49.28 0 2 16 37.5
GM Turner (NZ) 1969-19729 16 776 259 48.50 15 41 22.0
Javed Miandad (Pak)1976-1981 11 18 717 163 47.801 6 124 8.9
DI Gower (Eng) 1978-1982 20 31 1326 200*47.35 3 6 117 17.1
BC Lara (WI) 1990-1994 12 20 941277 47.05 1 7 1319.2

Best bowling average as the youngest player in the team - Tests (qualification: 1000 balls)
PlayerSpan Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBIAve 5 10 Career %
GA Lohmann (Eng) 1886-1888 9 1498524 49 8/35 10.69 4 2 18 50.0
JJ Ferris (Aus) 1887-18885 1045 373 26 5/26 14.342 0 9 55.6
PM Pollock (SA) 1961-1964 5 1286 455 306/38 15.16 2 0 2817.9
AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-1946 3 1002397 24 7/49 16.54 2 2 51 5.9
WJ Whitty (Aus) 1909-19116 1527 693 37 6/17 18.722 0 14 42.9
BN Schultz (SA) 1992-1995 6 1325 553 295/48 19.06 2 0 966.7
DK Lillee (Aus) 1971-1975 8 2094791 41 6/66 19.29 4 1 70 11.4
WA Johnston (Aus) 1947-19485 1569 465 24 5/36 19.371 0 40 12.5
NAT Adcock (SA) 1953-1954 5 1363 485 245/43 20.20 2 0 2619.2
WW Hall (WI) 1958-1962 13 31781454 71 6/49 20.47 5 1 48 27.1
CEH Croft (WI) 1977-19775 1307 676 33 8/29 20.481 0 27 18.5
ND Hirwani (India) 1988-1989 7 1820 870 428/61 20.71 3 1 1741.2
W Rhodes (Eng) 1899-1905 10 1962842 40 7/17 21.05 2 0 58 17.2
FS Trueman (Eng) 1952-19548 1677 896 42 8/31 21.332 0 67 11.9
IR Bishop (WI) 1989-1990 10 2171 991 466/87 21.54 2 0 4323.3
JR Thomson (Aus) 1972-1975 9 23521039 46 6/46 22.58 3 0 51 17.6
GG Macaulay (Eng) 1923-19245 1197 409 18 5/64 22.721 0 8 62.5
JN Gillespie (Aus) 1996-2002 22 4064 1984 877/37 22.80 5 0 7131.0
K Farnes (Eng) 1934-1937 4 1075484 21 6/96 23.04 3 1 15 26.7
ST Finn (Eng) 2010-20108 1182 743 32 5/42 23.212 0 8 100.0

Most matches as the oldest player in the team - Tests
Player Span MatRuns HS Bat Av 100 Wkts BBIBowl Av 5 Career %
AJ Stewart (Eng) 1994-2003 85 5473 173
41.46 10 0 - - 0 133 63.9
AR Border (Aus) 1985-1994
67 4362 205 45.91 8 135/68 55.30 1 156 42.9
A Kumble (India) 2001-2008 60 1177 110*
18.10 1 292 8/141 31.58 16 132 45.5
A Ranatunga (SL) 1991-2000
54 2795 131 35.37 1 21/29 91.00 0 93 58.1
CA Walsh (WI) 1994-2001 54 258 22
5.26 0 229 7/37 22.96 14 132 40.9
G Boycott (Eng) 1974-1982
50 3956 191 47.66 11 0- - 0 108 46.3
CG Greenidge (WI) 1984-1991 47 3030 226
39.35 8 0 - - 0 108 43.5
SR Waugh (Aus) 1999-2004
43 2512 157* 48.30 9 31/2 94.66 0 168 25.6
A Flower (Zim) 1996-2002 39 3308 232*
57.03 9 0 - - 0 63 61.9
GA Gooch (Eng) 1988-1995
39 3087 210 44.10 8 73/39 48.42 0 118 33.1
SK Warne (Aus) 2004-2007 38 916 90
18.69 0 217 6/46 24.75 14 145 26.2
M Azharuddin (India) 1994-2000
37 2195 163* 41.41 8 0- - 0 99 37.4
CH Lloyd (WI) 1980-1985 36 2448 161*
56.93 6 0 - - 0 110 32.7
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 2002-2007
35 2674 184 50.45 8 0- - 0 120 29.2
Imran Khan (Pak) 1985-1992 33 1640 136
49.69 4 114 7/40 22.74 6 88 37.5
SM Gavaskar (India) 1983-1987
33 2347 236* 46.94 6 0- - 0 125 26.4
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2002-2008 31 1015 111
19.15 1 91 6/122 42.62 6 33 93.9
PD Collingwood (Eng) 2006-2010
31 2031 161 44.15 6 21/34 166.00 0 63 49.2
TW Graveney (Eng) 1962-1969 31 2292 165
52.09 7 0 - - 0 79 39.2
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 1999-2007
30 1571 253 30.80 3 275/34 34.40 1 110 27.3
LR Gibbs (WI) 1971-1976 29 151 25
7.94 0 100 7/98 32.32 5 79 36.7
IA Healy (Aus) 1996-1999
29 1304 161* 31.04 2 0- - 0 119 24.4
AFA Lilley (Eng) 1899-1909 28 670 84
19.70 0 0 - - 0 35 80.0
RW Taylor (Eng) 1978-1984
28 484 54 14.23 0 0- - 0 57 49.1
S Venkataraghavan (India) 1976-1983 28 259 64
9.59 0 65 4/43 42.32 0 57 49.1
BE Congdon (NZ) 1972-1978
28 1604 176 35.64 5 415/65 38.90 1 61 45.9
AA Donald (SA) 1998-2002 27 210 37
9.54 0 112 6/53 21.63 7 72 37.5
S Chanderpaul (WI) 2005-2010
27 2387 166 70.20 8 0- - 0 126 21.4
ME Waugh (Aus) 1999-2002 27 1355 120
38.71 4 10 3/40 45.00 0 128 21.1
JH Kallis (SA) 2008-2010
27 1770 173 43.17 6 445/30 32.52 1 140 19.3

Highest percentage of matches as the oldest player in the team - Tests (qualification: 10 matches)
Player SpanMat Runs HS Bat Av 100 WktsBBI Bowl Av 5 Career %
CR Miller (Aus) 1998-2001 18 17443 8.28 0 69 5/32 26.153 18 100.0
DS de Silva (SL)1982-1984 12 406 61 21.36 037 5/59 36.40 1 12100.0
RG Holland (Aus) 1984-1986 11 3510 3.18 0 34 6/54 39.763 11 100.0
Enamul Haque (Ban)2001-2003 10 180 24* 12.00 018 4/136 57.05 0 10100.0
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2002-2008 31 1015111 19.15 1 91 6/122 42.626 33 93.9
H Ironmonger (Aus)1928-1933 13 41 12 2.92 072 7/23 16.50 4 1492.9
HF Boyle (Aus) 1880-1884 11 12536* 11.36 0 30 6/42 20.461 12 91.7
WG Grace (Eng)1884-1899 19 862 170 29.72 15 2/12 33.20 0 2286.4
RO Schwarz (SA) 1906-1911 17 32261 15.33 0 52 6/47 22.822 20 85.0
PNF Mansell (SA)1952-1955 11 257 52 15.11 011 3/58 65.90 0 1384.6
AFA Lilley (Eng) 1899-1909 28 67084 19.70 0 0 - -0 35 80.0
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)1990-1994 8 33 20 5.50 031 4/25 29.22 0 1080.0
FR Brown (Eng) 1949-1953 16 55979 24.30 0 34 5/49 31.111 22 72.7
PJ Wiseman (NZ)1999-2005 18 308 36 18.11 043 5/90 50.11 1 2572.0
AM Moir (NZ) 1955-1959 12 22741* 14.18 0 18 5/62 46.221 17 70.6
EE Hemmings (Eng)1987-1991 11 185 51 23.12 031 6/58 40.87 1 1668.8
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) 2007-2010 13 847161* 42.35 2 0 - -0 19 68.4
DL Houghton (Zim)1993-1997 15 758 104* 30.32 10 - - 0 2268.2
KD Mackay (Aus) 1957-1963 25 125489 43.24 0 33 5/121 41.361 37 67.6
JJ Kelly (Aus)1899-1905 24 364 42 14.00 00 - - 0 3666.7

Best batting average as the oldest player in the team - Tests (qualification: 10 innings)
PlayerSpan Mat Inns Runs HS Ave100 50 Career %
DG Bradman (Aus) 1946-1948 15 23 1903
234 105.72 8 5 5228.8
KF Barrington (Eng) 1961-1966 15 23
1497 256 71.28 6 6 82 18.3
S Chanderpaul (WI) 2005-2010 27
46 2387 166 70.20 8 15 126 21.4
B Mitchell (SA) 1947-1949
7 14 842 189* 70.16 34 42 16.7
L Hutton (Eng)
1952-1955 14 22 1271 205 66.894 6 79 17.7
G Kirsten (SA) 2001-2004 23 38 2202 22066.72 8 10 101 22.8
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1982-1985 24 33 1723
215 59.41 5 7 7830.8
A Flower (Zim) 1996-2002 39 71
3308 232* 57.03 9 17 63 61.9
CH Lloyd (WI) 1980-1985 36
49 2448 161* 56.93 6 16 110 32.7
DCS Compton (Eng) 1954-1957
10 17 958 278 56.35 25 78 12.8
R Dravid (India)
2008-2010 13 22 1124 177 56.204 5 142 9.2
ED Weekes (WI) 1956-1958 6 10 491 19754.55 1 2 48 12.5
SC Ganguly (India) 2002-2008 7 13 654
144 54.50 2 4 1136.2
RC Fredericks (WI) 1976-1977 11 22
1025 138 53.94 3 7 59 18.6
GP Thorpe (Eng) 2003-2005 13
22 917 118* 53.94 3 4 100 13.0
HP Tillakaratne (SL) 1999-2004
25 36 1454 204* 53.85 54 83 30.1
M Leyland (Eng)
1936-1937 7 11 527 126 52.702 1 41 17.1
TW Graveney (Eng) 1962-1969 31 47 2292 16552.09 7 9 79 39.2
H Sutcliffe (Eng) 1931-1935 13 18 833
194 52.06 3 4 5424.1
JB Hobbs (Eng) 1924-1930 16 26
1351 211 51.96 3 7 61 26.2

Best bowling average as the oldest player in the team - Tests (qualification: 1000 balls)
Player Span Mat Balls Runs WktsBBI Ave 5 10 Career%
SF Barnes (Eng) 1907-1914 113742 1517 93 9/103 16.31 113 27 40.7
H Ironmonger (Aus)1928-1933 13 4287 1188 72 7/2316.50 4 2 14 92.9
FR Spofforth (Aus) 1882-1886 6 1503 57930 7/44 19.30 2 1 18 33.3
TL Goddard (SA) 1964-1970 102880 813 41 6/53 19.82 20 41 24.4
LN Constantine (WI)1935-1939 6 1256 525 26 5/7520.19 1 0 18 33.3
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) 1987-1988 6 1309 44622 5/35 20.27 2 0 50 12.0
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1985-1990 113025 1301 64 6/80 20.32 61 86 12.8
HF Boyle (Aus)1880-1884 11 1675 614 30 6/4220.46 1 0 12 91.7
WJ O'Reilly (Aus) 1938-1946 4 1296 49724 5/14 20.70 3 1 27 14.8
AA Donald (SA) 1998-2002 275289 2423 112 6/53 21.63 71 72 37.5
JB Statham (Eng)1959-1965 9 2219 936 43 6/6321.76 3 1 70 12.9
CV Grimmett (Aus) 1930-1936 18 8032 2735124 7/40 22.05 14 6 37 48.6
Imran Khan (Pak) 1985-1992 336046 2593 114 7/40 22.74 62 88 37.5
RO Schwarz (SA)1906-1911 17 2261 1187 52 6/4722.82 2 0 20 85.0
CA Walsh (WI) 1994-2001 54 13258 5258229 7/37 22.96 14 2 132 40.9
SK Warne (Aus) 2004-2007 3810828 5371 217 6/46 24.75 144 145 26.2
M Muralitharan (SL)2006-2010 24 7298 3546 142 6/2624.97 12 4 133 18.0
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1997-2002 26 4789 210384 6/61 25.03 4 1 104 25.0
SM Pollock (SA) 2003-2008 143267 1355 53 6/39 25.56 10 108 13.0
CR Miller (Aus)1998-2001 18 4091 1805 69 5/3226.15 3 1 18 100.0

Most matches as the oldest or youngest player in the team - Tests
Player Total Young Mat Runs Wkts OldMat Runs Wkts
AJ Stewart (Eng)85 - 0 0 0 1994-2003 85 5473 0
SR Waugh (Aus) 83 1985-1991 40 181344 1999-2004 43 2512 3
AR Border (Aus) 76 1979-1980 9712 1 1985-1994 67 436213
A Ranatunga (SL) 60 1982-19846 244 2 1991-2000 542795 2
G Boycott (Eng) 60 1964-1965 10 656 5 1974-198250 3956 0
A Kumble (India) 60 - 0 0 0 2001-200860 1177 292
CA Walsh (WI) 60 1984-1987 6 30 19 1994-200154 258 229
S Chanderpaul (WI) 55 1994-1998 28 1762 5 2005-201027 2387 0
N Kapil Dev (India) 50 1978-1983 31 1184 130 1989-199419 690 41
SR Tendulkar (India) 50 1989-1999 48 3423 6 2010-20102 213 0
CG Greenidge (WI) 47 - 0 0 0 1984-199147 3030 0
SM Gavaskar (India) 46 1971-1974 13 1146 0 1983-198733 2347 0
CH Lloyd (WI) 45 1966-1969 9 471 2 1980-198536 2448 0
RT Ponting (Aus) 44 1995-1999 26 1526 3 2008-201018 1321 0
DL Vettori (NZ) 43 1997-2003 43 884 132 -0 0 0
CL Hooper (WI) 43 1987-1991 26 1109 14 2001-200217 1251 16
SK Warne (Aus) 42 1992-1992 4 94 4 2004-200738 916 217
Wasim Akram (Pak) 41 1985-1988 15 179 57 1997-200226 772 84
GA Gooch (Eng) 41 1975-1975 2 37 0 1988-199539 3087 7
B Lee (Aus) 40 1999-2006 40 699 159 -0 0 0
A Flower (Zim) 39 - 0 0 0 1996-200239 3308 0
M Azharuddin (India) 38 1987-1987 1 110 0 1994-200037 2195 0
Imran Khan (Pak) 37 1971-1974 4 97 5 1985-199233 1640 114
ME Waugh (Aus) 36 1991-1991 9 599 8 1999-200227 1355 10
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 35 - 0 0 0 2002-200735 2674 0
BC Lara (ICC/WI) 35 1990-1994 12 941 0 2003-200623 2229 0
AB de Villiers (SA) 34 2004-2008 34 2145 2 -0 0 0
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 33 1991-1991 3 142 0 1999-200730 1571 27
MD Crowe (NZ) 32 1982-1987 24 1311 10 1994-19958 481 0
TW Graveney (Eng) 32 1953-1953 1 5 0 1962-196931 2292 0

Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for Cricinfo and other ESPN sports websites