Test Oldest Bowler to Achieve 5 Wickets in an Innings

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The ages given are ages on the first day of the match

49y 311d	H Ironmonger	Australia (1) v South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1931/32
49y 311d	H Ironmonger	Australia (2) v South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1931/32
49y 234d	H Ironmonger	Australia (1) v South Africa	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1931/32
48y 312d	H Ironmonger	Australia (1) v West Indies	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1930/31
46y 268d	DD Blackie	Australia (1) v England	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1928/29
45y 154d	AJ Traicos	Zimbabwe (1) v India	Harare Sports Club, Harare	1992/93
44y 65d	CV Grimmett	Australia (1) v South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban	1935/36
44y 65d	CV Grimmett	Australia (2) v South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban	1935/36
44y 52d	CV Grimmett	Australia (2) v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1935/36
44y 7d	CV Grimmett	Australia (1) v South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	1935/36
44y 7d	CV Grimmett	Australia (2) v South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	1935/36
42y 242d	FE Woolley	England (1) v New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1929/30
42y 236d	CV Grimmett	Australia (2) v England	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1934
42y 165d	CV Grimmett	Australia (1) v England	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1934
41y 135d	EE Hemmings	England (1) v New Zealand	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1990
41y 71d	AP Freeman	England (1) v South Africa	Old Trafford, Manchester	1929
41y 71d	AP Freeman	England (2) v South Africa	Old Trafford, Manchester	1929
41y 60d	LR Gibbs	West Indies (1) v Australia	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1975/76
41y 57d	AP Freeman	England (1) v South Africa	Headingley, Leeds	1929
40y 301d	SF Barnes	England (1) v South Africa	Lord's, Durban	1913/14
40y 301d	SF Barnes	England (2) v South Africa	Lord's, Durban	1913/14
40y 257d	SF Barnes	England (2) v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1913/14
40y 251d	SF Barnes	England (1) v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1913/14
40y 251d	SF Barnes	England (2) v South Africa	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1913/14
40y 238d	SF Barnes	England (1) v South Africa	Lord's, Durban	1913/14
40y 238d	SF Barnes	England (2) v South Africa	Lord's, Durban	1913/14
40y 223d	AA Mailey	Australia (1) v England	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1926
40y 203d	CP Carter	South Africa (1) v Australia	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1921/22
40y 123d	HMRKB Herath	Sri Lanka (2) v South Africa	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	2018
40y 116d	LR Gibbs	West Indies (1) v India	Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	1974/75
40y 99d	WJ O'Reilly	Australia (1) v New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1945/46
40y 84d	GWA Chubb	South Africa (1) v England	Old Trafford, Manchester	1951
40y 73d	LR Gibbs	West Indies (2) v India	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1974/75
40y 70d	GWA Chubb	South Africa (1) v England	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	1951
40y 69d	FR Brown	England (1) v Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1950/51
40y 65d	AP Freeman	England (1) v West Indies	Old Trafford, Manchester	1928
40y 65d	AP Freeman	England (2) v West Indies	Old Trafford, Manchester	1928
40y 35d	CV Grimmett	Australia (1) v South Africa	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1931/32
40y 35d	CV Grimmett	Australia (2) v South Africa	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	1931/32
40y 6d	CV Grimmett	Australia (2) v South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	1931/32

The list shows occurrences for players over 40 years old