| Player | Age | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AW Nourse | 42y 291d | 111 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | |
| EH Bowley | 39y 253d | 109 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Feb 1930 | Test # 190 | |
| A Sandham | 39y 189d | 152 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 | Test # 187 | |
| JWH Makepeace | 39y 173d | 117 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 | |
| EAB Rowan | 39y 160d | 156* | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 27 Dec 1948 | Test # 307 | |
| PN Kirsten | 39y 82d | 104 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 4 Aug 1994 | Test # 1264 | |
| GE Tyldesley | 38y 322d | 122 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
| H Wood | 38y 96d | 134* | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
| AJ Richardson | 37y 351d | 100 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
| PL Symcox | 37y 306d | 108 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 14 Feb 1998 | Test # 1400 | |
| GM Carew | 37y 252d | 107 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 11 Feb 1948 | Test # 296 | |
| FR Martin | 37y 138d | 123* | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 27 Feb 1931 | Test # 208 | |
| R Illingworth | 37y 18d | 113 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 26 Jun 1969 | Test # 654 | |
| A Kumble | 36y 296d | 110* | India | v England | The Oval | 9 Aug 2007 | Test # 1842 | |
| E Paynter | 36y 217d | 216* | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | Test # 263 | |
| CB Lambert | 36y 38d | 104 | West Indies | v England | St John's | 20 Mar 1998 | Test # 1411 | |
| G Giffen | 35y 262d | 161 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 | Test # 42 | |
| BL D'Oliveira | 35y 247d | 109 | England | v India | Leeds | 8 Jun 1967 | Test # 618 | |
| D Denton | 35y 237d | 104 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Feb 1910 | Test # 108 | |
| EH Hendren | 35y 158d | 132 | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 12 Jul 1924 | Test # 155 | |
| DL Houghton | 35y 117d | 121 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 | |
| DJ Richardson | 35y 108d | 109 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 |
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.
Records include the following recent matches:
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, May 17-21, 2012 [Test # 2043]
West Indies v Australia at Roseau, 3rd Test, Apr 23-27, 2012 [Test # 2042]
West Indies v Australia at Port of Spain, 2nd Test, Apr 15-19, 2012 [Test # 2041]
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