Longest lived players in Tests
Longest lived players
Player | Span | Mat | Born | Died | Age |
1938-1939 | 5 | 6 Aug 1911 | 2 Sep 2014 | 103y 27d | |
1937-1947 | 5 | 18 Dec 1910 | 1 Aug 2010 | 99y 226d | |
1879-1879 | 1 | 9 Apr 1848 | 27 Feb 1947 | 98y 324d | |
1949-1957 | 15 | 10 Apr 1923 | 3 Sep 2021 | 98y 146d | |
1947-1949 | 9 | 6 Feb 1919 | 5 Sep 2016 | 97y 212d | |
1957-1957 | 3 | 14 Jun 1923 | 9 Jan 2021 | 97y 209d | |
1931-1937 | 7 | 28 Dec 1910 | 27 May 2007 | 96y 150d | |
1899-1930 | 58 | 29 Oct 1877 | 8 Jul 1973 | 95y 252d | |
1934-1948 | 22 | 31 Jul 1912 | 16 Mar 2008 | 95y 229d | |
1930-1937 | 11 | 2 Jun 1908 | 31 Oct 2003 | 95y 151d | |
1948-1958 | 48 | 26 Feb 1925 | 1 Jul 2020 | 95y 126d | |
1952-1961 | 11 | 27 Oct 1928 | 13 Feb 2024 | 95y 109d | |
1950-1951 | 5 | 17 Jan 1928 | 14 Apr 2023 | 95y 87d | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 22 Jan 1921 | 17 Feb 2016 | 95y 26d | |
1901-1914 | 27 | 19 Apr 1873 | 26 Dec 1967 | 94y 251d | |
1948-1954 | 2 | 21 Nov 1916 | 10 Jun 2011 | 94y 201d | |
1934-1934 | 1 | 6 Jun 1909 | 21 Dec 2003 | 94y 198d | |
1947-1948 | 3 | 25 Nov 1915 | 24 Mar 2010 | 94y 119d | |
1948-1950 | 5 | 12 Dec 1914 | 10 Mar 2009 | 94y 88d | |
1932-1933 | 3 | 3 Jul 1902 | 23 Sep 1996 | 94y 82d | |
1932-1946 | 2 | 23 Dec 1909 | 16 Feb 2004 | 94y 55d | |
1927-1937 | 40 | 2 May 1901 | 20 Apr 1995 | 93y 353d | |
1890-1890 | 2 | 17 Sep 1862 | 20 Jul 1956 | 93y 307d | |
1887-1887 | 1 | 2 Jul 1858 | 2 May 1952 | 93y 305d | |
1955-1972 | 21 | 11 Jul 1930 | 9 Apr 2024 | 93y 273d | |
1948-1955 | 27 | 27 Feb 1920 | 24 Nov 2013 | 93y 270d | |
1936-1946 | 4 | 29 Feb 1908 | 7 Oct 2001 | 93y 220d | |
1946-1955 | 46 | 19 Jan 1922 | 22 Aug 2015 | 93y 215d | |
1921-1929 | 11 | 24 May 1895 | 16 Dec 1988 | 93y 206d | |
1911-1913 | 11 | 6 Feb 1886 | 31 Aug 1979 | 93y 206d | |
1933-1935 | 5 | 4 Sep 1902 | 27 Jan 1996 | 93y 145d | |
1947-1947 | 1 | 7 Jan 1918 | 24 Apr 2011 | 93y 107d | |
1958-1965 | 27 | 26 Aug 1930 | 8 Dec 2023 | 93y 104d | |
1936-1936 | 2 | 16 Jun 1896 | 0 Jan 1990 | 93y ?d | |
1950-1961 | 43 | 1 May 1929 | 26 Feb 2022 | 92y 301d | |
1921-1929 | 13 | 22 Aug 1892 | 15 Jun 1985 | 92y 297d | |
1930-1931 | 4 | 14 Apr 1905 | 16 Jan 1998 | 92y 277d | |
1951-1955 | 4 | 1 Sep 1921 | 23 May 2014 | 92y 264d | |
1950-1950 | 2 | 18 Jul 1925 | 16 Feb 2018 | 92y 213d | |
1956-1956 | 1 | 25 Sep 1929 | 26 Apr 2022 | 92y 213d | |
1964-1965 | 5 | 23 Jan 1929 | 1 Aug 2021 | 92y 190d | |
1928-1948 | 52 | 27 Aug 1908 | 25 Feb 2001 | 92y 182d | |
1953-1963 | 44 | 14 Jun 1929 | 30 Oct 2021 | 92y 138d | |
1949-1965 | 58 | 3 Jun 1928 | 14 Oct 2020 | 92y 133d | |
1935-1935 | 1 | 7 Sep 1914 | 28 Dec 2006 | 92y 112d | |
1899-1899 | 1 | 23 Apr 1872 | 12 Jul 1964 | 92y 80d | |
1958-1961 | 13 | 29 Jan 1932 | 17 Apr 2024 | 92y 79d | |
1952-1961 | 47 | 17 Nov 1928 | 11 Jan 2021 | 92y 55d | |
1951-1952 | 5 | 10 Aug 1923 | 26 Sep 2015 | 92y 47d | |
1921-1930 | 14 | 6 Jul 1890 | 20 Apr 1982 | 91y 288d | |
1946-1955 | 51 | 4 Jul 1918 | 4 Apr 2010 | 91y 274d | |
1892-1896 | 5 | 12 Nov 1864 | 13 Aug 1956 | 91y 275d | |
1950-1955 | 3 | 14 May 1918 | 26 Dec 2009 | 91y 226d | |
1953-1957 | 13 | 14 Apr 1931 | 9 Oct 2022 | 91y 178d | |
1909-1934 | 64 | 27 May 1887 | 18 Oct 1978 | 91y 144d | |
1913-1913 | 1 | 2 Oct 1884 | 30 Jan 1976 | 91y 120d | |
1937-1951 | 11 | 4 Jun 1915 | 29 Sep 2006 | 91y 117d | |
1950-1957 | 9 | 18 Apr 1926 | 5 Aug 2017 | 91y 109d | |
1937-1953 | 13 | 19 Dec 1916 | 21 Mar 2008 | 91y 93d | |
1954-1954 | 1 | 5 Jan 1920 | 22 Jan 2011 | 91y 17d | |
1924-1924 | 1 | 22 Jul 1892 | 14 Jul 1983 | 90y 357d | |
1954-1956 | 9 | 27 Jun 1924 | 17 Mar 2015 | 90y 263d | |
1926-1933 | 21 | 14 Nov 1904 | 22 Jul 1995 | 90y 250d | |
1948-1951 | 12 | 29 Mar 1921 | 3 Dec 2011 | 90y 249d | |
1889-1896 | 6 | 23 Nov 1858 | 14 Jul 1949 | 90y 233d | |
1922-1924 | 3 | 27 Mar 1888 | 13 Nov 1978 | 90y 231d | |
1954-1968 | 46 | 21 Oct 1931 | 31 May 2022 | 90y 222d | |
1961-1965 | 19 | 1 Jun 1932 | 2 Jan 2023 | 90y 215d | |
1934-1952 | 11 | 17 Dec 1914 | 18 Jun 2005 | 90y 183d | |
1947-1957 | 9 | 23 Feb 1925 | 25 Aug 2015 | 90y 183d | |
1931-1931 | 1 | 26 Oct 1890 | 21 Apr 1981 | 90y 177d | |
1924-1934 | 29 | 19 Oct 1900 | 6 Apr 1991 | 90y 169d | |
1948-1948 | 1 | 29 Oct 1915 | 9 Mar 2006 | 90y 131d | |
1954-1956 | 7 | 24 May 1926 | 27 Aug 2016 | 90y 95d | |
1956-1956 | 1 | 23 Jun 1925 | 7 Aug 2015 | 90y 45d | |
1930-1930 | 1 | 18 Jan 1894 | 27 Feb 1984 | 90y 40d | |
1928-1933 | 4 | 29 Jan 1896 | 5 Mar 1986 | 90y 35d | |
1910-1926 | 28 | 28 Jan 1880 | 14 Feb 1970 | 90y 17d | |
1955-1955 | 5 | 20 Sep 1921 | 4 Oct 2011 | 90y 14d | |
1953-1956 | 14 | 1 Jun 1930 | 11 Jun 2020 | 90y 10d | |
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 includes the following current or recent matches:
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Rawalpindi, 1st Test, Aug 21-25, 2024 [Test # 2544]
England v Sri Lanka at Manchester, 1st Test, Aug 21-24, 2024 [Test # 2545]
West Indies v South Africa at Providence, 2nd Test, Aug 15-17, 2024 [Test # 2543]