Test Longest Career
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| 30y 315d | W Rhodes | 1899-1929/30 |
| 26y 356d | DB Close | 1949-1976 |
| 25y 13d | FE Woolley | 1909-1934 |
| 24y 10d | GA Headley | 1929/30-1953/54 |
| 24y 1d | SR Tendulkar | 1989/90-2013/14 |
| 23y 40d | AJ Traicos | 1969/70-1992/93 |
| 22y 233d | JB Hobbs | 1907/08-1930 |
| 22y 120d | G Gunn | 1907/08-1929/30 |
| 22y 32d | SE Gregory | 1890-1912 |
| 21y 336d | FR Brown | 1931-1953 |
| 21y 313d | AW Nourse | 1902/03-1924 |
| 21y 47d | S Chanderpaul | 1993/94-2014/15 |
| 20y 292d | JM Anderson | 2003-2023/24 |
| 20y 218d | Imran Khan | 1971-1991/92 |
| 20y 131d | RB Simpson | 1957/58-1977/78 |
| 20y 79d | MC Cowdrey | 1954/55-1974/75 |
| 20y 6d | GS Sobers | 1953/54-1973/74 |
| 20y 3d | Mushtaq Mohammad | 1958/59-1978/79 |
| 19y 279d | HW Taylor | 1912-1931/32 |
| 19y 267d | B Mitchell | 1929-1948/49 |
| 19y 262d | DG Bradman | 1928/29-1948 |
| 19y 227d | WW Armstrong | 1901/02-1921 |
| 19y 221d | FJ Titmus | 1955-1974/75 |
| 19y 212d | GA Gooch | 1975-1994/95 |
| 19y 203d | DCS Compton | 1937-1956/57 |
| 19y 91d | WR Hammond | 1927/28-1946/47 |
| 19y 48d | HMRKB Herath | 1999-2018/19 |
| 19y 14d | C Washbrook | 1937-1956 |
| 19y 0d | L Amarnath | 1933/34-1952/53 |
| 18y 270d | WG Grace | 1880-1899 |
| 18y 248d | CG Macartney | 1907/08-1926 |
| 18y 214d | S Venkataraghavan | 1964/65-1983/84 |
| 18y 197d | Mushfiqur Rahim | 2005-2023/24 |
| 18y 181d | GA Faulkner | 1905/06-1924 |
| 18y 175d | A Ranatunga | 1981/82-2000 |
| 18y 96d | Majid Khan | 1964/65-1982/83 |
| 18y 85d | A Kumble | 1990-2008/09 |
| 18y 75d | KG Viljoen | 1930/31-1948/49 |
| 18y 72d | B Sutcliffe | 1946/47-1965 |
| 18y 36d | S Mushtaq Ali | 1933/34-1951/52 |
| 18y 22d | M Amarnath | 1969/70-1987/88 |
| 18y 20d | CH Lloyd | 1966/67-1984/85 |
| 18y 16d | JH Kallis | 1995/96-2013/14 |
| 18y 11d | SR Waugh | 1985/86-2003/04 |
| 18y 9d | CS Nayudu | 1933/34-1951/52 |
| 18y 3d | JMM Commaille | 1909/10-1927/28 |
| 18y 0d | LR Gibbs | 1957/58-1975/76 |
| 17y 362d | C Kelleway | 1910/11-1928/29 |
| 17y 347d | TW Graveney | 1951-1969 |
| 17y 334d | PA de Silva | 1984-2002 |
| 17y 328d | M Muralitharan | 1992-2010 |
| 17y 327d | VM Merchant | 1933/34-1951/52 |
| 17y 297d | DL Vettori | 1996/97-2014/15 |
| 17y 280d | JM Blackham | 1876/77-1894/95 |
| 17y 279d | GOB Allen | 1930-1947/48 |
| 17y 275d | L Hutton | 1937-1954/55 |
| 17y 216d | G Boycott | 1964-1981/82 |
| 17y 158d | RJ Hadlee | 1972/73-1990 |
| 17y 143d | Harbhajan Singh | 1997/98-2015 |
| 17y 136d | Younis Ahmed | 1969/70-1986/87 |
| 17y 111d | H Masakadza | 2001-2018/19 |
| 17y 95d | Intikhab Alam | 1959/60-1976/77 |
| 17y 83d | W Bardsley | 1909-1926 |
| 17y 77d | Younis Khan | 1999/00-2016/17 |
| 17y 73d | Javed Miandad | 1976/77-1993/94 |
| 17y 67d | DL Murray | 1963-1980 |
| 17y 66d | BRM Taylor | 2004-2021 |
| 17y 51d | SJ Snooke | 1905/06-1922/23 |
| 17y 20d | MW Gatting | 1977/78-1994/95 |
| 17y 16d | DPMD Jayawardene | 1997-2014 |
| 17y 11d | Hanif Mohammad | 1952/53-1969/70 |
| 16y 362d | MS Atapattu | 1990/91-2007/08 |
| 16y 361d | W Voce | 1929/30-1946/47 |
| 16y 361d | RT Ponting | 1995/96-2012/13 |
| 16y 356d | CP Mead | 1911/12-1928/29 |
| 16y 352d | Saleem Malik | 1981/82-1998/99 |
| 16y 351d | Wasim Akram | 1984/85-2001/02 |
| 16y 342d | PI Pocock | 1967/68-1984/85 |
| 16y 340d | JE Emburey | 1978-1995 |
| 16y 321d | Shakib Al Hasan | 2007-2023/24 |
| 16y 310d | RB Kanhai | 1957-1973/74 |
| 16y 295d | EAS Prasanna | 1961/62-1978/79 |
| 16y 286d | ST Jayasuriya | 1990/91-2007/08 |
| 16y 263d | IVA Richards | 1974/75-1991 |
| 16y 237d | WJ Edrich | 1938-1954/55 |
| 16y 229d | H Strudwick | 1909/10-1926 |
| 16y 191d | CB Fry | 1895/96-1912 |
| 16y 165d | CA Walsh | 1984/85-2000/01 |
| 16y 164d | CB Llewellyn | 1895/96-1912 |
| 16y 163d | Wasim Bari | 1967-1983/84 |
| 16y 160d | CG Greenidge | 1974/75-1990/91 |
| 16y 153d | JC Alabaster | 1955/56-1971/72 |
| 16y 76d | WAS Oldfield | 1920/21-1936/37 |
| 16y 67d | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2000/01-2016/17 |
| 16y 64d | AD Nourse | 1935-1951 |
| 16y 64d | EAB Rowan | 1935-1951 |
| 16y 41d | DL Haynes | 1977/78-1993/94 |
| 16y 12d | DB Vengsarkar | 1975/76-1991/92 |
| 16y 11d | SM Gavaskar | 1970/71-1986/87 |
| 16y 7d | Zaheer Abbas | 1969/70-1985/86 |
| 15y 360d | BC Lara | 1990/91-2006/07 |
| 15y 355d | JR Reid | 1949-1965 |
| 15y 355d | TG Southee | 2007/08-2023/24 |
| 15y 324d | MN Samuels | 2000/01-2016/17 |
| 15y 309d | JB Stollmeyer | 1939-1954/55 |
| 15y 264d | WM Wallace | 1937-1952/53 |
| 15y 261d | GAR Lock | 1952-1967/68 |
| 15y 253d | C Hill | 1896-1911/12 |
| 15y 236d | DL Underwood | 1966-1981/82 |
| 15y 234d | SCJ Broad | 2007/08-2023 |
| 15y 222d | RS Dravid | 1996-2011/12 |
| 15y 198d | WE Hollies | 1934/35-1950 |
| 15y 196d | FMM Worrell | 1947/48-1963 |
| 15y 176d | BS Chandrasekhar | 1963/64-1979 |
| 15y 172d | PA Patel | 2002-2017/18 |
| 15y 158d | Kapil Dev | 1978/79-1993/94 |
| 15y 130d | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 1992-2007/08 |
| 15y 109d | Mohammad Hafeez | 2003/04-2018/19 |
| 15y 102d | Asif Iqbal | 1964/65-1979/80 |
| 15y 95d | DS Smith | 2002/03-2018 |
| 15y 93d | Tamim Iqbal | 2007/08-2022/23 |
| 15y 90d | AR Border | 1978/79-1993/94 |
| 15y 70d | AL Hassett | 1938-1953 |
| 15y 69d | VVS Laxman | 1996/97-2011/12 |
| 15y 66d | M Azharuddin | 1984/85-1999/00 |
| 15y 64d | IM Chappell | 1964/65-1979/80 |
| 15y 63d | KD Walters | 1965/66-1980/81 |
| 15y 55d | NS Sidhu | 1983/84-1998/99 |
| 15y 34d | R Illingworth | 1958-1973 |
| 15y 34d | JG Wright | 1977/78-1992/93 |
| 15y 35d | KC Sangakkara | 2000-2015 |
| 15y 28d | RN Harvey | 1947/48-1962/63 |
| 15y 22d | JH Sinclair | 1895/96-1910/11 |
| 15y 18d | Sarfraz Nawaz | 1968/69-1983/84 |
| 15y 3d | SK Warne | 1991/92-2006/07 |
The list shows careers of over 15 years