Records for Test Matches

Oldest captains on debut
Player
Age
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
43y 216dAustraliav EnglandLeeds10 Jul 1926Test # 165
42y 242dWest Indiesv EnglandPort of Spain1 Feb 1930Test # 189
42y 43dAustraliav South AfricaManchester27 May 1912Test # 121
41y 209dAustraliav EnglandSydney17 Dec 1920Test # 135
41y 98dAustraliav South AfricaDurban14 Dec 1935Test # 247
41y 39dEnglandv AustraliaLeeds25 Jul 1968Test # 640
40y 266dSri Lankav New ZealandChristchurch4 Mar 1983Test # 950
40y 46dEnglandv South AfricaLord's10 Jun 1912Test # 122
40y 26dEnglandv AustraliaThe Oval13 Aug 1888Test # 29
39y 288dSouth Africav AustraliaManchester27 May 1912Test # 121
39y 190dIndiav West IndiesDelhi6 Feb 1959Test # 467
39y 124dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne31 Dec 1881Test # 5
39y 114dAustraliav EnglandBrisbane30 Nov 1928Test # 176
38y 236dWest Indiesv EnglandBridgetown21 Jan 1948Test # 293
38y 224dSri Lankav ZimbabweHarare29 Oct 2016Test # 2228
38y 219dEnglandv New ZealandManchester23 Jul 1949Test # 316
38y 34dSouth Africav EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
38y 17dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne8 Mar 1929Test # 180
37y 264dIndiav PakistanDhaka1 Jan 1955Test # 394
37y 229dEnglandv West IndiesBridgetown11 Jan 1930Test # 187
37y 197dEnglandv AustraliaSydney4 Jan 1975Test # 751
37y 191dEnglandv IndiaWankhede27 Nov 1981Test # 911
37y 89dEnglandv PakistanKarachi18 Jan 1978Test # 815
37y 52dWest Indiesv AustraliaKingston16 Feb 1973Test # 714
37y 36dIndiav PakistanDelhi22 Nov 2007Test # 1849
37y 4dEnglandv West IndiesManchester12 Jun 1969Test # 653
36y 353dAustraliav EnglandBrisbane26 Nov 1954Test # 391
36y 351dWest Indiesv BangladeshKingstown9 Jul 2009Test # 1923
36y 337dWest Indiesv PakistanGeorgetown2 Apr 1988Test # 1095
36y 238dEnglandv South AfricaJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
36y 238dIndiav EnglandLord's25 Jun 1932Test # 219
36y 236dIndiav EnglandDelhi2 Nov 1951Test # 339
36y 195dWest Indiesv AustraliaBrisbane1 Dec 1979Test # 862
36y 168dPakistanv IndiaBengaluru21 Nov 1979Test # 861
36y 168dPakistanv South AfricaDubai (DICS)12 Nov 2010Test # 1976
36y 130dWest Indiesv AustraliaBrisbane9 Dec 1960Test # 498
36y 118dAustraliav South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949Test # 318
36y 98dIndiav EnglandLord's22 Jun 1946Test # 276
36y 78dIndiav AustraliaBrisbane28 Nov 1947Test # 290
36y 77dNew Zealandv South AfricaWellington6 Mar 1953Test # 368
36y 52dPakistanv IndiaBengaluru14 Sep 1983Test # 961
35y 348dEnglandv IndiaLeeds5 Jun 1952Test # 351
35y 301dEnglandv West IndiesLord's16 Jun 1988Test # 1099
35y 289dEnglandv West IndiesBridgetown5 Apr 1990Test # 1143
35y 277dAustraliav EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1894Test # 43
35y 275dSouth Africav EnglandLeeds8 Jul 1912Test # 124
35y 215dNew Zealandv EnglandChristchurch25 Feb 1966Test # 602
35y 208dEnglandv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1927Test # 168
35y 199dEnglandv AustraliaThe Oval28 Aug 1882Test # 9
35y 199dEnglandv South AfricaJohannesburg2 Mar 1896Test # 48
35y 175dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne7 Feb 1908Test # 99
35y 175dEnglandv West IndiesThe Oval18 Aug 1966Test # 609
35y 117dZimbabwev IndiaHarare18 Oct 1992Test # 1197
35y 49dEnglandv AustraliaLord's16 Jun 1977Test # 804
35y 23dAustraliav IndiaBrabourne26 Oct 1956Test # 432
35y 20dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne15 Mar 1877Test # 1
35y 12dEnglandv West IndiesThe Oval4 Aug 1988Test # 1102
35y 12dWest Indiesv BangladeshDhaka8 Dec 2002Test # 1630
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]