est living Test cricketers

[edit]

Age as of 2
Date of Last
Name Country Debut August
birth match
2024

24
South 10 February 6 March 97 years,
Ronald Draper December
Africa 1950 1950 222 days
1926

8 October 22 January 20 February 95 years,

Neil Harvey Australia
1928 1948 1963 299 days

Trevor New 8 November 13 October 6 February 94 years,

McMahon Zealand 1929 1955 1956 268 days

22 13 13
Wazir 94 years,
Pakistan December November November
Mohammad 224 days
1929 1952 1959

1 March 14 March 28 January 94 years,

C. D. Gopinath India
1930 1951 1960 154 days

New 1 January 5 January 94 years,

Ian Leggat 7 June 1930
Zealand 1954 1954 56 days

24 28
Chandrakant 2 January 93 years,
India November December
Patankar 1956 252 days
1930 1955

21
29 February 6 February 92 years,
Gavin Stevens Australia November
1932 1960 155 days
1959
 Age as of 2
Date of Last
Name Country Debut August
birth match
2024

Godfrey South 31 March 8 December 20 February 92 years,

Lawrence Africa 1932 1961 1962 124 days

New 23 June 6 March 13 March 92 years,

Bob Blair
Zealand 1932 1953 1964 40 days

Oldest living Test cricketers by country

[edit]

Country Player Age as of 2 August 2024

Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi 39 years, 214 days

Australia Neil Harvey 95 years, 299 days

Bangladesh Enamul Haque 58 years, 157 days

England Micky Stewart 91 years, 321 days

India C. D. Gopinath 94 years, 154 days

Ireland Ed Joyce 45 years, 315 days

New Zealand Trevor McMahon 94 years, 268 days

Pakistan Wazir Mohammad 94 years, 224 days

South Africa Ronald Draper 97 years, 222 days

 Country Player Age as of 2 August 2024

Sri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 82 years, 52 days

West Indies Cammie Smith 91 years, 4 days

Zimbabwe John Traicos 77 years, 77 days

Note: Twenty-seven first-class cricketers are known to have attained centenarian status
(see relevant section below).

Source:[1]

Oldest Test cricketers still playing at Test

level
[edit]

Countr Age as of 2 August

Name Date of birth Debut
y 2024

19 August 04 August
Craig Ervine Zimbabwe 38 years, 349 days
1985 2011

Fawad
Pakistan 8 October 1985 12 July 2009 38 years, 299 days
Alam

Oldest Test cricketers still playing at Test

level, by country
[edit]
 Country Name Age as of 2 August 2024

Afghanistan Amir Hamza 32 years, 353 days

Australia Usman Khawaja 37 years, 228 days

Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan 37 years, 131 days

England Chris Woakes 35 years, 153 days

India Ravichandran Ashwin 37 years, 320 days

Ireland Craig Young 34 years, 120 days

New
Ajaz Patel 35 years, 286 days
Zealand

Pakistan Fawad Alam 38 years, 299 days

South Africa Rassie van der Dussen 35 years, 177 days

Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews 37 years, 61 days

West Indies Shannon Gabriel 36 years, 96 days

Zimbabwe Craig Ervine 38 years, 349 days

Note: The above lists include players who have played Test cricket within the past 24
months and have not formally announced their retirement.

Longest-lived Test cricketers

[edit]

Norman Gordon of South Africa, the only Test cricketer to live to 100

Bill Brown, longest-lived Australian Test cricketer

See also Oldest living Test cricketers above.

Date of Last Date of

Name Country Debut Age
birth match death

24 2
Norman South 6 August 14 March 103 years,
December September
Gordon Africa 1911 1939 27 days
1938 2014

18
New 26 June 25 March 1 August 99 years,
Eric Tindill December
Zealand 1937 1947 2010 226 days
1910

27
Francis 9 April 2 January 4 January 98 years,
England February
MacKinnon 1848 1879 1879 324 days
1947
 24 3
John South 10 April 5 January 98 years,
December September
Watkins Africa 1923 1957 146 days
1949 2021

5
Lindsay South 6 February 7 June 9 March 97 years,
September
Tuckett Africa 1919 1947 1949 212 days
2016

Donald 14 June 20 June 27 July 10 January 97 years,

England
Smith 1923 1957 1957 2021 210 days

28
New 27 June 27 July 27 May 96 years,
Jack Kerr December
Zealand 1931 1937 2007 150 days
1910

29
Wilfred 1 June 12 April 95 years,
England October 8 July 1973
Rhodes 1899 1930 252 days
1877

31 July 8 June 29 June 16 March 95 years,

Bill Brown Australia
1912 1934 1948 2008 229 days

24
Lindsay New 2 June 17 August 31 October 95 years,
January
Weir Zealand 1908 1937 2003 151 days
1930

26 21
Everton West 31 March 95 years,
February January 1 July 2020
Weekes Indies 1958 126 days
1925 1948

27 18 13
Datta 5 June 95 years,
India October January February
Gaekwad 1952 109 days
1928 1961 2024

17 22 5
14 April 95 years,
Ken Archer Australia January December December
2023 87 days
1928 1950 1951

22 11 16 17
Andy West 95 years,
January February February February
Ganteaume Indies 26 days
1921 1948 1948 2016

Sydney England 19 April 13 18 26 94 years,

Barnes 1873 December February December
 1901 1914 1967 251 days

21 21
Esmond West 27 March 10 June 94 years,
November January
Kentish Indies 1948 2011 201 days
1916 1954

21
M. J. 6 June 5 January 8 January 94 years,
India December
Gopalan 1909 1934 1934 198 days
2003

25 28
Ron 5 January 24 March 94 years,
Australia November February
Hamence 1948 2010 119 days
1915 1947

12 6
Denis South 6 March 10 March 94 years,
December December
Begbie Africa 1950 2009 88 days
1914 1948

27 23
Jack New 3 July 3 April 94 years,
February September
Newman Zealand 1902 1933 82 days
1932 1996

Source:[2][3]

Oldest Test debutants

[edit]

James Southerton, the oldest player on debut

Name Country Date of birth Debut Age at debut

 James 16 November 49 years,
England 15 March 1877
Southerton 1827 119 days

47 years,
Miran Bakhsh Pakistan 20 April 1907 29 January 1955
284 days

14 December 46 years,
Don Blackie Australia 5 April 1882
1928 253 days

30 November 46 years,
Bert Ironmonger Australia 7 April 1882
1928 237 days

Nelson West 42 years,

4 June 1887 1 February 1930
Betancourt Indies 242 days

25 February 41 years,
Rockley Wilson England 25 March 1879
1921 337 days

Rustomji 18 November 15 December 41 years,

India
Jamshedji 1892 1933 27 days

Oldest Test debutant by country

[edit]

Country Name Age at debut

46 years, 253
Australia Don Blackie
days

Bangladesh Enamul Haque 35 years, 58 days

49 years,
England James Southerton
119 days
 Country Name Age at debut

India Rustomji Jamshedji 41 years, 27 days

39 years, 232
Ireland Ed Joyce
days

38 years, 101
New Zealand Herb McGirr
days

47 years, 284
Pakistan Miran Bakhsh
days

40 years, 295
South Africa Omar Henry
days

39 years, 251
Sri Lanka Somachandra de Silva
days

42 years, 242
West Indies Nelson Betancourt
days

Zimbabwe Andy Waller 37 years, 84 days

Note: John Traicos debuted for Zimbabwe at the age of 45 years, 154 days, but had
already played three Tests for South Africa 22 years prior.[4]

Note: The oldest debutant, James Southerton, was also the first Test cricketer to die (on
16 June 1880). Miran Bakhsh was known as Miran Bux during his playing career.

Source:[5]

Oldest Test cricketers on final appearance

[edit]
 Age at last
Name Country Date of birth Test Debut Last match
Test

Wilfred 29 October 12 April 52 years,

England 1 June 1899
Rhodes 1877 1930 165 days

Bert 30 November 28 February 50 years,

Australia 7 April 1882
Ironmonger 1928 1933 327 days

6 September 50 years,
WG Grace England 18 July 1848 3 June 1899
1880 320 days

13 December 12 April 50 years,

George Gunn England 13 June 1879
1907 1930 303 days

James 16 November 15 March 49 years,

England 4 April 1877
Southerton 1827 1877 139 days

29 January 16 February 47 years,

Miran Bakhsh Pakistan 20 April 1907
1955 1955 302 days

Sir Jack 16 December 1 January 22 August 47 years,

England
Hobbs 1882 1908 1930 249 days

22 August 47 years,
Frank Woolley England 27 May 1887 9 August 1909
1934 87 days

14 December 8 February 46 years,

Don Blackie Australia 5 April 1882
1928 1929 309 days

28 January 1 January 18 August 46 years,

Bert Strudwick England
1880 1910 1926 202 days
Oldest Test cricketers on final appearance by
country
[edit]

Wilfred Rhodes, England Test cricketer from 1899 until 1930

Country Name Age

50 years, 327
Australia Bert Ironmonger
days

37 years,
Bangladesh Mohammad Rafique
180 days

52 years,
England Wilfred Rhodes
165 days

41 years, 305
India Vinoo Mankad
days

39 years, 231
Ireland Ed Joyce
days

41 years, 247
New Zealand Jack Alabaster
days

Pakistan Miran Bakhsh 47 years, 302

 Country Name Age

days

45 years, 207
South Africa Dave Nourse
days

Sri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 42 years, 78 days

44 years, 236
West Indies George Headley
days

45 years, 304
Zimbabwe John Traicos
days

Note: The Test career of Wilfred Rhodes spanned a record 30 years, 315 days.
England's youngest Test cricketer and another Yorkshireman, Brian Close (born 24
February 1931), lies second in this regard. He made his debut against New Zealand in
1949 and was recalled, after an absence of almost nine years, to oppose West Indies in
1976 (his career lasting 26 years, 356 days).

Source:[6]

Longest-lived first-class cricketers

[edit]
This list includes all those first-class players who are known to have lived to 100.[7]

Deceased Living
Ran Birth Death
Name Team(s) Age Nationality
k date date

105
25 year
John Hampshire, Combined 7 March
1 Septemb s, England
Manners Services 2020
er 1914 225
days

2 Jim Derbyshire 29 7 103 England

 year
Hutchinso Novemb Novemb s,
n er 1896 er 2000 344
days

103
31 year
5 August New
3 Syd Ward Wellington Decemb s,
1907 Zealand
er 2010 148
days

103
2
Norman 6 August year South
4 South Africa, Transvaal Septemb
Gordon 1911 s, 27 Africa
er 2014
days

102
23 year
Rupert de 3 August South
5 Western Province Novemb s,
Smidt 1986 Africa
er 1883 253
days

102
1 5 year
Edward
6 Hampshire January Septemb s, England
English
1864 er 1966 247
days

102
21 year
Cyril Northamptonshire, Minor 4 June
7 Novemb s, England
Perkins Counties 1911
er 2013 170
days

102
8 year
John 19 April New
8 Canterbury January s,
Wheatley 1962 Zealand
1860 101
days

9 Archie Scotland 26 1 101 Scotland

Scott January Novemb year
1918 er 2019 s,
272
 days

101
30 year
Ted 9 June
10 Western Australia Septemb s, Australia
Martin 2004
er 1902 253
days

101
14 24 year
D. B.
11 Hindus, Maharashtra January August s, India
Deodhar
1892 1993 222
days

101
14 year
George 6 June
12 Dublin University Decemb s, Ireland
Harman 1874
er 1975 191
days

101
13 year Jamaica
Fred 28 June
13 Leicestershire February s, (lived in
Gibson 2013
1912 135 England)
days

101
1 28
Alan year South
14 Eastern Province Septemb October
Finlayson s, 57 Africa
er 1900 2001
days

100
28 year
Neil 23 March
15 Hampshire, Players February s, England
McCorkell 1912
2013 342
days

100
Raghunat
21 3 year
h
16 Bombay Novemb Septemb s, India
Chandork
er 1920 er 2021 286
ar
days

17 Geoffrey Oxford University 16 June 5 March 100 England

 year
s,
Beck 1918 2019
262
days

100
7 24 year
Harold
18 New South Wales January Septemb s, Australia
Stapleton
1915 er 2015 260
days

100
5 year
Alan 1 May New
19 Canterbury January s,
Burgess 1920 Zealand
2021 249
days

100
14 year
Rusi Parsees, Bombay, Middl 31 July
20 Decemb s, India
Cooper esex 2023
er 1922 229
days

100
Charles 10 year
English Residents, 15 April United
21 Braithwait Septemb s,
Players of USA 1946 States
e er 1845 217
days

100
18 year
Harry 19 July
22 Dublin University Decemb s, Ireland
Forsyth 2004
er 1903 214
days

100
3 year
Jack 9 March
23 Tasmania October s, Australia
Laver 1917
2017 208
days

24 Tom Wellington, Warwickshir 10 March 22 100 New

Pritchard e 1917 August year Zealand
2017 s,
165
 days

100
31 22 year
Bernarr
25 Nottinghamshire August January s, England
Notley
1918 2019 144
days

100
26 year
Vasant 13 June
26 Bombay, Baroda January s, India
Raiji 2020
1920 139
days

100
11 26
George year
27 Hampshire Decemb February England
Deane s, 77
er 1828 1929
days

Note: Although born in New South Wales, Australia, Syd Ward and John Wheatley
appear to have been raised in New Zealand. George Harman, who acquired two Rugby
Union caps for Ireland, died in Cornwall. Charles Braithwaite was born in England. Fred
Gibson moved to England in 1944. Neil McCorkell was born in England, but lived in
South Africa from 1951. The prominent Antiguan cricketer, Sir Sydney Walling, who
died aged 102 years, 88 days in October 2009, never appeared in matches accorded
first-class status.

The oldest person, and only septuagenarian, to play first-class cricket was Raja Maharaj
Singh, aged 72, his sole appearance being for the Bombay Governor's XI against a
Commonwealth XI in November 1950.[8] Thirteen players have played first-class cricket
in their sixties, most of them in England in the 19th century.[9]

Oldest women cricketers

[edit]
England women's cricketer Eileen Whelan (later Eileen Ash), born 30 October 1911,
was the first female Test cricketer to attain centenarian status; she died on 3 December
2021, aged 110 years 34 days.[10]

Oldest living ODI cricketers

[edit]
The first One-Day International took place on 5 January 1971 when Australia played
England.
 Date of Last Age as of 2
Name Country Debut
birth match August 2024

29
Lance West 5 September 89 years,
September 7 June 1975
Gibbs Indies 1973 308 days
1934

Rohan West 26 December 5 September 21 June 88 years,

Kanhai Indies 1935 1973 1975 220 days

Bob 3 February 22 February 88 years,

Australia 12 April 1978
Simpson 1936 1978 181 days

Sir Garfield West 5 September 5 September 88 years,

28 July 1936
Sobers Indies 1973 1973 5 days

11 February 5 January 5 January 87 years,

Bill Lawry Australia
1937 1971 1971 173 days

Farokh 25 February 14 June 86 years,

India 13 July 1974
Engineer 1938 1975 159 days

Michael 23 March 14 June 85 years,

Sri Lanka 7 June 1975
Tissera 1939 1975 132 days

Alan 5 January 5 January 85 years,

Australia 29 June 1939
Connolly 1971 1971 34 days

Ron West 7 September 7 September 85 years,

29 June 1939
Headley Indies 1973 1973 34 days

Brian New 23 March 11 February 18 June 84 years,

Hastings Zealand 1940 1973 1975 132 days

Oldest living Twenty20 International

cricketers
[edit]
The first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia played
New Zealand.
 Date of Last Age as of 2
Name Country Debut
birth match August 2024

Osman 1 March 29 August 29 August 64 years,

Turkey
Göker 1960 2019 2019 154 days

Cengiz 29 August 29 August 62 years,

Turkey 1 June 1962
Akyüz 2019 2019 62 days

Serdar 29 August 31 August 62 years,

Turkey 6 July 1962
Kansoy 2019 2019 27 days

Christian 8 March 13 May 59 years,

Gibraltar 14 May 2022
Rocca 1965 2022 147 days

29 August 31 August 59 years,

Hasan Alta Turkey 25 May 1965
2019 2019 69 days

James 8 August 20 May 7 November 58 years,

Botswana
Moses 1965 2019 2021 360 days

5 September 25 July 57 years,

Mark Oman Slovenia 30 July 2022
1966 2022 332 days

Sunil 17 October 2 August 10 February 55 years,

Canada
Dhaniram 1968 2008 2010 290 days

Tony 29 August 5 September 55 years,

Luxembourg 24 May 1969
Whiteman 2019 2021 70 days

Sanath 15 June 55 years,

Sri Lanka 30 June 1969 25 June 2011
Jayasuriya 2006 33 days

References