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Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
Oldest Players Taking 5 Wickets in an Innings
(Only last 5 wicket haul for each player shown)
Player
Country
Born
Match
Versus
Ground
Age at
Match Start
Haul
1
H Ironmonger
Australia
07/04/1882
12/02/1932
South Africa
Melbourne Cricket Ground
49 years 311 days
6/18
2
D D J Blackie
Australia
05/04/1882
29/12/1928
England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
46 years 268 days
6/94
3
A J Traicos
Zimbabwe
17/05/1947
18/10/1992
India
Harare Sports Club
45 years 154 days
5/86
4
C V Grimmett
Australia
25/12/1891
28/02/1936
South Africa
Kingsmead
44 years 65 days
6/73
5
F E Woolley
England
27/05/1887
24/01/1930
New Zealand
Basin Reserve
42 years 242 days
7/76
6
E E Hemmings
England
20/02/1949
05/07/1990
New Zealand
Edgbaston
41 years 135 days
6/58
7
A P Freeman
England
17/05/1888
27/07/1929
South Africa
Old Trafford
41 years 71 days
5/100
8
L R Gibbs
West Indies
29/09/1934
28/11/1975
Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground
41 years 60 days
5/102
9
S F Barnes
England
19/04/1873
14/02/1914
South Africa
Lord's (SAF)
40 years 301 days
7/88
10
A A Mailey
Australia
03/01/1886
14/08/1926
England
Kennington Oval
40 years 223 days
6/138
11
C P Carter
South Africa
23/04/1881
12/11/1921
Australia
Old Wanderers
40 years 203 days
6/91
12
H M R K B Herath
Sri Lanka
19/03/1978
20/07/2018
South Africa
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
40 years 123 days
6/98
13
W J O'Reilly
Australia
20/12/1905
29/03/1946
New Zealand
Basin Reserve
40 years 99 days
5/14
14
G W A Chubb
South Africa
12/04/1911
05/07/1951
England
Old Trafford
40 years 84 days
6/51
15
F R Brown
England
16/12/1910
23/02/1951
Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
40 years 69 days
5/49
16
J M Anderson*
England
30/07/1982
01/07/2022
India
Edgbaston
39 years 336 days
5/60
17
D S De Silva
Sri Lanka
11/06/1942
14/03/1982
Pakistan
Iqbal Stadium
39 years 276 days
5/59
18
F Laver
Australia
07/12/1869
26/07/1909
England
Old Trafford
39 years 231 days
8/31
19
R Peel
England
12/02/1857
10/08/1896
Australia
Kennington Oval
39 years 180 days
6/23
20
R Illingworth
England
08/06/1932
19/08/1971
India
Kennington Oval
39 years 72 days
5/70
21
R G Holland
Australia
19/10/1946
22/11/1985
New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground
39 years 34 days
6/106
22
R J Hadlee
New Zealand
03/07/1951
05/07/1990
England
Edgbaston
39 years 2 days
5/53
23
R Howorth
England
26/04/1909
21/01/1948
West Indies
Kensington Oval
38 years 270 days
6/124
24
C A Walsh
West Indies
30/10/1962
17/03/2001
South Africa
Queen's Park Oval
38 years 138 days
6/61
25
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
17/04/1972
18/07/2010
India
Galle International Stadium
38 years 92 days
5/63
26
W E Hollies
England
05/06/1912
08/06/1950
West Indies
Old Trafford
38 years 3 days
5/63
27
T J Murtagh
Ireland
02/08/1981
24/07/2019
England
Lord's
37 years 356 days
5/13
28
J C White
England
19/02/1891
01/02/1929
Australia
Adelaide Oval
37 years 348 days
8/126
29
B E Congdon
New Zealand
11/02/1938
24/01/1976
India
Eden Park
37 years 347 days
5/65
30
L N Constantine
West Indies
21/09/1901
19/08/1939
England
Kennington Oval
37 years 332 days
5/75
31
C S Marriott
England
14/09/1895
12/08/1933
West Indies
Kennington Oval
37 years 332 days
6/59
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