Tests - Oldest to Score Maiden 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
42y 291d AW Nourse 111 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 1921/22 39y 253d EH Bowley 109 England v New Zealand Auckland 1929/30 39y 189d A Sandham 152 England v West Indies Bridgetown 1929/30 39y 173d JWH Makepeace 117 England v Australia Melbourne 1920/21 39y 160d EAB Rowan 156* South Africa v England Johannesburg 1948/49 39y 82d PN Kirsten 104 South Africa v England Leeds 1994 38y 322d GE Tyldesley 122 England v South Africa Johannesburg 1927/28 38y 96d H Wood 134* England v South Africa Cape Town 1891/92 37y 351d AJ Richardson 100 Australia v England Leeds 1926 37y 306d PL Symcox 108 South Africa v Pakistan Johannesburg 1997/98 37y 252d GM Carew 107 West Indies v England Port of Spain 1947/48 37y 138d FR Martin 123* West Indies v Australia Sydney 1930/31 37y 18d R Illingworth 113 England v West Indies Lord's 1969 36y 296d A Kumble 110* India v England The Oval 2007 36y 217d E Paynter 216* England v Australia Nottingham 1938 36y 38d CB Lambert 104 West Indies v England St John's 1997/98 35y 262d G Giffen 161 Australia v England Sydney 1894/95 35y 247d BL D'Oliveira 109 England v India Leeds 1967 35y 237d D Denton 104 England v South Africa Johannesburg 1909/10 35y 158d EH Hendren 132 England v South Africa Leeds 1924 35y 117d DL Houghton 121 Zimbabwe v India Harare 1992/93 35y 108d DJ Richardson 109 South Africa v New Zealand Cape Town 1994/95 Notes: Ages are shown as at the start of the Test concerned. Contributed by StatsGuru (stats@cricinfo.com)
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