Longest careers in Tests
Longest careers
Player | From | To | Span | Mat |
1 Jun 1899 | 12 Apr 1930 | 30y 315d | 58 | |
23 Jul 1949 | 13 Jul 1976 | 26y 356d | 22 | |
9 Aug 1909 | 22 Aug 1934 | 25y 13d | 64 | |
11 Jan 1930 | 21 Jan 1954 | 24y 10d | 22 | |
15 Nov 1989 | 16 Nov 2013 | 24y 1d | 200 | |
5 Feb 1970 | 17 Mar 1993 | 23y 40d | 7 | |
1 Jan 1908 | 22 Aug 1930 | 22y 233d | 61 | |
13 Dec 1907 | 12 Apr 1930 | 22y 120d | 15 | |
21 Jul 1890 | 22 Aug 1912 | 22y 32d | 58 | |
29 Jul 1931 | 30 Jun 1953 | 21y 336d | 22 | |
11 Oct 1902 | 19 Aug 1924 | 21y 313d | 45 | |
22 May 2003 | 12 Jul 2024 | 21y 51d | 188 | |
17 Mar 1994 | 3 May 2015 | 21y 47d | 164 | |
3 Jun 1971 | 7 Jan 1992 | 20y 218d | 88 | |
23 Dec 1957 | 3 May 1978 | 20y 131d | 62 | |
26 Nov 1954 | 13 Feb 1975 | 20y 79d | 114 | |
30 Mar 1954 | 5 Apr 1974 | 20y 6d | 93 | |
26 Mar 1959 | 29 Mar 1979 | 20y 3d | 57 | |
27 May 1912 | 1 Mar 1932 | 19y 279d | 42 | |
15 Jun 1929 | 9 Mar 1949 | 19y 267d | 42 | |
30 Nov 1928 | 18 Aug 1948 | 19y 262d | 52 | |
1 Jan 1902 | 16 Aug 1921 | 19y 227d | 50 | |
23 Jun 1955 | 30 Jan 1975 | 19y 221d | 53 | |
10 Jul 1975 | 7 Feb 1995 | 19y 212d | 118 | |
14 Aug 1937 | 5 Mar 1957 | 19y 203d | 78 | |
26 May 2005 | 2 Nov 2024 | 19y 160d | 94* | |
24 Dec 1927 | 25 Mar 1947 | 19y 91d | 85 | |
22 Sep 1999 | 9 Nov 2018 | 19y 48d | 93 | |
14 Aug 1937 | 28 Aug 1956 | 19y 14d | 37 | |
15 Dec 1933 | 15 Dec 1952 | 19y 0d | 24 | |
6 Sep 1880 | 3 Jun 1899 | 18y 270d | 22 | |
13 Dec 1907 | 18 Aug 1926 | 18y 248d | 35 | |
27 Feb 1965 | 29 Sep 1983 | 18y 214d | 57 | |
2 Jan 1906 | 1 Jul 1924 | 18y 181d | 25 | |
17 Feb 1982 | 10 Aug 2000 | 18y 175d | 93 | |
24 Oct 1964 | 28 Jan 1983 | 18y 96d | 63 | |
9 Aug 1990 | 2 Nov 2008 | 18y 85d | 132 | |
24 Dec 1930 | 9 Mar 1949 | 18y 75d | 27 | |
21 Mar 1947 | 1 Jun 1965 | 18y 72d | 42 | |
5 Jan 1934 | 10 Feb 1952 | 18y 36d | 11 | |
24 Dec 1969 | 15 Jan 1988 | 18y 22d | 69 | |
13 Dec 1966 | 2 Jan 1985 | 18y 20d | 110 | |
14 Dec 1995 | 30 Dec 2013 | 18y 16d | 166 | |
26 Dec 1985 | 6 Jan 2004 | 18y 11d | 168 | |
5 Jan 1934 | 14 Jan 1952 | 18y 9d | 11 | |
1 Jan 1910 | 4 Jan 1928 | 18y 3d | 12 | |
5 Feb 1958 | 5 Feb 1976 | 18y 0d | 79 | |
9 Dec 1910 | 5 Dec 1928 | 17y 362d | 26 | |
5 Jul 1951 | 17 Jun 1969 | 17y 347d | 79 | |
23 Aug 1984 | 23 Jul 2002 | 17y 334d | 93 | |
28 Aug 1992 | 22 Jul 2010 | 17y 328d | 133 | |
15 Dec 1933 | 7 Nov 1951 | 17y 327d | 10 | |
6 Feb 1997 | 30 Nov 2014 | 17y 297d | 113 | |
15 Mar 1877 | 20 Dec 1894 | 17y 280d | 35 | |
27 Jun 1930 | 1 Apr 1948 | 17y 279d | 25 | |
26 Jun 1937 | 28 Mar 1955 | 17y 275d | 79 | |
4 Jun 1964 | 6 Jan 1982 | 17y 216d | 108 | |
2 Feb 1973 | 10 Jul 1990 | 17y 158d | 86 | |
25 Mar 1998 | 15 Aug 2015 | 17y 143d | 103 | |
18 May 2007 | 1 Oct 2024 | 17y 136d | 71 | |
24 Oct 1969 | 9 Mar 1987 | 17y 136d | 4 | |
27 Jul 2001 | 15 Nov 2018 | 17y 111d | 38 | |
4 Dec 1959 | 9 Mar 1977 | 17y 95d | 47 | |
27 May 1909 | 18 Aug 1926 | 17y 83d | 41 | |
26 Feb 2000 | 14 May 2017 | 17y 77d | 118 | |
9 Oct 1976 | 21 Dec 1993 | 17y 73d | 124 | |
6 Jun 1963 | 12 Aug 1980 | 17y 67d | 62 | |
6 May 2004 | 11 Jul 2021 | 17y 66d | 34 | |
2 Jan 1906 | 22 Feb 1923 | 17y 51d | 26 | |
18 Jan 1978 | 7 Feb 1995 | 17y 20d | 79 | |
2 Aug 1997 | 18 Aug 2014 | 17y 16d | 149 | |
16 Oct 1952 | 27 Oct 1969 | 17y 11d | 55 |
Dates are from debut to the final day of the player's last match
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi, 3rd Test, Oct 24-26, 2024 [Test # 2558]
India v New Zealand at Pune, 2nd Test, Oct 24-26, 2024 [Test # 2557]
Bangladesh v South Africa at Mirpur, 1st Test, Oct 21-24, 2024 [Test # 2556]