Oldest players

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Oldest players

Rank	Player	Age	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	W Rhodes	52y 165d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
🥈 2	H Ironmonger	50y 327d	Australia	v England	Sydney	23 Feb 1933	Test # 224
🥉 3	WG Grace	50y 320d	England	v Australia	Nottingham	1 Jun 1899	Test # 60
4	G Gunn	50y 303d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
5	J Southerton	49y 139d	England	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Mar 1877	Test # 2
6	Miran Bakhsh	47y 301d	Pakistan	v India	Peshawar	12 Feb 1955	Test # 398
7	JB Hobbs	47y 249d	England	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
8	FE Woolley	47y 87d	England	v Australia	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	Test # 237
9	DD Blackie	46y 309d	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1 Feb 1929	Test # 179
10	H Strudwick	46y 202d	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
11	EH Hendren	46y 41d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	14 Mar 1935	Test # 241
12	AJ Traicos	45y 304d	Zimbabwe	v India	Delhi	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1218
13	GOB Allen	45y 245d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Mar 1948	Test # 298
14	P Holmes	45y 216d	England	v India	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
15	AW Nourse	45y 207d	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
16	DB Close	45y 140d	England	v West Indies	Manchester	8 Jul 1976	Test # 779
17	EG Wynyard	44y 341d	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	6 Mar 1906	Test # 89
18	JMM Commaille	44y 317d	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
19	R Abel	44y 238d	England	v Australia	Manchester	24 Jul 1902	Test # 73
20	GA Headley	44y 236d	West Indies	v England	Kingston	15 Jan 1954	Test # 380
21	Amir Elahi	44y 105d	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1952	Test # 360
22	CV Grimmett	44y 69d	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
23	WR Hammond	43y 279d	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	21 Mar 1947	Test # 284
24	H Carter	43y 259d	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
25	W Bardsley	43y 255d	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
26	CP Carter	43y 118d	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
27	Misbah-ul-Haq	42y 351d	Pakistan	v West Indies	Roseau	10 May 2017	Test # 2261
28	JE Emburey	42y 344d	England	v West Indies	Manchester	27 Jul 1995	Test # 1301
29	HW Taylor	42y 301d	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
30	WW Whysall	42y 295d	England	v Australia	The Oval	16 Aug 1930	Test # 198
31	AFA Lilley	42y 256d	England	v Australia	The Oval	9 Aug 1909	Test # 105
32	RW Taylor	42y 251d	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
33	N Betancourt	42y 247d	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	1 Feb 1930	Test # 189
34	C Kelleway	42y 224d	Australia	v England	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
35	GA Faulkner	42y 197d	South Africa	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
36	FR Brown	42y 196d	England	v Australia	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
37	WAS Oldfield	42y 175d	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Feb 1937	Test # 259
38	SE Gregory	42y 130d	Australia	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	Test # 129
39	JWHT Douglas	42y 127d	England	v Australia	Melbourne	1 Jan 1925	Test # 159
40	NE Haig	42y 121d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
41	Harry Elliott	42y 103d	England	v India	Chennai	10 Feb 1934	Test # 232
42	RB Simpson	42y 89d	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
43	WW Armstrong	42y 86d	Australia	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1921	Test # 144
44	DS de Silva	42y 78d	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
45	FJ Titmus	42y 67d	England	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1975	Test # 754
46	MC Cowdrey	42y 51d	England	v Australia	Melbourne	8 Feb 1975	Test # 755
47	WE Astill	42y 42d	England	v West Indies	Kingston	3 Apr 1930	Test # 193
48	EAB Rowan	42y 29d	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
49	SJ Snooke	42y 21d	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
50	TW Graveney	42y 1d	England	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Jun 1969	Test # 653

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