Records for Test Matches
Oldest player to take five-wickets-in-an-innings
Player
|
Age
|
Bowl
|
|
Team
|
Opposition
|
Ground
|
Match Date
|
Scorecard
|
49y 311d | 6/18 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 | Test # 216 | ||
46y 268d | 6/94 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 | ||
45y 154d | 5/86 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 | ||
44y 65d | 6/73 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | ||
42y 242d | 7/76 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Jan 1930 | Test # 188 | ||
41y 135d | 6/58 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 5 Jul 1990 | Test # 1147 | ||
41y 71d | 5/100 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 | ||
41y 60d | 5/102 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1975 | Test # 764 | ||
40y 301d | 7/88 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | ||
40y 223d | 6/138 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 | Test # 167 | ||
40y 203d | 6/91 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 | ||
40y 123d | 6/98 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | ||
40y 99d | 5/14 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 | ||
40y 84d | 6/51 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 5 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 | ||
40y 69d | 5/49 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 | ||
39y 336d | 5/60 | England | v India | Birmingham | 1 Jul 2022 | Test # 2470 | ||
39y 276d | 5/59 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 | ||
39y 231d | 8/31 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 26 Jul 1909 | Test # 104 | ||
39y 180d | 6/23 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 | Test # 52 | ||
39y 72d | 5/70 | England | v India | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 | ||
39y 34d | 6/106 | Australia | v New Zealand | Sydney | 22 Nov 1985 | Test # 1030 | ||
39y 2d | 5/53 | New Zealand | v England | Birmingham | 5 Jul 1990 | Test # 1147 | ||
38y 270d | 6/124 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 | ||
38y 138d | 6/61 | West Indies | v South Africa | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 2001 | Test # 1538 | ||
38y 92d | 5/63 | Sri Lanka | v India | Galle | 18 Jul 2010 | Test # 1964 | ||
38y 3d | 5/63 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 8 Jun 1950 | Test # 323 | ||
37y 356d | 5/13 | Ireland | v England | Lord's | 24 Jul 2019 | Test # 2352 | ||
37y 348d | 8/126 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 | ||
37y 347d | 5/65 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 | ||
37y 332d | 6/59 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 | Test # 229 | ||
37y 332d | 5/75 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1939 | Test # 274 | ||
37y 306d | 5/64 | India | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 12 Feb 1955 | Test # 398 | ||
37y 262d | 5/58 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 27 May 1909 | Test # 101 | ||
37y 258d | 5/55 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 | ||
37y 232d | 5/266 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 | ||
37y 211d | 5/72 | Pakistan | v India | Nagpur | 5 Oct 1983 | Test # 963 | ||
37y 172d | 5/77 | India | v England | Dharamsala | 7 Mar 2024 | Test # 2534 | ||
37y 145d | 5/146 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 9 Aug 1909 | Test # 105 | ||
37y 139d | 7/44 | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 | ||
37y 121d | 7/68 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 Jan 1879 | Test # 3 | ||
37y 104d | 5/39 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2006 | Test # 1824 | ||
37y 73d | 5/127 | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 11 Jun 1949 | Test # 314 | ||
37y 70d | 5/84 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2007 | Test # 1855 | ||
37y 55d | 5/49 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 | ||
37y 47d | 6/26 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Napier | 26 Jan 2012 | Test # 2033 | ||
37y 17d | 5/69 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Christchurch | 8 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 |
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.
Only the last 5wi by any player is shown.
Only the last 5wi by any player is shown.
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]
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]
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