| Player | Span | Mat | Born | Died | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Gordon (SA) | 1938-1939 | 5 | 6 Aug 1911 | 2 Sep 2014 | 103y 27d |
| EWT Tindill (NZ) | 1937-1947 | 5 | 18 Dec 1910 | 1 Aug 2010 | 99y 226d |
| FA MacKinnon (ENG) | 1879-1879 | 1 | 9 Apr 1848 | 27 Feb 1947 | 98y 324d |
| JC Watkins (SA) | 1949-1957 | 15 | 10 Apr 1923 | 3 Sep 2021 | 98y 146d |
| RG Draper (SA) | 1950-1950 | 2 | 24 Dec 1926 | 28 Feb 2025 | 98y 66d |
| L Tuckett (SA) | 1947-1949 | 9 | 6 Feb 1919 | 5 Sep 2016 | 97y 212d |
| DV Smith (ENG) | 1957-1957 | 3 | 14 Jun 1923 | 9 Jan 2021 | 97y 209d |
| JL Kerr (NZ) | 1931-1937 | 7 | 28 Dec 1910 | 27 May 2007 | 96y 150d |
| W Rhodes (ENG) | 1899-1930 | 58 | 29 Oct 1877 | 8 Jul 1973 | 95y 252d |
| WA Brown (AUS) | 1934-1948 | 22 | 31 Jul 1912 | 16 Mar 2008 | 95y 229d |
| GL Weir (NZ) | 1930-1937 | 11 | 2 Jun 1908 | 31 Oct 2003 | 95y 151d |
| ED Weekes (WI) | 1948-1958 | 48 | 26 Feb 1925 | 1 Jul 2020 | 95y 126d |
| DK Gaekwad (IND) | 1952-1961 | 11 | 27 Oct 1928 | 13 Feb 2024 | 95y 109d |
| KA Archer (AUS) | 1950-1951 | 5 | 17 Jan 1928 | 14 Apr 2023 | 95y 87d |
| AG Ganteaume (WI) | 1948-1948 | 1 | 22 Jan 1921 | 17 Feb 2016 | 95y 26d |
| SF Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1914 | 27 | 19 Apr 1873 | 26 Dec 1967 | 94y 251d |
| ESM Kentish (WI) | 1948-1954 | 2 | 21 Nov 1916 | 10 Jun 2011 | 94y 201d |
| MJ Gopalan (IND) | 1934-1934 | 1 | 6 Jun 1909 | 21 Dec 2003 | 94y 198d |
| RA Hamence (AUS) | 1947-1948 | 3 | 25 Nov 1915 | 24 Mar 2010 | 94y 119d |
| DW Begbie (SA) | 1948-1950 | 5 | 12 Dec 1914 | 10 Mar 2009 | 94y 88d |
| J Newman (NZ) | 1932-1933 | 3 | 3 Jul 1902 | 23 Sep 1996 | 94y 82d |
| DC Cleverley (NZ) | 1932-1946 | 2 | 23 Dec 1909 | 16 Feb 2004 | 94y 55d |
| RES Wyatt (ENG) | 1927-1937 | 40 | 2 May 1901 | 20 Apr 1995 | 93y 353d |
| EJK Burn (AUS) | 1890-1890 | 2 | 17 Sep 1862 | 20 Jul 1956 | 93y 307d |
| RC Allen (AUS) | 1887-1887 | 1 | 2 Jul 1858 | 2 May 1952 | 93y 305d |
| JC Alabaster (NZ) | 1955-1972 | 21 | 11 Jul 1930 | 9 Apr 2024 | 93y 273d |
| RT Simpson (ENG) | 1948-1955 | 27 | 27 Feb 1920 | 24 Nov 2013 | 93y 270d |
| AR Gover (ENG) | 1936-1946 | 4 | 29 Feb 1908 | 7 Oct 2001 | 93y 220d |
| AR Morris (AUS) | 1946-1955 | 46 | 19 Jan 1922 | 22 Aug 2015 | 93y 215d |
| HSTL Hendry (AUS) | 1921-1929 | 11 | 24 May 1895 | 16 Dec 1988 | 93y 206d |
| EJ Smith (ENG) | 1911-1913 | 11 | 6 Feb 1886 | 31 Aug 1979 | 93y 206d |
| TB Mitchell (ENG) | 1933-1935 | 5 | 4 Sep 1902 | 27 Jan 1996 | 93y 145d |
| CA Snedden (NZ) | 1947-1947 | 1 | 7 Jan 1918 | 24 Apr 2011 | 93y 107d |
| JS Solomon (WI) | 1958-1965 | 27 | 26 Aug 1930 | 8 Dec 2023 | 93y 104d |
| C Ramaswami (IND) | 1936-1936 | 2 | 16 Jun 1896 | 0 Jan 1990 | 93y ?d |
| GB Lawrence (SA) | 1961-1962 | 5 | 31 Mar 1932 | 12 Mar 2025 | 92y 346d |
| S Ramadhin (WI) | 1950-1961 | 43 | 1 May 1929 | 26 Feb 2022 | 92y 301d |
| PGH Fender (ENG) | 1921-1929 | 13 | 22 Aug 1892 | 15 Jun 1985 | 92y 297d |
| LS Birkett (WI) | 1930-1931 | 4 | 14 Apr 1905 | 16 Jan 1998 | 92y 277d |
| MK Mantri (IND) | 1951-1955 | 4 | 1 Sep 1921 | 23 May 2014 | 92y 264d |
| GHG Doggart (ENG) | 1950-1950 | 2 | 18 Jul 1925 | 16 Feb 2018 | 92y 213d |
| JW Rutherford (AUS) | 1956-1956 | 1 | 25 Sep 1929 | 26 Apr 2022 | 92y 213d |
| NI Thomson (ENG) | 1964-1965 | 5 | 23 Jan 1929 | 1 Aug 2021 | 92y 190d |
| DG Bradman (AUS) | 1928-1948 | 52 | 27 Aug 1908 | 25 Feb 2001 | 92y 182d |
| AK Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | 14 Jun 1929 | 30 Oct 2021 | 92y 138d |
| JR Reid (NZ) | 1949-1965 | 58 | 3 Jun 1928 | 14 Oct 2020 | 92y 133d |
| NS Mitchell-Innes (ENG) | 1935-1935 | 1 | 7 Sep 1914 | 28 Dec 2006 | 92y 112d |
| WRT Solomon (SA) | 1899-1899 | 1 | 23 Apr 1872 | 12 Jul 1964 | 92y 80d |
| R Subba Row (ENG) | 1958-1961 | 13 | 29 Jan 1932 | 17 Apr 2024 | 92y 79d |
| CC McDonald (AUS) | 1952-1961 | 47 | 17 Nov 1928 | 11 Jan 2021 | 92y 55d |
| F Ridgway (ENG) | 1951-1952 | 5 | 10 Aug 1923 | 26 Sep 2015 | 92y 47d |
| A Sandham (ENG) | 1921-1930 | 14 | 6 Jul 1890 | 20 Apr 1982 | 91y 288d |
| AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1955 | 51 | 4 Jul 1918 | 4 Apr 2010 | 91y 274d |
| H Donnan (AUS) | 1892-1896 | 5 | 12 Nov 1864 | 13 Aug 1956 | 91y 275d |
| AJW McIntyre (ENG) | 1950-1955 | 3 | 14 May 1918 | 26 Dec 2009 | 91y 226d |
| BH Pairaudeau (WI) | 1953-1957 | 13 | 14 Apr 1931 | 9 Oct 2022 | 91y 178d |
| FE Woolley (ENG) | 1909-1934 | 64 | 27 May 1887 | 18 Oct 1978 | 91y 144d |
| PT Lewis (SA) | 1913-1913 | 1 | 2 Oct 1884 | 30 Jan 1976 | 91y 120d |
| WA Hadlee (NZ) | 1937-1951 | 11 | 4 Jun 1915 | 29 Sep 2006 | 91y 117d |
| DJ Insole (ENG) | 1950-1957 | 9 | 18 Apr 1926 | 5 Aug 2017 | 91y 109d |
| WM Wallace (NZ) | 1937-1953 | 13 | 19 Dec 1916 | 21 Mar 2008 | 91y 93d |
| Mohammad Aslam (PAK) | 1954-1954 | 1 | 5 Jan 1920 | 22 Jan 2011 | 91y 17d |
| JCW MacBryan (ENG) | 1924-1924 | 1 | 22 Jul 1892 | 14 Jul 1983 | 90y 357d |
| HA Furlonge (WI) | 1955-1956 | 3 | 19 Jun 1934 | 6 May 2025 | 90y 321d |
| R Appleyard (ENG) | 1954-1956 | 9 | 27 Jun 1924 | 17 Mar 2015 | 90y 263d |
| H Larwood (ENG) | 1926-1933 | 21 | 14 Nov 1904 | 22 Jul 1995 | 90y 250d |
| SJE Loxton (AUS) | 1948-1951 | 12 | 29 Mar 1921 | 3 Dec 2011 | 90y 249d |
| F Hearne (ENG/SA) | 1889-1896 | 6 | 23 Nov 1858 | 14 Jul 1949 | 90y 233d |
| GAL Hearne (SA) | 1922-1924 | 3 | 27 Mar 1888 | 13 Nov 1978 | 90y 231d |
| JM Parks (ENG) | 1954-1968 | 46 | 21 Oct 1931 | 31 May 2022 | 90y 222d |
| FJ Cameron (NZ) | 1961-1965 | 19 | 1 Jun 1932 | 2 Jan 2023 | 90y 215d |
| S Mushtaq Ali (IND) | 1934-1952 | 11 | 17 Dec 1914 | 18 Jun 2005 | 90y 183d |
| VI Smith (SA) | 1947-1957 | 9 | 23 Feb 1925 | 25 Aug 2015 | 90y 183d |
| HW Lee (ENG) | 1931-1931 | 1 | 26 Oct 1890 | 21 Apr 1981 | 90y 177d |
| WH Ponsford (AUS) | 1924-1934 | 29 | 19 Oct 1900 | 6 Apr 1991 | 90y 169d |
| D Brookes (ENG) | 1948-1948 | 1 | 29 Oct 1915 | 9 Mar 2006 | 90y 131d |
| LV Maddocks (AUS) | 1954-1956 | 7 | 24 May 1926 | 27 Aug 2016 | 90y 95d |
| RT Barber (NZ) | 1956-1956 | 1 | 23 Jun 1925 | 7 Aug 2015 | 90y 45d |
| LA Walcott (WI) | 1930-1930 | 1 | 18 Jan 1894 | 27 Feb 1984 | 90y 40d |
| ELG Hoad (WI) | 1928-1933 | 4 | 29 Jan 1896 | 5 Mar 1986 | 90y 35d |
| H Strudwick (ENG) | 1910-1926 | 28 | 28 Jan 1880 | 14 Feb 1970 | 90y 17d |
| PH Punjabi (IND) | 1955-1955 | 5 | 20 Sep 1921 | 4 Oct 2011 | 90y 14d |
| MB Poore (NZ) | 1953-1956 | 14 | 1 Jun 1930 | 11 Jun 2020 | 90y 10d |
| A Coxon (ENG) | 1948-1948 | 1 | 18 Jan 1916 | 22 Jan 2006 | 90y 4d |
This table is sorted by the total number of days, rather than years and part years. AV Bedser (91y 274d) actually lived for 33512 days and so is listed above H Donnan (91y 275d) who lived for 33511 days - the difference arising due to leap years.
Records include the following recent matches:
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
England v India at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]
