| Player | Age | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Southerton | 49y 119d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 |
| Miran Bakhsh | 47y 284d | Pakistan | v India | Lahore | 29 Jan 1955 | Test # 397 |
| DD Blackie | 46y 253d | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1928 | Test # 177 |
| H Ironmonger | 46y 237d | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 |
| N Betancourt | 42y 242d | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 1 Feb 1930 | Test # 189 |
| ER Wilson | 41y 337d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 25 Feb 1921 | Test # 139 |
| RJD Jamshedji | 41y 27d | India | v England | Mumbai | 15 Dec 1933 | Test # 230 |
| CA Wiles | 40y 345d | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 22 Jul 1933 | Test # 228 |
| O Henry | 40y 295d | South Africa | v India | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 | Test # 1200 |
| SP Kinneir | 40y 216d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 15 Dec 1911 | Test # 116 |
| HW Lee | 40y 110d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 |
| GWA Chubb | 40y 56d | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 |
| C Ramaswami | 40y 39d | India | v England | Manchester | 25 Jul 1936 | Test # 253 |
| G Challenor | 39y 361d | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 |
| A Wood | 39y 360d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 |
| BBM Gaskin | 39y 306d | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 |
| WE Astill | 39y 298d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 |
| DS de Silva | 39y 251d | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 |
| EC Joyce | 39y 231d | Ireland | v Pakistan | Dublin (Malahide) | 11 May 2018 | Test # 2303 |
| JWH Makepeace | 39y 131d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1920 | Test # 136 |
| SJ Cook | 39y 105d | South Africa | v India | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 | Test # 1200 |
| Amir Elahi | 39y 102d | India | v Australia | Sydney | 12 Dec 1947 | Test # 291 |
| EH Bowley | 39y 37d | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 |
| EM Grace | 38y 283d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 6 Sep 1880 | Test # 4 |
| CWL Parker | 38y 282d | England | v Australia | Manchester | 23 Jul 1921 | Test # 143 |
| JD Lindsay | 38y 272d | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 |
| R Howorth | 38y 112d | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 |
| HM McGirr | 38y 101d | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 14 Feb 1930 | Test # 190 |
| JH King | 38y 59d | England | v Australia | Lord's | 14 Jun 1909 | Test # 102 |
| RG Holland | 38y 35d | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 23 Nov 1984 | Test # 999 |
| CS Marriott | 37y 332d | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 | Test # 229 |
| KK Tarapore | 37y 329d | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 10 Nov 1948 | Test # 304 |
| TPB Smith | 37y 291d | England | v India | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | Test # 278 |
| EJ Gregory | 37y 290d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 |
| NFD Thomson | 37y 290d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 15 Mar 1877 | Test # 1 |
| CR Browne | 37y 259d | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 |
| HHH Johnson | 37y 258d | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 |
| Hon.FSG Calthorpe | 37y 229d | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 11 Jan 1930 | Test # 187 |
| HSB Love | 37y 184d | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1933 | Test # 223 |
| RA Sinfield | 37y 168d | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | Test # 263 |
| J Harry | 37y 163d | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 11 Jan 1895 | Test # 44 |
| RK Oxenham | 37y 154d | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 |
| JC Clay | 37y 152d | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 17 Aug 1935 | Test # 246 |
| DW Carr | 37y 145d | England | v Australia | The Oval | 9 Aug 1909 | Test # 105 |
| SN Banerjee | 37y 124d | India | v West Indies | Brabourne | 4 Feb 1949 | Test # 311 |
| AC Waller | 37y 84d | Zimbabwe | v England | Bulawayo | 18 Dec 1996 | Test # 1345 |
| WW Whysall | 37y 77d | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 |
| H Smith | 37y 33d | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 23 Jun 1928 | Test # 173 |
| BE McGain | 36y 359d | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 |
| PN Kirsten | 36y 340d | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 | Test # 1188 |
| JH Childs | 36y 320d | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 30 Jun 1988 | Test # 1100 |
| RWG Emery | 36y 317d | New Zealand | v West Indies | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 |
| MP Jarvis | 36y 317d | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
| TJ Murtagh | 36y 282d | Ireland | v Pakistan | Dublin (Malahide) | 11 May 2018 | Test # 2303 |
| J Vine | 36y 270d | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 Feb 1912 | Test # 119 |
| SD Udal | 36y 239d | England | v Pakistan | Multan | 12 Nov 2005 | Test # 1770 |
| HDG Leveson Gower | 36y 238d | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 1 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 |
| CK Nayudu | 36y 238d | India | v England | Lord's | 25 Jun 1932 | Test # 219 |
| AP Freeman | 36y 216d | England | v Australia | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 |
| NJ O'Brien | 36y 184d | Ireland | v Pakistan | Dublin (Malahide) | 11 May 2018 | Test # 2303 |
| NS Asgarali | 36y 174d | West Indies | v England | Lord's | 20 Jun 1957 | Test # 440 |
| AJ Richardson | 36y 148d | Australia | v England | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 |
| Tabish Khan | 36y 146d | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 May 2021 | Test # 2421 |
| GH Pope | 36y 145d | England | v South Africa | Lord's | 21 Jun 1947 | Test # 286 |
| AJ Pycroft | 36y 134d | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
| N Puna | 36y 120d | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1966 | Test # 602 |
| Harry Elliott | 36y 94d | England | v South Africa | Durban | 4 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 |
| AF Lissette | 36y 89d | New Zealand | v West Indies | Dunedin | 3 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 |
| WFF Price | 36y 88d | England | v Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1938 | Test # 265 |
| TF Smailes | 36y 87d | England | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1946 | Test # 276 |
| CF Root | 36y 57d | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 12 Jun 1926 | Test # 163 |
Records include the following recent matches:
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Wellington, 2nd Test, Mar 17-20, 2023 [Test # 2500]
India v Australia at Ahmedabad, 4th Test, Mar 9-13, 2023 [Test # 2499]
New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Christchurch, 1st Test, Mar 9-13, 2023 [Test # 2498]
