Test matches Cricket – Longest lived players
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Longest lived players
| Rank | Player | Span | Mat | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | N Gordon (SA) | 1938-1939 | 5 | 6 Aug 1911 | 2 Sep 2014 | 103y 27d |
🥈 2 | EWT Tindill (NZ) | 1937-1947 | 5 | 18 Dec 1910 | 1 Aug 2010 | 99y 226d |
🥉 3 | FA MacKinnon (ENG) | 1879-1879 | 1 | 9 Apr 1848 | 27 Feb 1947 | 98y 324d |
4 | JC Watkins (SA) | 1949-1957 | 15 | 10 Apr 1923 | 3 Sep 2021 | 98y 146d |
5 | RG Draper (SA) | 1950-1950 | 2 | 24 Dec 1926 | 28 Feb 2025 | 98y 66d |
6 | L Tuckett (SA) | 1947-1949 | 9 | 6 Feb 1919 | 5 Sep 2016 | 97y 212d |
7 | DV Smith (ENG) | 1957-1957 | 3 | 14 Jun 1923 | 9 Jan 2021 | 97y 209d |
8 | JL Kerr (NZ) | 1931-1937 | 7 | 28 Dec 1910 | 27 May 2007 | 96y 150d |
9 | W Rhodes (ENG) | 1899-1930 | 58 | 29 Oct 1877 | 8 Jul 1973 | 95y 252d |
10 | WA Brown (AUS) | 1934-1948 | 22 | 31 Jul 1912 | 16 Mar 2008 | 95y 229d |
11 | GL Weir (NZ) | 1930-1937 | 11 | 2 Jun 1908 | 31 Oct 2003 | 95y 151d |
12 | ED Weekes (WI) | 1948-1958 | 48 | 26 Feb 1925 | 1 Jul 2020 | 95y 126d |
13 | DK Gaekwad (IND) | 1952-1961 | 11 | 27 Oct 1928 | 13 Feb 2024 | 95y 109d |
14 | KA Archer (AUS) | 1950-1951 | 5 | 17 Jan 1928 | 14 Apr 2023 | 95y 87d |
15 | AG Ganteaume (WI) | 1948-1948 | 1 | 22 Jan 1921 | 17 Feb 2016 | 95y 26d |
16 | SF Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1914 | 27 | 19 Apr 1873 | 26 Dec 1967 | 94y 251d |
17 | ESM Kentish (WI) | 1948-1954 | 2 | 21 Nov 1916 | 10 Jun 2011 | 94y 201d |
18 | MJ Gopalan (IND) | 1934-1934 | 1 | 6 Jun 1909 | 21 Dec 2003 | 94y 198d |
19 | RA Hamence (AUS) | 1947-1948 | 3 | 25 Nov 1915 | 24 Mar 2010 | 94y 119d |
20 | DW Begbie (SA) | 1948-1950 | 5 | 12 Dec 1914 | 10 Mar 2009 | 94y 88d |
21 | J Newman (NZ) | 1932-1933 | 3 | 3 Jul 1902 | 23 Sep 1996 | 94y 82d |
22 | DC Cleverley (NZ) | 1932-1946 | 2 | 23 Dec 1909 | 16 Feb 2004 | 94y 55d |
23 | RES Wyatt (ENG) | 1927-1937 | 40 | 2 May 1901 | 20 Apr 1995 | 93y 353d |
24 | EJK Burn (AUS) | 1890-1890 | 2 | 17 Sep 1862 | 20 Jul 1956 | 93y 307d |
25 | RC Allen (AUS) | 1887-1887 | 1 | 2 Jul 1858 | 2 May 1952 | 93y 305d |
26 | JC Alabaster (NZ) | 1955-1972 | 21 | 11 Jul 1930 | 9 Apr 2024 | 93y 273d |
27 | RT Simpson (ENG) | 1948-1955 | 27 | 27 Feb 1920 | 24 Nov 2013 | 93y 270d |
28 | AR Gover (ENG) | 1936-1946 | 4 | 29 Feb 1908 | 7 Oct 2001 | 93y 220d |
29 | AR Morris (AUS) | 1946-1955 | 46 | 19 Jan 1922 | 22 Aug 2015 | 93y 215d |
30 | HSTL Hendry (AUS) | 1921-1929 | 11 | 24 May 1895 | 16 Dec 1988 | 93y 206d |
30 | EJ Smith (ENG) | 1911-1913 | 11 | 6 Feb 1886 | 31 Aug 1979 | 93y 206d |
32 | TB Mitchell (ENG) | 1933-1935 | 5 | 4 Sep 1902 | 27 Jan 1996 | 93y 145d |
33 | CA Snedden (NZ) | 1947-1947 | 1 | 7 Jan 1918 | 24 Apr 2011 | 93y 107d |
34 | JS Solomon (WI) | 1958-1965 | 27 | 26 Aug 1930 | 8 Dec 2023 | 93y 104d |
35 | C Ramaswami (IND) | 1936-1936 | 2 | 16 Jun 1896 | 0 Jan 1990 | 93y ?d |
36 | GB Lawrence (SA) | 1961-1962 | 5 | 31 Mar 1932 | 12 Mar 2025 | 92y 346d |
37 | S Ramadhin (WI) | 1950-1961 | 43 | 1 May 1929 | 26 Feb 2022 | 92y 301d |
38 | PGH Fender (ENG) | 1921-1929 | 13 | 22 Aug 1892 | 15 Jun 1985 | 92y 297d |
39 | LS Birkett (WI) | 1930-1931 | 4 | 14 Apr 1905 | 16 Jan 1998 | 92y 277d |
40 | MK Mantri (IND) | 1951-1955 | 4 | 1 Sep 1921 | 23 May 2014 | 92y 264d |
41 | GHG Doggart (ENG) | 1950-1950 | 2 | 18 Jul 1925 | 16 Feb 2018 | 92y 213d |
41 | JW Rutherford (AUS) | 1956-1956 | 1 | 25 Sep 1929 | 26 Apr 2022 | 92y 213d |
43 | NI Thomson (ENG) | 1964-1965 | 5 | 23 Jan 1929 | 1 Aug 2021 | 92y 190d |
44 | DG Bradman (AUS) | 1928-1948 | 52 | 27 Aug 1908 | 25 Feb 2001 | 92y 182d |
45 | AK Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | 14 Jun 1929 | 30 Oct 2021 | 92y 138d |
46 | JR Reid (NZ) | 1949-1965 | 58 | 3 Jun 1928 | 14 Oct 2020 | 92y 133d |
47 | NS Mitchell-Innes (ENG) | 1935-1935 | 1 | 7 Sep 1914 | 28 Dec 2006 | 92y 112d |
48 | WRT Solomon (SA) | 1899-1899 | 1 | 23 Apr 1872 | 12 Jul 1964 | 92y 80d |
49 | R Subba Row (ENG) | 1958-1961 | 13 | 29 Jan 1932 | 17 Apr 2024 | 92y 79d |
50 | CC McDonald (AUS) | 1952-1961 | 47 | 17 Nov 1928 | 11 Jan 2021 | 92y 55d |
51 | F Ridgway (ENG) | 1951-1952 | 5 | 10 Aug 1923 | 26 Sep 2015 | 92y 47d |
52 | A Sandham (ENG) | 1921-1930 | 14 | 6 Jul 1890 | 20 Apr 1982 | 91y 288d |
53 | AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1955 | 51 | 4 Jul 1918 | 4 Apr 2010 | 91y 274d |
54 | H Donnan (AUS) | 1892-1896 | 5 | 12 Nov 1864 | 13 Aug 1956 | 91y 275d |
55 | AJW McIntyre (ENG) | 1950-1955 | 3 | 14 May 1918 | 26 Dec 2009 | 91y 226d |
56 | BH Pairaudeau (WI) | 1953-1957 | 13 | 14 Apr 1931 | 9 Oct 2022 | 91y 178d |
57 | FE Woolley (ENG) | 1909-1934 | 64 | 27 May 1887 | 18 Oct 1978 | 91y 144d |
58 | PT Lewis (SA) | 1913-1913 | 1 | 2 Oct 1884 | 30 Jan 1976 | 91y 120d |
59 | WA Hadlee (NZ) | 1937-1951 | 11 | 4 Jun 1915 | 29 Sep 2006 | 91y 117d |
60 | DJ Insole (ENG) | 1950-1957 | 9 | 18 Apr 1926 | 5 Aug 2017 | 91y 109d |
61 | WM Wallace (NZ) | 1937-1953 | 13 | 19 Dec 1916 | 21 Mar 2008 | 91y 93d |
62 | Mohammad Aslam (PAK) | 1954-1954 | 1 | 5 Jan 1920 | 22 Jan 2011 | 91y 17d |
63 | JCW MacBryan (ENG) | 1924-1924 | 1 | 22 Jul 1892 | 14 Jul 1983 | 90y 357d |
64 | HA Furlonge (WI) | 1955-1956 | 3 | 19 Jun 1934 | 6 May 2025 | 90y 321d |
65 | R Appleyard (ENG) | 1954-1956 | 9 | 27 Jun 1924 | 17 Mar 2015 | 90y 263d |
66 | H Larwood (ENG) | 1926-1933 | 21 | 14 Nov 1904 | 22 Jul 1995 | 90y 250d |
67 | SJE Loxton (AUS) | 1948-1951 | 12 | 29 Mar 1921 | 3 Dec 2011 | 90y 249d |
68 | F Hearne (ENG/SA) | 1889-1896 | 6 | 23 Nov 1858 | 14 Jul 1949 | 90y 233d |
69 | GAL Hearne (SA) | 1922-1924 | 3 | 27 Mar 1888 | 13 Nov 1978 | 90y 231d |
70 | JM Parks (ENG) | 1954-1968 | 46 | 21 Oct 1931 | 31 May 2022 | 90y 222d |
71 | FJ Cameron (NZ) | 1961-1965 | 19 | 1 Jun 1932 | 2 Jan 2023 | 90y 215d |
72 | S Mushtaq Ali (IND) | 1934-1952 | 11 | 17 Dec 1914 | 18 Jun 2005 | 90y 183d |
72 | VI Smith (SA) | 1947-1957 | 9 | 23 Feb 1925 | 25 Aug 2015 | 90y 183d |
74 | HW Lee (ENG) | 1931-1931 | 1 | 26 Oct 1890 | 21 Apr 1981 | 90y 177d |
75 | WH Ponsford (AUS) | 1924-1934 | 29 | 19 Oct 1900 | 6 Apr 1991 | 90y 169d |
76 | D Brookes (ENG) | 1948-1948 | 1 | 29 Oct 1915 | 9 Mar 2006 | 90y 131d |
77 | LV Maddocks (AUS) | 1954-1956 | 7 | 24 May 1926 | 27 Aug 2016 | 90y 95d |
78 | RT Barber (NZ) | 1956-1956 | 1 | 23 Jun 1925 | 7 Aug 2015 | 90y 45d |
79 | LA Walcott (WI) | 1930-1930 | 1 | 18 Jan 1894 | 27 Feb 1984 | 90y 40d |
80 | ELG Hoad (WI) | 1928-1933 | 4 | 29 Jan 1896 | 5 Mar 1986 | 90y 35d |
81 | H Strudwick (ENG) | 1910-1926 | 28 | 28 Jan 1880 | 14 Feb 1970 | 90y 17d |
82 | PH Punjabi (IND) | 1955-1955 | 5 | 20 Sep 1921 | 4 Oct 2011 | 90y 14d |
83 | MB Poore (NZ) | 1953-1956 | 14 | 1 Jun 1930 | 11 Jun 2020 | 90y 10d |
84 | A Coxon (ENG) | 1948-1948 | 1 | 18 Jan 1916 | 22 Jan 2006 | 90y 4d |
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Additional Information
This table is sorted by the total number of days, rather than years and part years. AV Bedser (91y 274d) actually lived for 33512 days and so is listed above H Donnan (91y 275d) who lived for 33511 days - the difference arising due to leap years.