Oldest captains on debut
Player Age Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
SJ Power 46y 93d WI Women v IRE Women Amstelveen 21 Jul 2003 Women's ODI # 437
DL Thomas 42y 105d Int XI Women v NZ Women Auckland 12 Jan 1982 Women's ODI # 35
ER Williams 41y 147d WI Women v India Women Eden Gardens 3 Mar 2004 Women's ODI # 473
KV Plummer 40y 127d NZ Women v AUS Women Wellington 19 Jan 1992 Women's ODI # 151
NAJ George 39y 253d WI Women v IRE Women Dublin 24 Jun 2008 Women's ODI # 648
R Thompson 39y 181d AUS Women v ENG Women Melbourne 31 Jan 1985 Women's ODI # 71
AD Disbury 39y 110d Int XI Women v ENG Women Hove 23 Jun 1973 Women's ODI # 2
M Pilling 39y 18d ENG Women v India Women Eden Gardens 1 Jan 1978 Women's ODI # 25
VM Felicien 38y 121d WI Women v SL Women Kingstown 13 Mar 2003 Women's ODI # 431
AG Browne 38y 23d WI Women v NL Women Stoke-on-Trent 21 Jul 1993 Women's ODI # 166
CA Campbell 37y 134d NZ Women v IRE Women Lincoln 1 Dec 2000 Women's ODI # 336
Nida Dar 36y 249d PAK Women v SA Women Karachi 8 Sep 2023 Women's ODI # 1333
S Sriharsha 35y 238d USA Women v PNG Women ICCA Dubai 11 Apr 2024 Women's ODI # 1376
M Knee 35y 155d AUS Women v Y. Eng Women Bournemouth 23 Jun 1973 Women's ODI # 1
LI Spence 35y 20d SCO Women v ENG Women Reading 10 Aug 2001 Women's ODI # 376
K Price 34y 239d SA Women v IRE Women Belfast 5 Aug 1997 Women's ODI # 229
DA Gordon 34y 221d AUS Women v ENG Women Canterbury 1 Aug 1976 Women's ODI # 21
R Heyhoe-Flint 34y 12d ENG Women v Int XI Women Hove 23 Jun 1973 Women's ODI # 2
L Olivier 33y 294d SA Women v AUS Women Buderim 5 Feb 1999 Women's ODI # 285
NH Squire 33y 252d IRE Women v AUS Women Dublin 12 Jul 2001 Women's ODI # 373
C Matthews 33y 214d AUS Women v DNK Women Dulwich 28 Jul 1993 Women's ODI # 179
AJ Healy 33y 110d AUS Women v ENG Women Bristol 12 Jul 2023 Women's ODI # 1325
CS Mugeri-Tiripano 33y 60d ZIM Women v USA Women Dallas 1 May 2025 Women's ODI # 1459
M Maben 33y 19d India Women v NZ Women Brabourne 4 Dec 2003 Women's ODI # 455
KL Cross 32y 340d ENG Women v IRE Women Belfast 7 Sep 2024 Women's ODI # 1405
N Chaiwai 32y 141d THA Women v NL Women Chiangmai 20 Nov 2022 Women's ODI # 1299
EMTP Ekanayake 32y 53d SL Women v India Women Colombo (SSC) 17 Apr 2004 Women's ODI # 483
J Powell 31y 316d ENG Women v NZ Women Perth 30 Nov 1988 Women's ODI # 102
CR Seneviratna 31y 155d SL Women v WI Women Basseterre 18 Apr 2010 Women's ODI # 735
Nat Sciver-Brunt 31y 25d ENG Women v SL Women Leicester 14 Sep 2023 Women's ODI # 1338
CJ Metcalfe 31y 7d IRE Women v PAK Women Potchefstroom (Uni) 6 Oct 2010 Women's ODI # 745
SA Campbelle 30y 359d WI Women v AUS Women Brisbane 8 Oct 2023 Women's ODI # 1342
LE Kaushalya 30y 346d SL Women v WI Women Colombo (RPS) 13 May 2015 Women's ODI # 945
GWHM Perera 30y 297d SL Women v BAN Women Rajshahi 20 Apr 2026 Women's ODI # 1542
I Ranaweera 30y 265d SL Women v ENG Women Colombo (SSC) 9 Nov 2016 Women's ODI # 1009
RL Haynes 30y 191d AUS Women v PAK Women Leicester 5 Jul 2017 Women's ODI # 1069
Javeria Khan 30y 147d PAK Women v BAN Women Cox's Bazar 8 Oct 2018 Women's ODI # 1130
SFM Devine 30y 146d NZ Women v SA Women Auckland 25 Jan 2020 Women's ODI # 1178
DJS Dottin 30y 90d WI Women v SA Women North Sound 19 Sep 2021 Women's ODI # 1212
M Musonda 30y 62d ZIM Women v IRE Women Harare 5 Oct 2021 Women's ODI # 1219
E Janss 30y 14d NL Women v ENG Women Dublin 18 Jul 1995 Women's ODI # 199

Records include the following recent matches:
England Women v New Zealand Women at Cardiff, 3rd ODI, May 16, 2026 [Women ODI # 1550]
England Women v New Zealand Women at Northampton, 2nd ODI, May 13, 2026 [Women ODI # 1549]
England Women v New Zealand Women at Chester-le-Street, 1st ODI, May 10, 2026 [Women ODI # 1548]