Oldest Player to Appear in a Test
    Name   Mat vs Venue Date
1
ENG 		W Rhodes 52y 156d 58 WIN Kingston 3 Apr 1930
2
AUS 		H Ironmonger 50y 322d 14 ENG Sydney 23 Feb 1933
3
ENG 		WG Grace 50y 318d 22 AUS Nottingham 1 Jun 1899
4
ENG 		G Gunn 50y 294d 15 WIN Kingston 3 Apr 1930
5
ENG 		J Southerton 49y 135d 2 AUS Melbourne 31 Mar 1877
6
PAK 		Miran Bakhsh 47y 299d 2 IND Peshawar CG 13 Feb 1955
7
ENG 		JB Hobbs 47y 243d 61 AUS The Oval 16 Aug 1930
8
ENG 		FE Woolley 47y 83d 64 AUS The Oval 18 Aug 1934
9
AUS 		DD Blackie 46y 302d 3 ENG Adelaide 1 Feb 1929
10
ENG 		H Strudwick 46y 198d 28 AUS The Oval 14 Aug 1926
11
ENG 		EH Hendren 46y 37d 51 WIN Kingston 14 Mar 1935
12
ZIM 		AJ Traicos 45y 300d 7 IND Delhi 13 Mar 1993
13
ENG 		GOB Allen 45y 240d 25 WIN Kingston 27 Mar 1948
14
ENG 		P Holmes 45y 213d 7 IND Lord's 25 Jun 1932
15
RSA 		AW Nourse 45y 204d 45 ENG The Oval 16 Aug 1924
16
ENG 		DB Close 45y 135d 22 WIN Manchester 8 Jul 1976
17
ENG 		EG Wynyard 44y 339d 3 RSA Johannesburg OW 6 Mar 1906
18
RSA 		JMM Commaille 44y 313d 12 ENG Cape Town 31 Dec 1927
19
ENG 		R Abel 44y 236d 13 AUS Manchester 24 Jul 1902
20
WIN 		GA Headley 44y 230d 22 ENG Kingston 15 Jan 1954
21
PAK 		Amir Elahi 44y 102d 6 IND Kolkata 12 Dec 1952
22
AUS 		CV Grimmett 44y 65d 37 RSA Durban 28 Feb 1936
23
ENG 		WR Hammond 43y 275d 85 NZL Christchurch LP 21 Mar 1947
24
AUS 		H Carter 43y 256d 28 RSA Cape Town 26 Nov 1921
25
AUS 		W Bardsley 43y 251d 41 ENG The Oval 14 Aug 1926
26
RSA 		CP Carter 43y 115d 10 ENG The Oval 16 Aug 1924
27
PAK 		Misbah-ul-Haq 42y 347d 75 WIN Roseau 10 May 2017
28
ENG 		JE Emburey 42y 341d 64 WIN Manchester 27 Jul 1995
29
RSA 		HW Taylor 42y 298d 42 NZL Christchurch LP 27 Feb 1932
30
ENG 		WW Whysall 42y 289d 4 AUS The Oval 16 Aug 1930
31
ENG 		AFA Lilley 42y 254d 35 AUS The Oval 9 Aug 1909
32
ENG 		RW Taylor 42y 246d 57 PAK Lahore 19 Mar 1984
33
WIN 		N Betancourt 42y 242d 1 ENG Port-of-Spain 1 Feb 1930
34
AUS 		C Kelleway 42y 219d 26 ENG Brisbane EG 30 Nov 1928
35
RSA 		GA Faulkner 42y 194d 25 ENG Lord's 28 Jun 1924
36
ENG 		FR Brown 42y 191d 22 AUS Lord's 25 Jun 1953
37
AUS 		WAS Oldfield 42y 170d 54 ENG Melbourne 26 Feb 1937
38
AUS 		SE Gregory 42y 127d 58 ENG The Oval 19 Aug 1912
39
ENG 		JWHT Douglas 42y 120d 23 AUS Melbourne 1 Jan 1925
40
ENG 		NE Haig 42y 112d 5 WIN Kingston 3 Apr 1930
41
ENG 		H Elliott 42y 100d 4 IND Chennai 10 Feb 1934
42
AUS 		RB Simpson 42y 84d 62 WIN Kingston 28 Apr 1978
43
AUS 		WW Armstrong 42y 83d 50 ENG The Oval 13 Aug 1921
44
SRI 		DS de Silva 42y 73d 12 ENG Lord's 23 Aug 1984
45
ENG 		FJ Titmus 42y 62d 53 AUS Adelaide 25 Jan 1975
46
ENG 		MC Cowdrey 42y 46d 114 AUS Melbourne 8 Feb 1975
47
ENG 		WE Astill 42y 33d 9 WIN Kingston 3 Apr 1930
48
RSA 		EAB Rowan 42y 27d 26 ENG The Oval 16 Aug 1951
49
RSA 		SJ Snooke 42y 15d 26 ENG Durban 16 Feb 1923
50
ENG 		TW Graveney 41y 361d 79 WIN Manchester 12 Jun 1969
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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