Tests - Oldest to Score Century

Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009

46y  82d  JB Hobbs              142 England v Australia          Melbourne            1928/29    
45y 151d  EH Hendren            132 England v Australia          Manchester           1934       
43y 202d  W Bardsley           193* Australia v England          Lord's               1926       
42y 291d  AW Nourse             111 South Africa v Australia     Johannesburg         1921/22    
42y  61d  FE Woolley            154 England v South Africa       Manchester           1929       
42y   6d  EAB Rowan             236 South Africa v England       Leeds                1951       
41y 359d  RB Simpson            100 Australia v India            Adelaide             1977/78    
41y 265d  WW Armstrong         123* Australia v England          Melbourne            1920/21    
41y 263d  TW Graveney           105 England v Pakistan           Karachi              1968/69    
41y 241d  HW Taylor             117 South Africa v England       Cape Town            1930/31    
41y 108d  B Sutcliffe          151* New Zealand v India          Kolkata              1964/65    
41y  63d  G Boycott             105 England v India              Delhi                1981/82    
40y 314d  GA Gooch              210 England v New Zealand        Nottingham           1994       
40y 207d  AD Nourse             208 South Africa v England       Nottingham           1951       
40y  84d  CH Lloyd              114 West Indies v Australia      Brisbane             1984/85    
40y  27d  CG Macartney          109 Australia v England          Manchester           1926       
40y  21d  VM Merchant           154 India v England              Delhi                1951/52    

Notes: Ages are shown as at the start of the Test concerned.
       Only the last century by any player is shown

 
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