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.
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).
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
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
The first One-Day International took place on 5 January 1971 when Australia played England.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lists of oldest cricketers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a set of lists of the oldest Test and first class cricketers Contents 1 Oldest living Test cricketers 2 Oldest living Test cricketers by country 3 Oldest Test cricketers still playing at Test level 4 Oldest Test cricketers still playing at Test level by country 5 Longest lived Test cricketers 6 Oldest Test debutants 7 Oldest Test debutant by country 8 Oldest Test cricketers on final appearance 9 Oldest Test cricketers on final appearance by country 10 Longest lived first class cricketers 11 Oldest women cricketers 12 Oldest living ODI cricketers 13 Oldest living Twenty20 International cricketers 14 ReferencesOldest living Test cricketers EditName Country Date of birth Debut Last match Age as of 13 May 2023Ronald Draper South Africa 24 December 1926 10 February 1950 6 March 1950 96 years 140 daysNeil Harvey Australia 8 October 1928 22 January 1948 20 February 1963 94 years 217 daysDatta Gaekwad India 27 October 1928 5 June 1952 18 January 1961 94 years 198 daysTrevor McMahon New Zealand 8 November 1929 13 October 1955 6 February 1956 93 years 186 daysWazir Mohammad Pakistan 22 December 1929 13 November 1952 13 November 1959 93 years 142 daysC D Gopinath India 1 March 1930 14 March 1951 28 January 1960 93 years 73 daysIan Leggat New Zealand 7 June 1930 1 January 1954 5 January 1954 92 years 340 daysJack Alabaster New Zealand 11 July 1930 13 October 1955 14 March 1972 92 years 306 daysJoe Solomon West Indies 26 August 1930 12 December 1958 11 May 1965 92 years 260 daysChandrakant Patankar India 24 November 1930 28 December 1955 2 January 1956 92 years 170 daysOldest living Test cricketers by country EditCountry Player Age as of 13 May 2023Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi 38 years 132 daysAustralia Neil Harvey 94 years 217 daysBangladesh Enamul Haque 57 years 75 daysEngland Raman Subba Row 91 years 104 daysIndia Datta Gaekwad 94 years 198 daysIreland Ed Joyce 44 years 233 daysNew Zealand Trevor McMahon 93 years 186 daysPakistan Wazir Mohammad 93 years 142 daysSouth Africa Ronald Draper 96 years 140 daysSri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 80 years 336 daysWest Indies Joe Solomon 92 years 260 daysZimbabwe John Traicos 75 years 361 daysNote 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 EditName Country Date of birth Debut Age as of 13 May 2023James Anderson England 30 July 1982 22 May 2003 40 years 287 daysWriddhiman Saha India 24 October 1984 9 February 2010 38 years 201 daysOldest Test cricketers still playing at Test level by country EditCountry Name Age as of 13 May 2023Afghanistan Amir Hamza 31 years 271 daysAustralia David Warner 36 years 198 daysBangladesh Shakib Al Hasan 36 years 50 daysEngland James Anderson 40 years 287 daysIndia Wriddhiman Saha 38 years 201 daysIreland Paul Stirling 32 years 252 daysNew Zealand Neil Wagner 37 years 61 daysPakistan Fawad Alam 37 years 217 daysSouth Africa Dean Elgar 35 years 336 daysSri Lanka Angelo Mathews 35 years 345 daysWest Indies Shannon Gabriel 35 years 15 daysZimbabwe Craig Ervine 37 years 267 daysNote 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 Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Date of death AgeNorman Gordon South Africa 6 August 1911 24 December 1938 14 March 1939 2 September 2014 103 years 27 daysEric Tindill New Zealand 18 December 1910 26 June 1927 25 March 1947 1 August 2010 99 years 226 daysFrancis MacKinnon England 9 April 1848 2 January 1879 4 January 1879 27 February 1947 98 years 324 daysJohn Watkins South Africa 10 April 1923 24 December 1949 5 January 1957 3 September 2021 98 years 146 daysLindsay Tuckett South Africa 6 February 1919 7 June 1947 9 March 1949 5 September 2016 97 years 212 daysDonald Smith England 14 June 1923 20 June 1957 27 July 1957 10 January 2021 97 years 210 daysJack Kerr New Zealand 28 December 1910 27 June 1931 27 July 1937 27 May 2007 96 years 150 daysWilfred Rhodes England 29 October 1877 1 June 1899 12 April 1930 8 July 1973 95 years 252 daysBill Brown Australia 31 July 1912 8 June 1934 29 June 1948 16 March 2008 95 years 229 daysLindsay Weir New Zealand 2 June 1908 24 January 1930 17 August 1937 31 October 2003 95 years 151 daysEverton Weekes West Indies 26 February 1925 21 January 1948 31 March 1958 1 July 2020 95 years 126 daysKen Archer Australia 17 January 1928 22 December 1950 5 December 1951 14 April 2023 95 years 87 daysAndy Ganteaume West Indies 22 January 1921 11 February 1948 16 February 1948 17 February 2016 95 years 26 daysSydney Barnes England 19 April 1873 13 December 1901 18 February 1914 26 December 1967 94 years 251 daysEsmond Kentish West Indies 21 November 1916 27 March 1948 21 January 1954 10 June 2011 94 years 201 daysM J Gopalan India 6 June 1909 5 January 1934 8 January 1934 21 December 2003 94 years 198 daysRon Hamence Australia 25 November 1915 28 February 1947 5 January 1948 24 March 2010 94 years 119 daysDenis Begbie South Africa 12 December 1914 6 December 1948 6 March 1950 10 March 2009 94 years 88 daysJack Newman New Zealand 3 July 1902 27 February 1932 3 April 1933 23 September 1996 94 years 82 daysDon Cleverley New Zealand 23 December 1909 27 February 1932 30 March 1946 16 February 2004 94 years 55 daysSource 2 3 Oldest Test debutants Edit James Southerton the oldest player on debut Name Country Date of birth Debut Age at debutJames Southerton England 16 November 1827 15 March 1877 49 years 119 daysMiran Bakhsh Pakistan 20 April 1907 29 January 1955 47 years 284 daysDon Blackie Australia 5 April 1882 14 December 1928 46 years 253 daysBert Ironmonger Australia 7 April 1882 30 November 1928 46 years 237 daysNelson Betancourt West Indies 4 June 1887 1 February 1930 42 years 242 daysRockley Wilson England 25 March 1879 25 February 1921 41 years 337 daysRustomji Jamshedji India 18 November 1892 15 December 1933 41 years 27 daysOldest Test debutant by country EditCountry Name Age at debutAustralia Don Blackie 46 years 253 daysBangladesh Enamul Haque 35 years 58 daysEngland James Southerton 49 years 119 daysIndia Rustomji Jamshedji 41 years 27 daysIreland Ed Joyce 39 years 232 daysNew Zealand Herb McGirr 38 years 101 daysPakistan Miran Bakhsh 47 years 284 daysSouth Africa Omar Henry 40 years 295 daysSri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 39 years 251 daysWest Indies Nelson Betancourt 42 years 242 daysZimbabwe Andy Waller 37 years 84 daysNote 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 EditName Country Date of birth Test Debut Last match Age at last TestWilfred Rhodes England 29 October 1877 1 June 1899 12 April 1930 52 years 165 daysBert Ironmonger Australia 7 April 1882 30 November 1928 28 February 1933 50 years 327 daysWG Grace England 18 July 1848 6 September 1880 3 June 1899 50 years 320 daysGeorge Gunn England 13 June 1879 13 December 1907 12 April 1930 50 years 303 daysJames Southerton England 16 November 1827 15 March 1877 4 April 1877 49 years 139 daysMiran Bakhsh Pakistan 20 April 1907 29 January 1955 16 February 1955 47 years 302 daysSir Jack Hobbs England 16 December 1882 1 January 1908 22 August 1930 47 years 249 daysFrank Woolley England 27 May 1887 9 August 1909 22 August 1934 47 years 87 daysDon Blackie Australia 5 April 1882 14 December 1928 8 February 1929 46 years 309 daysBert Strudwick England 28 January 1880 1 January 1910 18 August 1926 46 years 202 daysOldest Test cricketers on final appearance by country Edit Wilfred Rhodes England Test cricketer from 1899 until 1930 Country Name AgeAustralia Bert Ironmonger 50 years 327 daysBangladesh Mohammad Rafique 37 years 180 daysEngland Wilfred Rhodes 52 years 165 daysIndia Vinoo Mankad 41 years 305 daysIreland Ed Joyce 39 years 231 daysNew Zealand Jack Alabaster 41 years 247 daysPakistan Miran Bakhsh 47 years 302 daysSouth Africa Dave Nourse 45 years 207 daysSri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 42 years 78 daysWest Indies George Headley 44 years 236 daysZimbabwe John Traicos 45 years 304 daysNote 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 EditThis list includes all those first class players who are known to have lived to 100 7 Deceased Living Rank Name Team s Birth date Death date Age Nationality1 John Manners Hampshire Combined Services 25 September 1914 7 March 2020 105 years 225 days England2 Jim Hutchinson Derbyshire 29 November 1896 7 November 2000 103 years 344 days England3 Syd Ward Wellington 5 August 1907 31 December 2010 103 years 148 days New Zealand4 Norman Gordon South Africa Transvaal 6 August 1911 2 September 2014 103 years 27 days South Africa5 Rupert de Smidt Western Province 23 November 1883 3 August 1986 102 years 253 days South Africa6 Edward English Hampshire 1 January 1864 5 September 1966 102 years 247 days England7 Cyril Perkins Northamptonshire Minor Counties 4 June 1911 21 November 2013 102 years 170 days England8 Alexander McAllister Scotland 19 December 1920 Living 102 years 145 days Scotland9 John Wheatley Canterbury 8 January 1860 19 April 1962 102 years 101 days New Zealand10 Archie Scott Scotland 26 January 1918 1 November 2019 101 years 272 days Scotland11 Ted Martin Western Australia 30 September 1902 9 June 2004 101 years 253 days Australia12 D B Deodhar Hindus Maharashtra 14 January 1892 24 August 1993 101 years 222 days India13 George Harman Dublin University 6 June 1874 14 December 1975 101 years 191 days Ireland14 Fred Gibson Leicestershire 13 February 1912 28 June 2013 101 years 135 days Jamaica lived in England 15 Alan Finlayson Eastern Province 1 September 1900 28 October 2001 101 years 57 days South Africa16 Neil McCorkell Hampshire Players 23 March 1912 28 February 2013 100 years 342 days England17 Raghunath Chandorkar Bombay 21 November 1920 3 September 2021 100 years 286 days India18 Geoffrey Beck Oxford University 16 June 1918 5 March 2019 100 years 262 days England19 Harold Stapleton New South Wales 7 January 1915 24 September 2015 100 years 260 days Australia20 Alan Burgess Canterbury 1 May 1920 5 January 2021 100 years 249 days New Zealand21 Charles Braithwaite English Residents Players of USA 10 September 1845 15 April 1946 100 years 217 days United States22 Harry Forsyth Dublin University 18 December 1903 19 July 2004 100 years 214 days Ireland23 Jack Laver Tasmania 9 March 1917 3 October 2017 100 years 208 days Australia24 Tom Pritchard Wellington Warwickshire 10 March 1917 22 August 2017 100 years 165 days New Zealand25 Rusi Cooper Parsees Bombay Middlesex 14 December 1922 Living 100 years 150 days India26 Bernarr Notley Nottinghamshire 31 August 1918 22 January 2019 100 years 144 days England27 Vasant Raiji Bombay Baroda 26 January 1920 13 June 2020 100 years 139 days India28 George Deane Hampshire 11 December 1828 26 February 1929 100 years 77 days EnglandNote 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 EditEngland 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 EditThe first One Day International took place on 5 January 1971 when Australia played England Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Age as of 13 May 2023Lance Gibbs West Indies 29 September 1934 5 September 1973 7 June 1975 88 years 226 daysRohan Kanhai West Indies 26 December 1935 5 September 1973 21 June 1975 87 years 138 daysBob Simpson Australia 3 February 1936 22 February 1978 12 April 1978 87 years 99 daysSir Garfield Sobers West Indies 28 July 1936 5 September 1973 5 September 1973 86 years 289 daysBill Lawry Australia 11 February 1937 5 January 1971 5 January 1971 86 years 91 daysFarokh Engineer India 25 February 1938 13 July 1974 14 June 1975 85 years 77 daysMichael Tissera Sri Lanka 23 March 1939 7 June 1975 14 June 1975 84 years 51 daysAlan Connolly Australia 29 June 1939 5 January 1971 5 January 1971 83 years 318 daysRon Headley West Indies 29 June 1939 7 September 1973 7 September 1973 83 years 318 daysBrian Hastings New Zealand 23 March 1940 11 February 1973 18 June 1975 83 years 51 daysOldest living Twenty20 International cricketers EditThe first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia played New Zealand The oldest living T20I cricketers are Osman Goker of Turkey currently aged 63 years 73 days Cengiz Akyuz of Turkey currently aged 60 years 346 days Serdar Kansoy of Turkey currently aged 60 years 311 days Christian Rocca of Gibraltar currently aged 58 years 66 days Hasan Alta of Turkey currently aged 57 years 353 days James Moses of Botswana currently aged 57 years 278 days Mark Oman of Slovenia currently aged 56 years 250 days Sunil Dhaniram of Canada currently aged 54 years 208 days Tony Whiteman of Luxembourg currently aged 53 years 354 days Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka currently aged 53 years 317 daysReferences Edit Cricinfo Oldest living players Cricinfo Longest lived players Rediff Oldest Test cricketers at the time of death Cricinfo Traicos debut BBC Test Match Special Ask Bearders Can you tell me who is the oldest cricket player to make a Test match debut Cricinfo Oldest players It takes a rare cricketer to reach a century not just make one ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 2 August 2018 Cricinfo Ripe old age First Class Oldest Players The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Retrieved 9 January 2021 Eileen Ash 1911 2021 England and Wales Cricket Board Retrieved 4 December 2021 This article includes a sports related list of lists Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lists of oldest cricketers amp oldid 1153536972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
