Lists of oldest cricketers Last updated September 01, 2025 Oldest living Test cricketers Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Age as of 31 August 2025 Neil Harvey Australia 8 October 1928 22 January 1948 20 February 1963 96 years, 327 days Trevor McMahon New Zealand 8 November 1929 13 October 1955 6 February 1956 95 years, 296 days Wazir Mohammad Pakistan 22 December 1929 13 November 1952 13 November 1959 95 years, 252 days C. D. Gopinath India 1 March 1930 14 March 1951 28 January 1960 95 years, 183 days Ian Leggat New Zealand 7 June 1930 1 January 1954 5 January 1954 95 years, 85 days Chandrakant Patankar India 24 November 1930 28 December 1955 2 January 1956 94 years, 280 days Gavin Stevens Australia 29 February 1932 21 November 1959 6 February 1960 93 years, 184 days Bob Blair New Zealand 23 June 1932 6 March 1953 13 March 1964 93 years, 69 days Micky Stewart England 16 September 1932 21 June 1962 26 January 1964 92 years, 349 days Kim Elgie South Africa 6 March 1933 8 December 1961 1 January 1962 92 years, 178 days
Oldest living Test cricketers by country Country Player Age as of 31 August 2025 Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi 40 years, 242 days Australia Neil Harvey 96 years, 327 days Bangladesh Enamul Haque 59 years, 185 days England Micky Stewart 92 years, 349 days India C. D. Gopinath 95 years, 183 days Ireland Ed Joyce 46 years, 343 days New Zealand Trevor McMahon 95 years, 296 days Pakistan Wazir Mohammad 95 years, 252 days South Africa Kim Elgie 92 years, 178 days Sri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 83 years, 81 days West Indies Cammie Smith 92 years, 33 days Zimbabwe John Traicos 78 years, 106 days
Note: Twenty-seven first-class cricketers are known to have attained centenarian status (see relevant section below ).
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Oldest Test cricketers still playing at Test level Name Country Date of birth Debut Age as of 31 August 2025 Craig Ervine Zimbabwe 19 August 1985 4 August 2011 40 years, 12 days Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe 6 February 1986 6 May 2004 39 years, 206 days Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe 24 April 1986 3 September 2013 39 years, 127 days Sean Williams Zimbabwe 26 September 1986 20 March 2013 38 years, 339 days
Country Name Age as of 31 August 2025 Afghanistan Amir Hamza 34 years, 16 days Australia Usman Khawaja 38 years, 256 days Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim 38 years, 114 days England Chris Woakes 36 years, 182 days India Ravindra Jadeja 36 years, 268 days Ireland Craig Young 35 years, 149 days New Zealand Ajaz Patel 36 years, 314 days Pakistan Noman Ali 38 years, 328 days South Africa Dane Paterson 36 years, 149 days Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal 35 years, 286 days West Indies Kemar Roach 37 years, 62 days Zimbabwe Craig Ervine 40 years, 12 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 Norman Gordon of South Africa, the only Test cricketer to live to 100 See also Oldest living Test cricketers above.
Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Date of death Age Norman Gordon South Africa 6 August 1911 24 December 1938 14 March 1939 2 September 2014 103 years, 27 days Eric Tindill New Zealand 18 December 1910 26 June 1937 25 March 1947 1 August 2010 99 years, 226 days Francis MacKinnon England 9 April 1848 2 January 1879 4 January 1879 27 February 1947 98 years, 324 days John Watkins South Africa 10 April 1923 24 December 1949 5 January 1957 3 September 2021 98 years, 146 days Ronald Draper South Africa 24 December 1926 10 February 1950 3 March 1950 25 February 2025 98 years, 63 days Lindsay Tuckett South Africa 6 February 1919 7 June 1947 9 March 1949 5 September 2016 97 years, 212 days Donald Smith England 14 June 1923 20 June 1957 27 July 1957 10 January 2021 97 years, 210 days Jack Kerr New Zealand 28 December 1910 27 June 1931 27 July 1937 27 May 2007 96 years, 150 days Wilfred Rhodes England 29 October 1877 1 June 1899 12 April 1930 8 July 1973 95 years, 252 days Bill Brown Australia 31 July 1912 8 June 1934 29 June 1948 16 March 2008 95 years, 229 days Lindsay Weir New Zealand 2 June 1908 24 January 1930 17 August 1937 31 October 2003 95 years, 151 days Everton Weekes West Indies 26 February 1925 21 January 1948 31 March 1958 1 July 2020 95 years, 126 days Datta Gaekwad India 27 October 1928 5 June 1952 18 January 1961 13 February 2024 95 years, 109 days Ken Archer Australia 17 January 1928 22 December 1950 5 December 1951 14 April 2023 95 years, 87 days Andy Ganteaume West Indies 22 January 1921 11 February 1948 16 February 1948 17 February 2016 95 years, 26 days Sydney Barnes England 19 April 1873 13 December 1901 18 February 1914 26 December 1967 94 years, 251 days Esmond Kentish West Indies 21 November 1916 27 March 1948 21 January 1954 10 June 2011 94 years, 201 days M. J. Gopalan India 6 June 1909 5 January 1934 8 January 1934 21 December 2003 94 years, 198 days Ron Hamence Australia 25 November 1915 28 February 1947 5 January 1948 24 March 2010 94 years, 119 days Denis Begbie South Africa 12 December 1914 6 December 1948 6 March 1950 10 March 2009 94 years, 88 days
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Oldest Test debutants James Southerton, the oldest player on debut Name Country Date of birth Debut Age at debut James Southerton England 16 November 1827 15 March 1877 49 years, 119 days Miran Bakhsh Pakistan 20 April 1907 29 January 1955 47 years, 284 days Don Blackie Australia 5 April 1882 14 December 1928 46 years, 253 days Bert Ironmonger Australia 7 April 1882 30 November 1928 46 years, 237 days Nelson Betancourt West Indies 4 June 1887 1 February 1930 42 years, 242 days Rockley Wilson England 25 March 1879 25 February 1921 41 years, 337 days Rustomji Jamshedji India 18 November 1892 15 December 1933 41 years, 27 days
Oldest Test debutant by country Country Name Age at debut Australia Don Blackie 46 years, 253 days Bangladesh Enamul Haque 35 years, 58 days England James Southerton 49 years, 119 days India Rustomji Jamshedji 41 years, 27 days Ireland Ed Joyce 39 years, 232 days New Zealand Herb McGirr 38 years, 101 days Pakistan Miran Bakhsh 47 years, 284 days South Africa Omar Henry 40 years, 295 days Sri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 39 years, 251 days West Indies Nelson Betancourt 42 years, 242 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.
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Oldest Test cricketers on final appearance Name Country Date of birth Test Debut Last match Age at last Test Wilfred Rhodes England 29 October 1877 1 June 1899 12 April 1930 52 years, 165 days Bert Ironmonger Australia 7 April 1882 30 November 1928 28 February 1933 50 years, 327 days WG Grace England 18 July 1848 6 September 1880 3 June 1899 50 years, 320 days George Gunn England 13 June 1879 13 December 1907 12 April 1930 50 years, 303 days James Southerton England 16 November 1827 15 March 1877 4 April 1877 49 years, 139 days Miran Bakhsh Pakistan 20 April 1907 29 January 1955 16 February 1955 47 years, 302 days Sir Jack Hobbs England 16 December 1882 1 January 1908 22 August 1930 47 years, 249 days Frank Woolley England 27 May 1887 9 August 1909 22 August 1934 47 years, 87 days Don Blackie Australia 5 April 1882 14 December 1928 8 February 1929 46 years, 309 days Bert Strudwick England 28 January 1880 1 January 1910 18 August 1926 46 years, 202 days
Oldest Test cricketers on final appearance by country Wilfred Rhodes, England Test cricketer from 1899 until 1930 Country Name Age Australia Bert Ironmonger 50 years, 327 days Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim 38 years, 50 days England Wilfred Rhodes 52 years, 165 days India Vinoo Mankad 41 years, 305 days Ireland Ed Joyce 39 years, 231 days New Zealand Jack Alabaster 41 years, 247 days Pakistan Miran Bakhsh 47 years, 302 days South Africa Dave Nourse 45 years, 207 days Sri Lanka Somachandra de Silva 42 years, 78 days West Indies George Headley 44 years, 236 days Zimbabwe John Traicos 45 years, 304 days
Note: The Test career of Wilfred Rhodes spanned a record 30 years, 315 days. England's second-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).
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Longest-lived first-class cricketers This 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 Nationality 1 John Manners Hampshire , Combined Services 25 September 1914 7 March 2020 105 years, 225 days England 2 Jim Hutchinson Derbyshire 29 November 1896 7 November 2000 103 years, 344 days England 3 Syd Ward Wellington 5 August 1907 31 December 2010 103 years, 148 days New Zealand 4 Norman Gordon South Africa, Transvaal 6 August 1911 2 September 2014 103 years, 27 days South Africa 5 Rupert de Smidt Western Province 23 November 1883 3 August 1986 102 years, 253 days South Africa 6 Edward English Hampshire 1 January 1864 5 September 1966 102 years, 247 days England 7 Cyril Perkins Northamptonshire , Minor Counties 4 June 1911 21 November 2013 102 years, 170 days England 8 John Wheatley Canterbury 8 January 1860 19 April 1962 102 years, 101 days New Zealand 9 Archie Scott Scotland 26 January 1918 1 November 2019 101 years, 272 days Scotland 10 Ted Martin Western Australia 30 September 1902 9 June 2004 101 years, 253 days Australia 11 D. B. Deodhar Hindus , Maharashtra 14 January 1892 24 August 1993 101 years, 222 days India 12 George Harman Dublin University 6 June 1874 14 December 1975 101 years, 191 days Ireland 13 Fred Gibson Leicestershire 13 February 1912 28 June 2013 101 years, 135 days Jamaica (lived in England )14 Alan Finlayson Eastern Province 1 September 1900 28 October 2001 101 years, 57 days South Africa 15 Neil McCorkell Hampshire , Players 23 March 1912 28 February 2013 100 years, 342 days England 16 Raghunath Chandorkar Bombay 21 November 1920 3 September 2021 100 years, 286 days India 17 Geoffrey Beck Oxford University 16 June 1918 5 March 2019 100 years, 262 days England 18 Harold Stapleton New South Wales 7 January 1915 24 September 2015 100 years, 260 days Australia 19 Alan Burgess Canterbury 1 May 1920 5 January 2021 100 years, 249 days New Zealand 20 Rusi Cooper Parsees , Bombay , Middlesex 14 December 1922 31 July 2023 100 years, 229 days India 21 Charles Braithwaite English Residents, Players of USA 10 September 1845 15 April 1946 100 years, 217 days United States 22 Harry Forsyth Dublin University 18 December 1903 19 July 2004 100 years, 214 days Ireland 23 Jack Laver Tasmania 9 March 1917 3 October 2017 100 years, 208 days Australia 24 Tom Pritchard Wellington , Warwickshire 10 March 1917 22 August 2017 100 years, 165 days New Zealand 25 Bernarr Notley Nottinghamshire 31 August 1918 22 January 2019 100 years, 144 days England 26 Vasant Raiji Bombay , Baroda 26 January 1920 13 June 2020 100 years, 139 days India 27 George Deane Hampshire 11 December 1828 26 February 1929 100 years, 77 days England
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.
Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Age as of 31 August 2025 Lance Gibbs West Indies 29 September 1934 5 September 1973 7 June 1975 90 years, 336 days Rohan Kanhai West Indies 26 December 1935 5 September 1973 21 June 1975 89 years, 248 days Sir Garfield Sobers West Indies 28 July 1936 5 September 1973 5 September 1973 89 years, 34 days Bill Lawry Australia 11 February 1937 5 January 1971 5 January 1971 88 years, 201 days Farokh Engineer India 25 February 1938 13 July 1974 14 June 1975 87 years, 187 days Michael Tissera Sri Lanka 23 March 1939 7 June 1975 14 June 1975 86 years, 161 days Alan Connolly Australia 29 June 1939 5 January 1971 5 January 1971 86 years, 63 days Ron Headley West Indies 29 June 1939 7 September 1973 7 September 1973 86 years, 63 days Norman Gifford England 30 March 1940 24 March 1985 26 March 1985 85 years, 154 days Glenroy Sealy Canada 11 June 1940 9 June 1979 16 June 1979 85 years, 81 days
Oldest living Twenty20 International cricketers The first Twenty20 International took place on 17 February 2005 when Australia played New Zealand.
Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Age as of 31 August 2025 Osman Göker Turkey 1 March 1960 29 August 2019 29 August 2019 65 years, 183 days Cengiz Akyüz Turkey 1 June 1962 29 August 2019 29 August 2019 63 years, 91 days Serdar Kansoy Turkey 6 July 1962 29 August 2019 31 August 2019 63 years, 56 days Christian Rocca Gibraltar 8 March 1965 13 May 2022 14 May 2022 60 years, 176 days Hasan Alta Turkey 25 May 1965 29 August 2019 31 August 2019 60 years, 98 days James Moses Botswana 8 August 1965 20 May 2019 7 November 2021 60 years, 23 days Mark Oman Slovenia 5 September 1966 25 July 2022 30 July 2022 58 years, 360 days Sunil Dhaniram Canada 17 October 1968 2 August 2008 10 February 2010 56 years, 318 days Tony Whiteman Luxembourg 24 May 1969 29 August 2019 5 September 2021 56 years, 99 days Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 30 June 1969 15 June 2006 25 June 2011 56 years, 62 days
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