| Player | Age | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JB Hobbs | 46y 82d | 142 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 |
| EH Hendren | 45y 151d | 132 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 6 Jul 1934 | Test # 235 |
| W Bardsley | 43y 202d | 193* | Australia | v England | Lord's | 26 Jun 1926 | Test # 164 |
| AW Nourse | 42y 291d | 111 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 |
| FE Woolley | 42y 61d | 154 | England | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 Jul 1929 | Test # 184 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 42y 47d | 114 | Pakistan | v England | Lord's | 14 Jul 2016 | Test # 2206 |
| EAB Rowan | 42y 6d | 236 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 |
| RB Simpson | 41y 359d | 100 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 |
| WW Armstrong | 41y 265d | 123* | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 | Test # 138 |
| TW Graveney | 41y 263d | 105 | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 6 Mar 1969 | Test # 650 |
| HW Taylor | 41y 241d | 117 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1931 | Test # 202 |
| B Sutcliffe | 41y 108d | 151* | New Zealand | v India | Eden Gardens | 5 Mar 1965 | Test # 581 |
| G Boycott | 41y 63d | 105 | England | v India | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 | Test # 914 |
| GA Gooch | 40y 314d | 210 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 2 Jun 1994 | Test # 1260 |
| AD Nourse | 40y 207d | 208 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 |
| CH Lloyd | 40y 84d | 114 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 23 Nov 1984 | Test # 999 |
| S Chanderpaul | 40y 28d | 101* | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Gros Islet | 13 Sep 2014 | Test # 2139 |
| CG Macartney | 40y 27d | 109 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 1926 | Test # 166 |
| VM Merchant | 40y 21d | 154 | India | v England | Delhi | 2 Nov 1951 | Test # 339 |
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.
Only the last century by any player is shown.
Records include the following recent matches:
West Indies v Sri Lanka at North Sound, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 3-7, 2026 [Test # 2626]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, Only Test, Jun 28-30, 2026 [Test # 2625]
England v New Zealand at Nottingham, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jun 25-29, 2026 [Test # 2623]
