Oldest captains on captaincy debut
Records for Test Matches
Oldest captains on debut
Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
43y 216d | Australia | v England | Leeds | 10 Jul 1926 | Test # 165 | |
42y 242d | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 1 Feb 1930 | Test # 189 | |
42y 43d | Australia | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 May 1912 | Test # 121 | |
41y 209d | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 Dec 1920 | Test # 135 | |
41y 98d | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Dec 1935 | Test # 247 | |
41y 39d | England | v Australia | Leeds | 25 Jul 1968 | Test # 640 | |
40y 266d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 4 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
40y 46d | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 10 Jun 1912 | Test # 122 | |
40y 26d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 | |
39y 288d | South Africa | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 | Test # 121 | |
39y 190d | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 6 Feb 1959 | Test # 467 | |
39y 124d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1881 | Test # 5 | |
39y 114d | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 | |
38y 236d | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | |
38y 224d | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 | Test # 2228 | |
38y 219d | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 23 Jul 1949 | Test # 316 | |
38y 34d | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
38y 17d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 | |
37y 264d | India | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 1 Jan 1955 | Test # 394 | |
37y 229d | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 | Test # 187 | |
37y 197d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 4 Jan 1975 | Test # 751 | |
37y 191d | England | v India | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 | |
37y 89d | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
37y 52d | West Indies | v Australia | Kingston | 16 Feb 1973 | Test # 714 | |
37y 36d | India | v Pakistan | Delhi | 22 Nov 2007 | Test # 1849 | |
37y 4d | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 12 Jun 1969 | Test # 653 | |
36y 353d | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 26 Nov 1954 | Test # 391 | |
36y 351d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Kingstown | 9 Jul 2009 | Test # 1923 | |
36y 337d | West Indies | v Pakistan | Georgetown | 2 Apr 1988 | Test # 1095 | |
36y 238d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 1 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 | |
36y 238d | India | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1932 | Test # 219 | |
36y 236d | India | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 | |
36y 195d | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 1 Dec 1979 | Test # 862 | |
36y 168d | Pakistan | v India | Bengaluru | 21 Nov 1979 | Test # 861 | |
36y 168d | Pakistan | v South Africa | Dubai (DICS) | 12 Nov 2010 | Test # 1976 | |
36y 130d | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 Dec 1960 | Test # 498 | |
36y 118d | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 | Test # 318 | |
36y 98d | India | v England | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 | |
36y 78d | India | v Australia | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 | |
36y 77d | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
36y 52d | Pakistan | v India | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 | Test # 961 | |
35y 348d | England | v India | Leeds | 5 Jun 1952 | Test # 351 | |
35y 301d | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 16 Jun 1988 | Test # 1099 | |
35y 289d | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 5 Apr 1990 | Test # 1143 | |
35y 277d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1894 | Test # 43 | |
35y 275d | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 8 Jul 1912 | Test # 124 | |
35y 215d | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 | Test # 602 | |
35y 208d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
35y 199d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 | |
35y 199d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
35y 175d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1908 | Test # 99 | |
35y 175d | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 18 Aug 1966 | Test # 609 | |
35y 117d | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 | |
35y 49d | England | v Australia | Lord's | 16 Jun 1977 | Test # 804 | |
35y 23d | Australia | v India | Brabourne | 26 Oct 1956 | Test # 432 | |
35y 20d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 | |
35y 12d | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 4 Aug 1988 | Test # 1102 | |
35y 12d | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 8 Dec 2002 | Test # 1630 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]
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]
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