Lists of oldest cricketers

Source:[1] Note: The above lists include players who have played Test cricket within the past 24 months and have not formally announced their retirement.

Source:[5] Note: The Test career of Wilfred Rhodes spanned a record 30 years, 315 days.

England's second-youngest Test cricketer and another Yorkshireman, Brian Close (born 24 February 1931), lies second in this regard.

[7] Deceased Living Note: Although born in New South Wales, Australia, Syd Ward and John Wheatley appear to have been raised in New Zealand.

The prominent Antiguan cricketer, Sir Sydney Walling, who died aged 102 years, 88 days in October 2009, never appeared in matches accorded first-class status.