Test Oldest Captains
Trail: Records->Test->Overall->Miscellaneous
(Age on final day of their last Test match)
| Years |
Days |
| 50 | 320 | WG Grace | England v Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1899 |
| 45 | 245 | GOB Allen | England v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1947/48 |
| 43 | 279 | WR Hammond | England v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1946/47 |
| 43 | 232 | W Bardsley | Australia v England | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1926 |
| 42 | 351 | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan v West Indies | Windsor Park, Roseau | 2016/17 |
| 42 | 247 | N Betancourt | West Indies v England | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 1929/30 |
| 42 | 130 | SE Gregory | Australia v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1912 |
| 42 | 89 | RB Simpson | Australia v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1977/78 |
| 42 | 86 | WW Armstrong | Australia v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1921 |
| 41 | 330 | JWHT Douglas | England v South Africa | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1924 |
| 41 | 289 | MH Mankad | India v West Indies | Nehru Stadium, Madras | 1958/59 |
| 41 | 178 | VY Richardson | Australia v South Africa | Kingsmead, Durban | 1935/36 |
| 41 | 95 | L Amarnath | India v Pakistan | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 1952/53 |
| 41 | 80 | R Illingworth | England v West Indies | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1973 |
| 41 | 44 | TW Graveney | England v Australia | Headingley, Leeds | 1968 |
| 40 | 279 | AD Nourse | South Africa v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1951 |
| 40 | 277 | DS de Silva | Sri Lanka v New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 1982/83 |
| 40 | 245 | FR Brown | England v South Africa | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1951 |
| 40 | 223 | JM Blackham | Australia v England | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1894/95 |
| 40 | 124 | CH Lloyd | West Indies v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1984/85 |
| 40 | 119 | CB Fry | England v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1912 |
| 40 | 3 | GA Gooch | England v Australia | Headingley, Leeds | 1993 |
The list shows occurrences of captains aged 40 years or more
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