Oldest player to score a maiden hundred

Records for Test Matches

Oldest player to score a maiden hundred
Player
Age
Runs
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
42y 291d111South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921Test # 146
39y 253d109Englandv New ZealandAuckland14 Feb 1930Test # 190
39y 189d152Englandv West IndiesBridgetown11 Jan 1930Test # 187
39y 173d117Englandv AustraliaMelbourne11 Feb 1921Test # 138
39y 160d156*South Africav EnglandJohannesburg27 Dec 1948Test # 307
39y 82d104South Africav EnglandLeeds4 Aug 1994Test # 1264
38y 322d122Englandv South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1927Test # 168
38y 96d134*Englandv South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1892Test # 37
37y 351d100Australiav EnglandLeeds10 Jul 1926Test # 165
37y 306d108South Africav PakistanJohannesburg14 Feb 1998Test # 1400
37y 252d107West Indiesv EnglandPort of Spain11 Feb 1948Test # 296
37y 138d123*West Indiesv AustraliaSydney27 Feb 1931Test # 208
37y 18d113Englandv West IndiesLord's26 Jun 1969Test # 654
36y 296d110*Indiav EnglandThe Oval9 Aug 2007Test # 1842
36y 217d216*Englandv AustraliaNottingham10 Jun 1938Test # 263
36y 38d104West Indiesv EnglandSt John's20 Mar 1998Test # 1411
35y 343d110Australiav EnglandChester-le-Street9 Aug 2013Test # 2093
35y 262d161Australiav EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894Test # 42
35y 247d109Englandv IndiaLeeds8 Jun 1967Test # 618
35y 242d130*Australiav West IndiesRoseau3 Jun 2015Test # 2164
35y 237d104Englandv South AfricaJohannesburg26 Feb 1910Test # 108
35y 158d132Englandv South AfricaLeeds12 Jul 1924Test # 155
35y 117d121Zimbabwev IndiaHarare18 Oct 1992Test # 1197
35y 108d109South Africav New ZealandCape Town2 Jan 1995Test # 1282
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned. AC Voges and DL Houghton were on debut
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]