The 11 oldest living players in Test cricket – Neil Harvey takes over from Ron Draper
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11. Kim Elgie – 91 years old
Kim Elgie played three Tests for South Africa from 1961 to 1962. All three Tests were played in South Africa against New Zealand. He was also capped by Scotland in rugby.
10. Mickey Stewart – 92 years old
Mickey Stewart played eight Tests for England from 1962 to 1964. Stewart hit 49 centuries in first-class cricket, but didn’t manage one at Test level.
9. Bob Blair – 92 years old
Bob Blair played 19 Tests for New Zealand from 1953 to 1964. The fast bowler took 43 Test wickets, which included three four-wicket hauls. New Zealand did not win one of the 19 Tests Blair played.
8. Godfrey Lawrence – 92 years old
Godfrey Lawrence collected five Tests for South Africa from 1961 to 1962. After Ron Draper’s death in February 2025, Lawrence became South Africa’s oldest living Test cricketer.
7. Gavin Stevens – 92 years old
Gavin Stevens played four Tests for Australia from 1959 to 1960. He toured Pakistan and India with the Australians, but never scored more than 28 in a single innings.
6. Chandrakant Patankar – 94 years old
Chandrakant Patankar’s one and only Test for India was in 1955. It was against New Zealand at Eden Park. The wicketkeeper-batsman collected three catches and one stumping – and hit 13 and one not out.
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5. Ian Leggat – 94 years old
Leggat’s one and only Test for New Zealand was in 1954. It was against South Africa in Cape Town. Leggat scored a duck and did not take a wicket.
4. Chingleput Gopinath – 94 years old
Chingleput Gopinath played eight Tests for India from 1951 to 1960. A prolific run-scorer at first-class level, he failed to successfully make the step up to Tests with just one half-ton in 12 innings.
3. Wazir Mohammad – 95 years old
Wazir Mohammad played 20 Tests for Pakistan from 1952 to 1959. He hit two Test centuries and is the brother of the famous Hanif Mohammad.
2. Trevor McMahon – 95 years old
Trevor McMahon gathered five Tests for New Zealand from 1955 to 1956. Three of his Tests came in India, one in Pakistan and one in New Zealand. His last was at home.
1. Neil Harvey – 96 years old
Neil Harvey collected 79 Tests for Australia from 1948 to 1963. Harvey’s Test career included 21 centuries. He hit 22 and 28 in his last Test, which was against England in Sydney.