| Player | Age | Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Ironmonger | 48y 312d | 7/23 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 205 |
| DD Blackie | 46y 268d | 6/94 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 |
| AJ Traicos | 45y 154d | 5/86 | Zimbabwe | v India | Harare | 18 Oct 1992 | Test # 1197 |
| EE Hemmings | 41y 135d | 6/58 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 5 Jul 1990 | Test # 1147 |
| GWA Chubb | 40y 70d | 5/77 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 21 Jun 1951 | Test # 335 |
| FR Brown | 40y 69d | 5/49 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 23 Feb 1951 | Test # 331 |
| AP Freeman | 40y 65d | 5/54 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 21 Jul 1928 | Test # 174 |
| DS de Silva | 39y 276d | 5/59 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 14 Mar 1982 | Test # 925 |
| Asif Afridi | 38y 299d | 6/79 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 | Test # 2603 |
| R Howorth | 38y 270d | 6/124 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Jan 1948 | Test # 293 |
| RG Holland | 38y 72d | 6/54 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 30 Dec 1984 | Test # 1006 |
| TJ Murtagh | 37y 356d | 5/13 | Ireland | v England | Lord's | 24 Jul 2019 | Test # 2352 |
| BE Congdon | 37y 347d | 5/65 | New Zealand | v India | Auckland | 24 Jan 1976 | Test # 769 |
| CS Marriott | 37y 332d | 5/37 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 | Test # 229 |
| JC White | 37y 314d | 5/107 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 |
| HHH Johnson | 37y 258d | 5/41 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 | Test # 298 |
| OC Scott | 37y 232d | 5/266 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
| DW Carr | 37y 145d | 5/146 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 9 Aug 1909 | Test # 105 |
| T Emmett | 37y 121d | 7/68 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 2 Jan 1879 | Test # 3 |
| ESM Kentish | 37y 55d | 5/49 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 | Test # 380 |
| J Trim | 36y 340d | 5/34 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1951 | Test # 345 |
| TWJ Goddard | 36y 296d | 6/29 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1937 | Test # 261 |
| SR Harmer | 36y 252d | 6/50 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 20 Oct 2025 | Test # 2603 |
| HF Boyle | 36y 213d | 6/42 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 10 Jul 1884 | Test # 14 |
| CR Miller | 36y 34d | 5/55 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 11 Mar 2000 | Test # 1488 |
| DAJ Holford | 35y 329d | 5/23 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 35y 316d | 5/74 | Pakistan | v Australia | Dubai (DICS) | 22 Oct 2014 | Test # 2140 |
| JR Reid | 35y 270d | 6/60 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 |
| MG Neser | 35y 250d | 5/42 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 4 Dec 2025 | Test # 2611 |
| D Paterson | 35y 245d | 5/71 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 5 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 |
| RO Schwarz | 35y 219d | 5/102 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Dec 1910 | Test # 111 |
| FJ Laver | 35y 173d | 7/64 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 29 May 1905 | Test # 83 |
| JB Iverson | 35y 162d | 6/27 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 5 Jan 1951 | Test # 329 |
| JM Patel | 35y 23d | 9/69 | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 19 Dec 1959 | Test # 483 |
| R Illingworth | 35y 14d | 6/29 | England | v India | Lord's | 22 Jun 1967 | Test # 619 |
| AA Mailey | 35y 11d | 5/160 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 |
Ages are shown as at the start of the match concerned.
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]
