|
|
|
Test Cricket - Batting Records and Statistics - Hundreds
|
|
Oldest Players Scoring a Century
(Only last century for each player shown)
|
Player |
Country |
Born |
Match |
Ground |
Age at Match Start |
Score |
1 |
Hobbs, J B
|
England
|
16/12/1882
|
08/03/1929 v. Australia
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground
|
46 years 82 days
|
142
|
2 |
Hendren, E H
|
England
|
05/02/1889
|
06/07/1934 v. Australia
|
Old Trafford
|
45 years 151 days
|
132
|
3 |
Bardsley, W
|
Australia
|
06/12/1882
|
26/06/1926 v. England
|
Lord's
|
43 years 202 days
|
193*
|
4 |
Nourse, A W
|
South Africa
|
25/01/1879
|
12/11/1921 v. Australia
|
Old Wanderers
|
42 years 291 days
|
111
|
5 |
Woolley, F E
|
England
|
27/05/1887
|
27/07/1929 v. South Africa
|
Old Trafford
|
42 years 61 days
|
154
|
6 |
Misbah-ul-Haq
|
Pakistan
|
28/05/1974
|
14/07/2016 v. England
|
Lord's
|
42 years 47 days
|
114
|
7 |
Rowan, E A B
|
South Africa
|
20/07/1909
|
26/07/1951 v. England
|
Headingley
|
42 years 6 days
|
236
|
8 |
Simpson, R B
|
Australia
|
03/02/1936
|
28/01/1978 v. India
|
Adelaide Oval
|
41 years 359 days
|
100
|
9 |
Armstrong, W W
|
Australia
|
22/05/1879
|
11/02/1921 v. England
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground
|
41 years 265 days
|
123*
|
10 |
Graveney, T W
|
England
|
16/06/1927
|
06/03/1969 v. Pakistan
|
National Stadium (Karachi)
|
41 years 263 days
|
105
|
11 |
Taylor, H W
|
South Africa
|
05/05/1889
|
01/01/1931 v. England
|
Newlands
|
41 years 241 days
|
117
|
12 |
Sutcliffe, B
|
New Zealand
|
17/11/1923
|
05/03/1965 v. India
|
Eden Gardens
|
41 years 108 days
|
151*
|
13 |
Boycott, G
|
England
|
21/10/1940
|
23/12/1981 v. India
|
Arun Jaitley Stadium
|
41 years 63 days
|
105
|
14 |
Gooch, G A
|
England
|
23/07/1953
|
02/06/1994 v. New Zealand
|
Trent Bridge
|
40 years 314 days
|
210
|
15 |
Nourse, A D
|
South Africa
|
12/11/1910
|
07/06/1951 v. England
|
Trent Bridge
|
40 years 207 days
|
208
|
16 |
Lloyd, C H
|
West Indies
|
31/08/1944
|
23/11/1984 v. Australia
|
Brisbane Cricket Ground
|
40 years 84 days
|
114
|
17 |
Chanderpaul, S
|
West Indies
|
16/08/1974
|
13/09/2014 v. Bangladesh
|
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
|
40 years 28 days
|
101*
|
18 |
Macartney, C G
|
Australia
|
27/06/1886
|
24/07/1926 v. England
|
Old Trafford
|
40 years 27 days
|
109
|
19 |
Merchant, V M
|
India
|
12/10/1911
|
02/11/1951 v. England
|
Arun Jaitley Stadium
|
40 years 21 days
|
154
|
20 |
Mitchell, B
|
South Africa
|
08/01/1909
|
01/01/1949 v. England
|
Newlands
|
39 years 359 days
|
120
|
21 |
Greenidge, C G
|
West Indies
|
01/05/1951
|
19/04/1991 v. Australia
|
Kensington Oval
|
39 years 353 days
|
226
|
22 |
Bradman, D G
|
Australia
|
27/08/1908
|
22/07/1948 v. England
|
Headingley
|
39 years 330 days
|
173*
|
23 |
Hassett, A L
|
Australia
|
28/08/1913
|
25/06/1953 v. England
|
Lord's
|
39 years 301 days
|
104
|
24 |
Sandham, A
|
England
|
06/07/1890
|
03/04/1930 v. West Indies
|
Sabina Park
|
39 years 271 days
|
325
|
25 |
Bowley, E H
|
England
|
06/06/1890
|
14/02/1930 v. New Zealand
|
Eden Park
|
39 years 253 days
|
109
|
26 |
Makepeace, J W H
|
England
|
22/08/1881
|
11/02/1921 v. Australia
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground
|
39 years 173 days
|
117
|
27 |
D'Oliveira, B L
|
England
|
04/10/1931
|
25/02/1971 v. New Zealand
|
AMI Stadium
|
39 years 144 days
|
100
|
28 |
Ryder, J
|
Australia
|
08/08/1889
|
29/12/1928 v. England
|
Melbourne Cricket Ground
|
39 years 143 days
|
112
|
29 |
Tyldesley, G E
|
England
|
05/02/1889
|
23/06/1928 v. West Indies
|
Lord's
|
39 years 139 days
|
122
|
30 |
Kirsten, P N
|
South Africa
|
14/05/1955
|
04/08/1994 v. England
|
Headingley
|
39 years 82 days
|
104
|
|
|
|