Oldest Player to Debut (Tests)
    Name   Mat vs Venue Date
1
ENG 		J Southerton 49y 119d 2 AUS Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
2
PAK 		Miran Bakhsh 47y 284d 2 IND Lahore BJ 29 Jan 1955
3
AUS 		DD Blackie 46y 253d 3 ENG Sydney 14 Dec 1928
4
AUS 		H Ironmonger 46y 237d 14 ENG Brisbane EG 30 Nov 1928
5
WIN 		N Betancourt 42y 242d 1 ENG Port-of-Spain 1 Feb 1930
6
ENG 		ER Wilson 41y 337d 1 AUS Sydney 25 Feb 1921
7
IND 		RJD Jamshedji 41y 27d 1 ENG Bombay Gym 15 Dec 1933
8
WIN 		CA Wiles 40y 345d 1 ENG Manchester 22 Jul 1933
9
RSA 		O Henry 40y 295d 3 IND Durban 13 Nov 1992
10
ENG 		SP Kinneir 40y 216d 1 AUS Sydney 15 Dec 1911
11
ENG 		HW Lee 40y 110d 1 RSA Johannesburg OW 13 Feb 1931
12
RSA 		GWA Chubb 40y 56d 5 ENG Nottingham 7 Jun 1951
13
IND 		C Ramaswami 40y 39d 2 ENG Manchester 25 Jul 1936
14
WIN 		G Challenor 39y 361d 3 ENG Lord's 23 Jun 1928
15
ENG 		A Wood 39y 360d 4 AUS The Oval 20 Aug 1938
16
WIN 		BBM Gaskin 39y 306d 2 ENG Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
17
ENG 		WE Astill 39y 298d 9 RSA Johannesburg OW 24 Dec 1927
18
SRI 		DS de Silva 39y 251d 12 ENG Colombo PS 17 Feb 1982
19
IRL 		EC Joyce 39y 231d 1 PAK Dublin 11 May 2018
20
ENG 		JWH Makepeace 39y 131d 4 AUS Melbourne 31 Dec 1920
21
RSA 		SJ Cook 39y 105d 3 IND Durban 13 Nov 1992
22
IND 		Amir Elahi 39y 102d 6 AUS Sydney 12 Dec 1947
23
ENG 		EH Bowley 39y 37d 5 RSA Leeds 13 Jul 1929
24
PAK 		Asif Afridi 38y 299d 1 RSA Rawalpindi 20 Oct 2025
25
ENG 		EM Grace 38y 283d 1 AUS The Oval 6 Sep 1880
26
ENG 		CWL Parker 38y 282d 1 AUS Manchester 23 Jul 1921
27
ENG 		R Howorth 38y 112d 5 RSA The Oval 16 Aug 1947
28
NZL 		HM McGirr 38y 101d 2 ENG Auckland 14 Feb 1930
29
ENG 		JH King 38y 59d 1 AUS Lord's 14 Jun 1909
30
AUS 		RG Holland 38y 35d 11 WIN Brisbane 23 Nov 1984
31
ENG 		H Smith 38y 33d 1 WIN Lord's 23 Jun 1928
32
ENG 		CS Marriott 37y 332d 1 WIN The Oval 12 Aug 1933
33
IND 		KK Tarapore 37y 329d 1 WIN Delhi 10 Nov 1948
34
ENG 		TPB Smith 37y 291d 4 IND The Oval 17 Aug 1946
35
AUS 		EJ Gregory 37y 290d 1 ENG Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
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AUS 		NFD Thomson 37y 290d 2 ENG Melbourne 15 Mar 1877
37
RSA 		JD Lindsay 37y 272d 3 ENG Nottingham 7 Jun 1947
38
WIN 		CR Browne 37y 259d 4 ENG Lord's 23 Jun 1928
39
WIN 		HHH Johnson 37y 254d 3 ENG Kingston 27 Mar 1948
40
ENG 		FSG Calthorpe 37y 229d 4 WIN Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
41
AUS 		HSB Love 37y 184d 1 ENG Brisbane 10 Feb 1933
42
ENG 		RA Sinfield 37y 168d 1 AUS Nottingham 10 Jun 1938
43
AUS 		J Harry 37y 163d 1 ENG Adelaide 11 Jan 1895
44
AUS 		RK Oxenham 37y 154d 7 ENG Melbourne 29 Dec 1928
45
ENG 		JC Clay 37y 152d 1 RSA The Oval 17 Aug 1935
46
RSA 		S von Berg 37y 150d 1 NZL Hamilton 13 Feb 2024
47
ENG 		DW Carr 37y 145d 1 AUS The Oval 9 Aug 1909
48
IND 		SN Banerjee 37y 124d 1 WIN Mumbai BS 4 Feb 1949
49
ZIM 		AC Waller 37y 84d 2 ENG Bulawayo 18 Dec 1996
50
ENG 		WW Whysall 37y 77d 4 AUS Adelaide 16 Jan 1925
Bold = record less than 3 years old.
Mat = Number of matches played in career.
Date column and player's age correspond to first day of match.
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