Records for Test Matches

Oldest players on debut
Player
Age
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
49y 119dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne15 Mar 1877Test # 1
47y 284dPakistanv IndiaLahore29 Jan 1955Test # 397
46y 253dAustraliav EnglandSydney14 Dec 1928Test # 177
46y 237dAustraliav EnglandBrisbane30 Nov 1928Test # 176
42y 242dWest Indiesv EnglandPort of Spain1 Feb 1930Test # 189
41y 337dEnglandv AustraliaSydney25 Feb 1921Test # 139
41y 27dIndiav EnglandMumbai15 Dec 1933Test # 230
40y 345dWest Indiesv EnglandManchester22 Jul 1933Test # 228
40y 295dSouth Africav IndiaDurban13 Nov 1992Test # 1200
40y 216dEnglandv AustraliaSydney15 Dec 1911Test # 116
40y 110dEnglandv South AfricaJohannesburg13 Feb 1931Test # 206
40y 56dSouth Africav EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1951Test # 334
40y 39dIndiav EnglandManchester25 Jul 1936Test # 253
39y 361dWest Indiesv EnglandLord's23 Jun 1928Test # 173
39y 360dEnglandv AustraliaThe Oval20 Aug 1938Test # 266
39y 306dWest Indiesv EnglandBridgetown21 Jan 1948Test # 293
39y 298dEnglandv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1927Test # 168
39y 251dSri Lankav EnglandColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
39y 231dIrelandv PakistanDublin (Malahide)11 May 2018Test # 2303
39y 131dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne31 Dec 1920Test # 136
39y 105dSouth Africav IndiaDurban13 Nov 1992Test # 1200
39y 102dIndiav AustraliaSydney12 Dec 1947Test # 291
39y 37dEnglandv South AfricaLeeds13 Jul 1929Test # 183
38y 283dEnglandv AustraliaThe Oval6 Sep 1880Test # 4
38y 282dEnglandv AustraliaManchester23 Jul 1921Test # 143
38y 272dSouth Africav EnglandNottingham7 Jun 1947Test # 285
38y 112dEnglandv South AfricaThe Oval16 Aug 1947Test # 289
38y 101dNew Zealandv EnglandAuckland14 Feb 1930Test # 190
38y 59dEnglandv AustraliaLord's14 Jun 1909Test # 102
38y 35dAustraliav West IndiesBrisbane23 Nov 1984Test # 999
37y 332dEnglandv West IndiesThe Oval12 Aug 1933Test # 229
37y 329dIndiav West IndiesDelhi10 Nov 1948Test # 304
37y 291dEnglandv IndiaThe Oval17 Aug 1946Test # 278
37y 290dAustraliav EnglandMelbourne15 Mar 1877Test # 1
37y 290dAustraliav EnglandMelbourne15 Mar 1877Test # 1
37y 259dWest Indiesv EnglandLord's23 Jun 1928Test # 173
37y 258dWest Indiesv EnglandKingston27 Mar 1948Test # 298
37y 229dEnglandv West IndiesBridgetown11 Jan 1930Test # 187
37y 184dAustraliav EnglandBrisbane10 Feb 1933Test # 223
37y 168dEnglandv AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1938Test # 263
37y 163dAustraliav EnglandAdelaide11 Jan 1895Test # 44
37y 154dAustraliav EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1928Test # 178
37y 152dEnglandv South AfricaThe Oval17 Aug 1935Test # 246
37y 150dSouth Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
37y 145dEnglandv AustraliaThe Oval9 Aug 1909Test # 105
37y 124dIndiav West IndiesBrabourne4 Feb 1949Test # 311
37y 84dZimbabwev EnglandBulawayo18 Dec 1996Test # 1345
37y 77dEnglandv AustraliaAdelaide16 Jan 1925Test # 160
37y 33dEnglandv West IndiesLord's23 Jun 1928Test # 173
36y 359dAustraliav South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 2009Test # 1916
36y 340dSouth Africav West IndiesBridgetown18 Apr 1992Test # 1188
36y 320dEnglandv West IndiesManchester30 Jun 1988Test # 1100
36y 317dNew Zealandv West IndiesChristchurch8 Feb 1952Test # 349
36y 317dZimbabwev IndiaHarare18 Oct 1992Test # 1197
36y 282dIrelandv PakistanDublin (Malahide)11 May 2018Test # 2303
36y 270dEnglandv AustraliaMelbourne9 Feb 1912Test # 119
36y 239dEnglandv PakistanMultan12 Nov 2005Test # 1770
36y 238dEnglandv South AfricaJohannesburg1 Jan 1910Test # 106
36y 238dIndiav EnglandLord's25 Jun 1932Test # 219
36y 216dEnglandv AustraliaSydney19 Dec 1924Test # 158
36y 184dIrelandv PakistanDublin (Malahide)11 May 2018Test # 2303
36y 174dWest Indiesv EnglandLord's20 Jun 1957Test # 440
36y 148dAustraliav EnglandSydney19 Dec 1924Test # 158
36y 146dPakistanv ZimbabweHarare7 May 2021Test # 2421
36y 145dEnglandv South AfricaLord's21 Jun 1947Test # 286
36y 134dZimbabwev IndiaHarare18 Oct 1992Test # 1197
36y 120dNew Zealandv EnglandChristchurch25 Feb 1966Test # 602
36y 94dEnglandv South AfricaDurban4 Feb 1928Test # 172
36y 89dNew Zealandv West IndiesDunedin3 Feb 1956Test # 421
36y 88dEnglandv AustraliaLeeds22 Jul 1938Test # 265
36y 87dEnglandv IndiaLord's22 Jun 1946Test # 276
36y 57dEnglandv AustraliaNottingham12 Jun 1926Test # 163
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]