| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WG Grace | 50y 320d | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 1 Jun 1899 | Test # 60 |
| GOB Allen | 45y 245d | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 |
| WR Hammond | 43y 279d | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 |
| W Bardsley | 43y 233d | Australia | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1926 | Test # 166 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 42y 351d | Pakistan | v West Indies | Roseau | 10 May 2017 | Test # 2261 |
| N Betancourt | 42y 247d | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 1 Feb 1930 | Test # 189 |
| SE Gregory | 42y 130d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
| RB Simpson | 42y 89d | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 | Test # 824 |
| WW Armstrong | 42y 86d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1921 | Test # 144 |
| JWHT Douglas | 41y 330d | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 26 Jul 1924 | Test # 156 |
| MH Mankad | 41y 289d | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 21 Jan 1959 | Test # 465 |
| VY Richardson | 41y 178d | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 |
| L Amarnath | 41y 95d | India | v Pakistan | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1952 | Test # 360 |
| R Illingworth | 41y 80d | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 23 Aug 1973 | Test # 727 |
| TW Graveney | 41y 44d | England | v Australia | Leeds | 25 Jul 1968 | Test # 640 |
| AD Nourse | 40y 279d | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 |
| DS de Silva | 40y 277d | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 |
| FR Brown | 40y 245d | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 |
| JM Blackham | 40y 223d | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 | Test # 42 |
| CH Lloyd | 40y 124d | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 30 Dec 1984 | Test # 1006 |
| CB Fry | 40y 119d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
| GA Gooch | 40y 3d | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1993 | Test # 1227 |
| DG Bradman | 39y 357d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 |
| AL Hassett | 39y 356d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 |
| F Mitchell | 39y 339d | South Africa | v Australia | Lord's | 15 Jul 1912 | Test # 125 |
| J Ryder | 39y 220d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 |
| A Shaw | 39y 197d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1882 | Test # 8 |
| HR Adhikari | 39y 195d | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 6 Feb 1959 | Test # 467 |
| IVA Richards | 39y 158d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 8 Aug 1991 | Test # 1175 |
| HMRKB Herath | 39y 132d | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 | Test # 2265 |
| JM Brearley | 39y 126d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 | Test # 908 |
| Imran Khan | 39y 94d | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 2 Jan 1992 | Test # 1182 |
| FMM Worrell | 39y 25d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1963 | Test # 547 |
| IWG Johnson | 38y 334d | Australia | v India | Kolkata | 2 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 |
| L Hutton | 38y 278d | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 |
| AR Border | 38y 245d | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 25 Mar 1994 | Test # 1256 |
| GA Headley | 38y 241d | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 |
| Lord Hawke | 38y 231d | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 1 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 |
| SR Waugh | 38y 218d | Australia | v India | Sydney | 2 Jan 2004 | Test # 1680 |
| HL Collins | 38y 209d | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 |
| JC White | 38y 147d | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 |
| JDC Goddard | 38y 125d | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 |
| CK Nayudu | 38y 105d | India | v England | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 | Test # 232 |
| RB Kanhai | 38y 100d | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 30 Mar 1974 | Test # 738 |
| EA Halliwell | 38y 65d | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 8 Nov 1902 | Test # 77 |
| AJ Stewart | 38y 57d | England | v Pakistan | Manchester | 31 May 2001 | Test # 1547 |
| VS Hazare | 38y 24d | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 |
| A Kumble | 38y 16d | India | v Australia | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 | Test # 1891 |
Age is shown as at the end of the player's final match as captain
Records include the following recent matches:
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2302]
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2301]
New Zealand v England at Auckland, 1st Test, Mar 22-26, 2018 [Test # 2299]