First-Class Oldest Umpires

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(Age on final day of their last First-Class match)

The exact dates of birth of some cricketers and officials have not been, or cannot be, verified. The details in the following list are based on the best information currently available, but - especially, though certainly not exclusively, in the cases of cricketers or officials from the 18th and earlier 19th centuries, and those from Pakistan and Bangladesh - they should be treated with appropriate caution. Where only a year of birth is known, the stated age is based on an assumed birthdate of 1 January, or (where known) the date of the player's or official's christening.

Years	Days
81	3	WR Bock	Wellington v Otago	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1927/28
79	355	BR Nagaraja Rao	Tamil Nadu v Kerala	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras	1993/94
79	113	GH Watts	Cambridge University v Free Foresters	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge	1946
77	171	H Scott	Northamptonshire v Leicestershire	County Ground, Northampton	1949
74	269	D Hendren	Oxford University v Leicestershire	The University Parks, Oxford	1957
74	116	RA Thoms	Surrey and Sussex v The Rest	Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	1900
74	1	A Millward	Sussex v South Americans	The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1932
73	310	AA Qureshi	Sargodha v Lahore A	Sports Stadium, Sargodha	1969/70
73	120	JG Langridge	Leicestershire v Yorkshire	Grace Road, Leicester	1983
72	343	A Skelding	Leicestershire v Ireland	Grace Road, Leicester	1959
72	225	WEP Protheroe-Beynon	Ireland v Scotland	Castle Avenue, Dublin	1977
71	264	AC Jones	New South Wales v West Indians	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	1930/31
71	249	H Elliott	Derbyshire v Pakistan Eaglets	County Ground, Derby	1963
71	206	WAJ West	Cambridge University v Free Foresters	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge	1935
71	86	W Mead	Essex v Cambridge University	Old County Ground, Brentwood	1939
71	58	PT Mills	Gloucestershire v Cambridge University	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	1950
70	304	WL Budd	Surrey v Somerset	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1984
70	220	RP Carpenter	Sussex v Cambridge University	County Ground, Hove	1901
70	33	HJ Alessio	Victoria v New South Wales	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1924/25
70	6	GJW Platt	Worcestershire v Combined Services	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1951
69	362	TH Boggan	Griqualand West v Eastern Province B	De Beers Country Club, Kimberley	1979/80
69	357	AE Street	Surrey v Cambridge University	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1939
69	334	CE Richardson	Leicestershire v West Indians	Aylestone Road, Leicester	1923
69	175	HG Baldwin	Sussex v Gloucestershire	County Ground, Hove	1962
69	143	EJ Freedman	Transvaal v South African Universities	New Wanderers No 1 Oval, Johannesburg	1979/80
69	131	W Fitzherbert	Wellington v West Coast (North Island)	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1879/80
69	110	PB Austin	British Guiana v Lord Hawke's XI	Bourda, Georgetown	1896/97
69	108	WH Hale	Gloucestershire v Cambridge University	Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	1939
69	43	A Jepson	Surrey v Somerset	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1984
68	362	WH Barnes	Canterbury v Central Districts	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1960/61
68	357	HR Martin	Boland v Australian XI	Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Ground, Stellenbosch	1985/86
68	232	CJ Cox	Canterbury v Otago	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1929/30
68	176	S Wrigley	Northamptonshire v West Indians	County Ground, Northampton	1923
68	142	J Moss	Sir J Cahn's XI v South Americans	West Park, West Bridgford	1932
68	59	RG Barlow	Yorkshire v Gloucestershire	Headingley, Leeds	1919
67	364	LT Cobcroft	North Island v South Island	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1934/35
67	300	GG Gilmour	Mashonaland v Manicaland	Harare Sports Club, Harare	2004/05
67	295	E Robinson	Gentlemen v Players	North Marine Road, Scarborough	1951
67	295	J Phillips	Surrey v Cambridge University	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1928
67	294	GJ Rye	Minor Counties v South Africans	County Ground, Lakenham	1924
67	276	WE Phillipson	TN Pearce's XI v New Zealanders	North Marine Road, Scarborough	1978
67	269	J Sherman	Gentlemen of Surrey and Sussex v Gentlemen of England	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1856
67	258	E Humphreys	Combined Services v Kent	Garrison Ground 2, Gillingham	1949
67	242	Shujauddin	Rawalpindi v House Building Finance Corporation	Pakistan Ordnance Factories Oval, Wah Cantonment	1986/87
67	138	WB Smith	Scotland v South Africa Academy	Boghall, Linlithgow	1999
67	121	W Wright	Lancashire v West Indians	Old Trafford, Manchester	1923
67	105	EJ Smith	Warwickshire v Combined Services	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1953
67	54	TW Spencer	Cambridge University v Worcestershire	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge	1981
67	38	CN Woolley	Northamptonshire v Scotland	Town Ground, Peterborough	1953
67	6	CA Webb	Wellington v Auckland	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1943/44
67	2	GH Hirst	Gentlemen v Players	North Marine Road, Scarborough	1938
66	335	AD Downes	Otago v Auckland	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1934/35
66	335	CA Meyer	Eastern Province v Western Province	Wolfson Stadium, Port Elizabeth	1987/88
66	330	J Hughes	Oxford University v Lancashire	The University Parks, Oxford	1892
66	327	Tawakkal Majeed	Lahore Greens v Multan	Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore	1964/65
66	322	RM Crockett	Victoria v Marylebone Cricket Club	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1929/30
66	318	OW Herman	DH Robins' XI v Pakistanis	The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1974
66	284	SG Ponnadurai	Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Kandy Cricket Club	Air Force Ground, Katunayake	2001/02
66	227	WH Carvosso	Queensland v South Australia	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	1925/26
66	212	CE Bartram	Scotland v Middlesex	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	1923
66	175	T Barker	Cambridge University v Cambridgeshire	FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge	1865
66	104	NGB Cook	Worcestershire v Middlesex	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	2022
66	92	G Lee	Surrey v Gloucestershire	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1876
66	84	AW Cooper	Bermuda v Cayman Islands	Armour Heights, Toronto	2005
66	81	TJ Parlane	Wellington v Otago	Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington	2023/24
66	65	LS Everington	Rhodesia v Western Province	Police B Ground, Salisbury	1970/71
66	33	JH Evans	Glamorgan v Warwickshire	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	2020
65	319	JF Crapp	Hampshire v Kent	Dean Park, Bournemouth	1978
65	294	JW Lloyds	Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire	County Ground, Bristol	2020
65	292	H Holmes	Kent v Surrey	The Rectory Field, Blackheath	1899
65	280	JB Hobbs	Glamorgan v England XI	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	1948
65	250	DH Tregear	Minor Counties v West Indians	County Ground, Lakenham	1950
65	236	PW Raine	Durham v Surrey	Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground, Chester-le-Street	2013
65	224	FH Sugg	Worcestershire v Hampshire	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	1927
65	221	WE Alley	Warwickshire v Leicestershire	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1984
65	210	RW Haynes	Guyana v Barbados	Bourda, Georgetown	1993/94
65	203	DA Elder	Australian XI v The Rest	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1930/31
65	197	M Barnett	Northern Districts v Central Districts	Seddon Park, Hamilton	1957/58
65	164	GS Pennefather	Tasmania v Australian XI	North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston	1929/30
65	155	MJD Bodenham	Derbyshire v Leicestershire	The 3aaa County Ground, Derby	2015
65	154	GH Pope	Northamptonshire v Somerset	County Ground, Northampton	1976
65	150	KE Palmer	Somerset v Lancashire	County Ground, Taunton	2002
65	146	HD Bird	Yorkshire v Warwickshire	Headingley, Leeds	1998
65	145	GI Burgess	Warwickshire v Glamorgan	Edgbaston, Birmingham	2008
65	143	M Gravett	HDG Leveson-Gower's XI v Oxford University	The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1930
65	142	AA Mentor	Western Province B v Boland	Boon Wallace Oval, Cape Town	1985/86
65	138	JD Bond	Gloucestershire v Lancashire	The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol	1997
65	129	WFF Price	Surrey v Nottinghamshire	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1967
65	117	SC Gale	Worcestershire v Durham	County Ground, New Road, Worcester	2017
65	116	TE Jesty	Hampshire v Essex	The Ageas Bowl, Southampton	2013
65	110	M Myers	Minor Counties v South Africans	County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent	1912
65	107	WP Butler	Otago v Canterbury	Carisbrook, Dunedin	1936/37
65	104	NVH Riches	Glamorgan v England XI	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	1948
65	93	FH Farrands	Sussex v Oxford University	County Ground, Hove	1900
65	85	PB Wight	Somerset v Middlesex	County Ground, Taunton	1995
65	78	JH Dark	Sussex v Marylebone Cricket Club	Dripping Pan, Lewes	1860
65	71	R Palmer	Somerset v Nottinghamshire	County Ground, Taunton	2007
65	65	AJB Fowler	Kent v Nottinghamshire	Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	1956
65	62	B Dudleston	Hampshire v Warwickshire	The Rose Bowl, Southampton	2010
65	61	JH King	Oxford University v Leicestershire	The University Parks, Oxford	1936
65	55	H Shaw	Derbyshire v Australian Imperial Forces	County Ground, Derby	1919
65	53	JF Steele	Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire	County Ground, Northampton	2011
65	53	MJ Kitchen	Sussex v Kent	County Ground, Hove	2005
65	45	Ibrahim Khan	Sukkur v Quetta	Municipal Stadium, Sukkur	1976/77
65	37	B Leadbeater	Yorkshire v Somerset	North Marine Road, Scarborough	2008
65	31	BJ Meyer	Gloucestershire v Lancashire	The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol	1997
65	24	C Cook	Warwickshire v Sussex	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1986
65	17	R Julian	Leicestershire v Glamorgan	Grace Road, Leicester	2001
65	14	A Clarkson	Nottinghamshire v Essex	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	2004
65	13	NT Plews	Surrey v Yorkshire	The Foster's Oval, Kennington	1999
65	13	D Davies	TN Pearce's XI v Australians	North Marine Road, Scarborough	1961

The list shows occurrences of umpires aged 65 years or more