| 50y 294d | G Gunn | England (1) v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 1929/30 |
| 47y 340d | WG Grace | England (1) v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1896 |
| 47y 179d | JB Hobbs | England (2) v Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1930 |
| 47y 179d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1930 |
| 46y 244d | JB Hobbs | England (2) v South Africa | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1929 |
| 46y 82d | JB Hobbs | England (2) v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 46y 82d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1928/29 |
| 46y 47d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1928/29 |
| 45y 239d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v West Indies | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1928 |
| 45y 218d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v West Indies | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1928 |
| 45y 151d | EH Hendren | England (1) v Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1934 |
| 45y 123d | EH Hendren | England (1) v Australia | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1934 |
| 45y 114d | DB Close | England (1) v West Indies | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1976 |
| 45y 27d | WG Grace | England (1) v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1893 |
| 44y 31d | FE Woolley | England (1) v New Zealand | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1931 |
| 44y 15d | AW Nourse | South Africa (2) v England | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1922/23 |
| 44y 15d | AW Nourse | South Africa (1) v England | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1922/23 |
| 43y 358d | AW Nourse | South Africa (1) v England | Kingsmead, Durban | 1922/23 |
| 43y 275d | WR Hammond | England (1) v New Zealand | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 1946/47 |
| 43y 250d | WG Grace | England (1) v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1891/92 |
| 43y 241d | JB Hobbs | England (2) v Australia | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1926 |
| 43y 220d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1926 |
| 43y 206d | JB Hobbs | England (2) v Australia | Headingley, Leeds | 1926 |
| 43y 201d | W Bardsley | Australia (1) v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1926 |
| 43y 192d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1926 |
| 43y 167d | WG Grace | England (1) v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1891/92 |
| 43y 105d | W Rhodes | England (2) v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1920/21 |
| 43y 31d | WR Hammond | England (1) v India | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1946 |
| 42y 347d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v West Indies | Windsor Park, Roseau | 2016/17 |
| 42y 337d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 2016/17 |
| 42y 328d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 2016/17 |
| 42y 291d | AW Nourse | South Africa (2) v Australia | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1921/22 |
| 42y 291d | AW Nourse | South Africa (1) v Australia | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1921/22 |
| 42y 269d | HW Taylor | South Africa (2) v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1931/32 |
| 42y 269d | HW Taylor | South Africa (1) v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1931/32 |
| 42y 263d | FE Woolley | England (1) v New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 1929/30 |
| 42y 155d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | 2016/17 |
| 42y 146d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v West Indies | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2016/17 |
| 42y 67d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 2016 |
| 42y 61d | FE Woolley | England (1) v South Africa | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1929 |
| 42y 59d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1924/25 |
| 42y 56d | RB Simpson | Australia (1) v West Indies | Bourda, Georgetown | 1977/78 |
| 42y 55d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v England | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 2016 |
| 42y 47d | FE Woolley | England (2) v South Africa | Headingley, Leeds | 1929 |
| 42y 47d | FE Woolley | England (1) v South Africa | Headingley, Leeds | 1929 |
| 42y 47d | Misbah-ul-Haq | Pakistan (1) v England | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 2016 |
| 42y 41d | WW Armstrong | Australia (1) v England | Headingley, Leeds | 1921 |
| 42y 31d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 1924/25 |
| 42y 27d | EAB Rowan | South Africa (1) v England | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1951 |
| 42y 19d | FJ Titmus | England (2) v Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth | 1974/75 |
| 42y 16d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1924/25 |
| 42y 8d | EH Hendren | England (1) v South Africa | Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | 1930/31 |
| 42y 6d | EAB Rowan | South Africa (2) v England | Headingley, Leeds | 1951 |
| 42y 6d | EAB Rowan | South Africa (1) v England | Headingley, Leeds | 1951 |
| 42y 3d | WG Grace | England (2) v Australia | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1890 |
| 42y 3d | JB Hobbs | England (2) v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1924/25 |
| 42y 3d | JB Hobbs | England (1) v Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 1924/25 |
