Debut in international cricket at the age of 62, made world record

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Debut in international cricket at the age of 62, made world record


New Delhi
The ICC has been in a campaign to bring cricket to every corner of the world for some time. In such a situation, fans are revealed about some new team. Another such shocking news has come. According to Visionden’s report, a player from Matthew Brownli has made a record of debut as the oldest cricketer. Surprisingly, Brownley has also made his debut in international cricket by crossing the age of retirement.

Let me tell you that Matthew Brownli made his debut for Falkland Islands against Costa Rica in the T20 International match held on March 10, 2025. Brownli did this at the age of 62. In this way Brownli has become the oldest debut player in men’s international cricket history. In this case, he has broken the previous record of Usman Gokar. Usman made his debut against Romania at the age of 59 in a T20I match at Ilfov County in August 2019.

How is Matthew Brownly’s career

Talking about Matthew Brownly’s career, he has played a total of three T20 matches so far. During this, he scored 6 runs in three innings. Apart from this, Brownley has put an over in bowling and he could not get a single wicket. In this way Brownley made a record to debut as the oldest player in cricket.

Not only Brownli, the matter includes the names of Cricketers like James South of England, Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan and Rustomji Jamshedz of India who have been included in the list of the oldest players who have made international debuts.

Who is the oldest international cricketer ever?

The oldest player in world cricket is Jibraltar’s female wicketkeeper Sally Barton, who played all her six matches in 2024, she was 67 that year. Brownley is at number three in this case, although GWense has a difference of less than a year between Philipa Stelin and them.