At the age of 62, this cricketer made his international debut, world cricket surprised
Oldest cricker in world cricket: On March 10, 2025, Falkland Islands became the 106th team playing International cricket during their first match on Costa Rica. All his 11 cricketers were above 31 years and all except two were above 40 years. There were also three among them who had crossed their 56th birthday, but none of them were as good as Mattew Brownlee. At the age of 62, Brownley has become the first player to play T20 or any international cricket. At the age of 62, Brownly became the oldest player to make the oldest debut player in men’s international cricket history, out of the previous record of Usman Gokar, who played his first international match for Turkey at the age of 59 against Romania in the T20I match in Ilfov County in August 2019.
Throughout his career, Brownley has played three T20 matches, scoring six runs in three innings, including two not-out innings. He has thrown only one over and has not been able to get any wickets yet.
With his debut on the international stage, Brownli has become the first cricketer to make an international debut at the age of 62. By doing this, he has definitely shocked world cricket.
Who is the oldest international cricketer ever? (Who is the oldest international cricket of all time)
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.
