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Test Cricket - Player Records and Statistics
Oldest Players on Debut
Player
Country
Born
Match
Age
Versus
Ground
1
J Southerton
England
16/11/1827
15/03/1877
49 years 119 days
Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
2
Miran Bakhsh
Pakistan
20/04/1907
29/01/1955
47 years 284 days
India
Bagh-e-Jinnah
3
D D J Blackie
Australia
05/04/1882
14/12/1928
46 years 253 days
England
Sydney Cricket Ground
4
H Ironmonger
Australia
07/04/1882
30/11/1928
46 years 237 days
England
Exhibition Ground
5
N Betancourt
West Indies
04/06/1887
01/02/1930
42 years 242 days
England
Queen's Park Oval
6
E R Wilson
England
25/03/1879
25/02/1921
41 years 337 days
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
7
R J D Jamshedji
India
18/11/1892
15/12/1933
41 years 27 days
England
Gymkhana Ground
8
C A Wiles
West Indies
11/08/1892
22/07/1933
40 years 345 days
England
Old Trafford
9
O Henry
South Africa
23/01/1952
13/11/1992
40 years 295 days
India
Kingsmead
10
S Kinneir
England
13/05/1871
15/12/1911
40 years 216 days
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
11
H W Lee
England
26/10/1890
13/02/1931
40 years 110 days
South Africa
Old Wanderers
12
G W A Chubb
South Africa
12/04/1911
07/06/1951
40 years 56 days
England
Trent Bridge
13
C Ramaswami
India
18/06/1896
25/07/1936
40 years 37 days
England
Old Trafford
14
A Wood
England
25/08/1898
20/08/1938
39 years 360 days
Australia
Kennington Oval
15
G Challenor
West Indies
28/06/1888
23/06/1928
39 years 361 days
England
Lord's
16
B B M Gaskin
West Indies
21/03/1908
21/01/1948
39 years 306 days
England
Kensington Oval
17
W E Astill
England
01/03/1888
24/12/1927
39 years 298 days
South Africa
Old Wanderers
18
D S De Silva
Sri Lanka
11/06/1942
17/02/1982
39 years 251 days
England
P Sara Oval
19
E C Joyce
Ireland
22/09/1978
11/05/2018
39 years 231 days
Pakistan
The Village
20
J W H Makepeace
England
22/08/1881
31/12/1920
39 years 131 days
Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
21
S J Cook
South Africa
31/07/1953
13/11/1992
39 years 105 days
India
Kingsmead
22
Amir Elahi
India
01/09/1908
12/12/1947
39 years 102 days
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
23
E H Bowley
England
06/06/1890
13/07/1929
39 years 37 days
South Africa
Headingley
24
N Thompson
Australia
21/04/1838
15/03/1877
38 years 328 days
England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
25
E M Grace
England
28/11/1841
06/09/1880
38 years 283 days
Australia
Kennington Oval
26
C W L Parker
England
14/10/1882
23/07/1921
38 years 282 days
Australia
Old Trafford
27
J D Lindsay
South Africa
08/09/1908
07/06/1947
38 years 272 days
England
Trent Bridge
28
R Howorth
England
26/04/1909
16/08/1947
38 years 112 days
South Africa
Kennington Oval
29
H M McGirr
New Zealand
05/11/1891
14/02/1930
38 years 101 days
England
Eden Park
30
J H King
England
16/04/1871
14/06/1909
38 years 59 days
Australia
Lord's
31
R G Holland
Australia
19/10/1946
23/11/1984
38 years 35 days
West Indies
Brisbane Cricket Ground
32
H Smith
England
21/05/1890
23/06/1928
38 years 33 days
West Indies
Lord's
33
F L H Mooney
New Zealand
26/05/1911
11/06/1949
38 years 16 days
England
Headingley
34
C S Marriott
England
14/09/1895
12/08/1933
37 years 332 days
West Indies
Kennington Oval
35
K K Tarapore
India
17/12/1910
10/11/1948
37 years 329 days
West Indies
Arun Jaitley Stadium
36
E J Gregory
Australia
29/05/1839
15/03/1877
37 years 290 days
England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
37
T P B Smith
England
30/10/1908
17/08/1946
37 years 291 days
India
Kennington Oval
38
C R Browne
West Indies
08/10/1890
23/06/1928
37 years 259 days
England
Lord's
39
H H H Johnson
West Indies
13/07/1910
27/03/1948
37 years 258 days
England
Sabina Park
40
F S G Calthorpe
England
27/05/1892
11/01/1930
37 years 229 days
West Indies
Kensington Oval
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