| Rank | Name | Age | Opp. | Venue | Date |
| 1 | W Rhodes (Eng) | 52 y 156 d | WI | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 |
| 2 | H Ironmonger (Aus) | 50 y 322 d | Eng | Sydney | 23 Feb 1933 |
| 3 | WG Grace (Eng) | 50 y 318 d | Aus | Nottingham | 1 Jun 1899 |
| 4 | G Gunn (Eng) | 50 y 294 d | WI | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 |
| 5 | J Southerton (Eng) | 49 y 135 d | Aus | Melbourne | 31 Mar 1877 |
| 6 | Miran Bux (Pak) | 47 y 299 d | Ind | Peshawar PSC | 13 Feb 1955 |
| 7 | JB Hobbs (Eng) | 47 y 243 d | Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 8 | FE Woolley (Eng) | 47 y 83 d | Aus | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| 9 | DD Blackie (Aus) | 46 y 302 d | Eng | Adelaide | 1 Feb 1929 |
| 10 | AW Nourse (SAf) | 46 y 202 d | Eng | The Oval | 16 Aug 1924 |
| 11 | H Strudwick (Eng) | 46 y 198 d | Aus | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 12 | EH Hendren (Eng) | 46 y 37 d | WI | Kingston | 14 Mar 1935 |
| 13 | AJ Traicos (Zim) | 45 y 300 d | Ind | Delhi | 13 Mar 1993 |
| 14 | GOB Allen (Eng) | 45 y 240 d | WI | Kingston | 27 Mar 1948 |
| 15 | P Holmes (Eng) | 45 y 213 d | Ind | Lord's | 25 Jun 1932 |
| 16 | DB Close (Eng) | 45 y 134 d | WI | Manchester | 8 Jul 1976 |
| 17 | EG Wynyard (Eng) | 44 y 339 d | SAf | Johannesburg OW | 6 Mar 1906 |
| 18 | JMM Commaille (SAf) | 44 y 313 d | Eng | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1927 |
| 19 | R Abel (Eng) | 44 y 236 d | Aus | Manchester | 24 Jul 1902 |
| 20 | GA Headley (WI) | 44 y 230 d | Eng | Kingston | 15 Jan 1954 |
| 21 | Amir Elahi (Pak) | 44 y 102 d | Ind | Kolkata | 12 Dec 1952 |
| 22 | CV Grimmett (Aus) | 44 y 65 d | SAf | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 23 | WR Hammond (Eng) | 43 y 275 d | NZ | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 |
| 24 | H Carter (Aus) | 43 y 256 d | SAf | Cape Town | 26 Nov 1921 |
| 25 | W Bardsley (Aus) | 43 y 251 d | Eng | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 26 | CP Carter (SAf) | 43 y 115 d | Eng | The Oval | 16 Aug 1924 |
| 27 | JE Emburey (Eng) | 42 y 341 d | WI | Manchester | 27 Jul 1995 |
| 28 | HW Taylor (SAf) | 42 y 298 d | NZ | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1932 |
| 29 | WW Whysall (Eng) | 42 y 289 d | Aus | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 |
| 30 | AFA Lilley (Eng) | 42 y 254 d | Aus | The Oval | 9 Aug 1909 |
| 31 | RW Taylor (Eng) | 42 y 246 d | Pak | Lahore | 19 Mar 1984 |
| 32 | N Betancourt (WI) | 42 y 242 d | Eng | Port-of-Spain | 1 Feb 1930 |
| 33 | C Kelleway (Aus) | 42 y 219 d | Eng | Brisbane Ex | 30 Nov 1928 |
| 34 | GA Faulkner (SAf) | 42 y 194 d | Eng | Lord's | 28 Jun 1924 |
| 35 | FR Brown (Eng) | 42 y 191 d | Aus | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 |
| 36 | WAS Oldfield (Aus) | 42 y 170 d | Eng | Melbourne | 26 Feb 1937 |
| 37 | SE Gregory (Aus) | 42 y 127 d | Eng | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 |
| 38 | JWHT Douglas (Eng) | 42 y 120 d | Aus | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 |
| 39 | NE Haig (Eng) | 42 y 112 d | WI | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 |
| 40 | H Elliott (Eng) | 42 y 100 d | Ind | Chennai | 10 Feb 1934 |
| 41 | RB Simpson (Aus) | 42 y 84 d | WI | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 |
| 42 | WW Armstrong (Aus) | 42 y 83 d | Eng | The Oval | 13 Aug 1921 |
| 43 | DS de Silva (SL) | 42 y 73 d | Eng | Lord's | 23 Aug 1984 |
| 44 | FJ Titmus (Eng) | 42 y 62 d | Aus | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 |
| 45 | MC Cowdrey (Eng) | 42 y 46 d | Aus | Melbourne | 8 Feb 1975 |
| 46 | WE Astill (Eng) | 42 y 33 d | WI | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 |
| 47 | EAB Rowan (SAf) | 42 y 27 d | Eng | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 |
| 48 | SJ Snooke (SAf) | 42 y 15 d | Eng | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 49 | TW Graveney (Eng) | 41 y 361 d | WI | Manchester | 12 Jun 1969 |
| 50 | ER Wilson (Eng) | 41 y 337 d | Aus | Sydney | 25 Feb 1921 |
Bold signifies achievement less than 3 years old.