Oldest player to take five-wickets-in-an-innings

Records for Women Test Matches

Oldest player to take five-wickets-in-an-innings
Player
Age
Bowl
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
40y 75d5/43ENG Womenv AUS WomenScarborough16 Jun 1951Women's Test # 13
39y 175d5/33AUS Womenv ENG WomenBendigo25 Jan 1985Women's Test # 77
38y 239d5/23ENG Womenv NZ WomenAuckland26 Mar 1949Women's Test # 12
38y 197d7/61ENG Womenv W Indies (W)Birmingham1 Jul 1979Women's Test # 65
37y 85d6/71ENG Womenv AUS WomenWorcester1 Aug 1987Women's Test # 84
36y 209d5/60ENG Womenv AUS WomenCanberra27 Jan 2022Women's Test # 143
36y 107d6/71AUS Womenv ENG WomenAdelaide8 Mar 1958Women's Test # 23
34y 363d6/167Pakistan (W)v W Indies (W)Karachi15 Mar 2004Women's Test # 122
34y 241d7/24AUS Womenv NZ WomenMelbourne5 Feb 1972Women's Test # 42
33y 124d5/31AUS Womenv ENG WomenLeeds6 Jul 2001Women's Test # 113
32y 295d6/48SA Womenv NZ WomenJohannesburg24 Mar 1972Women's Test # 45
32y 166d5/24India Womenv ENG WomenShenley15 Jul 1999Women's Test # 110
32y 106d7/6ENG Womenv AUS WomenMelbourne21 Feb 1958Women's Test # 22
32y 6d5/51ENG Womenv AUS WomenNorth Sydney25 Jan 1969Women's Test # 38
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.
Only the last 5wi by any player is shown.
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia Women v South Africa Women at Perth, Only Test, Feb 15-17, 2024 [Women Test # 148]

India Women v Australia Women at Wankhede, Only Test, Dec 21-24, 2023 [Women Test # 147]

India Women v England Women at DY Patil, Only Test, Dec 14-16, 2023 [Women Test # 146]