Batsmen who have scored test centuries after attaining 40 plus years
Misbah-ul-Haq scored 114 at Lord’s in the ongoing first test between England and Pakistan to provide the 42nd occasion of a batsman scoring a test century after he has crossed 40 years. The following table lists all such occasions.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WW Armstrong | 158 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 17 Dec 1920 |
| 2 | WW Armstrong | 121 | 3 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 |
| 3 | WW Armstrong | 123* | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11 Feb 1921 |
| 4 | AW Nourse | 111 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 |
| 5 | JB Hobbs | 211 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 |
| 6 | JB Hobbs | 115 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 7 | JB Hobbs | 154 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 8 | JB Hobbs | 119 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 9 | W Bardsley | 193* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 10 | JB Hobbs | 119 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 11 | CG Macartney | 151 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | 10 Jul 1926 |
| 12 | CG Macartney | 109 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 24 Jul 1926 |
| 12 | JB Hobbs | 100 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 14 | JB Hobbs | 159 | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 11 Aug 1928 |
| 15 | JB Hobbs | 142 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 16 | FE Woolley | 154 | 1 | Eng | SAF | Manchester | 27 Jul 1929 |
| 17 | HW Taylor | 121 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 |
| 18 | EH Hendren | 205* | 3 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 01 Feb 1930 |
| 19 | EH Hendren | 123 | 4 | Eng | Win | Georgetown | 21 Feb 1930 |
| 20 | HW Taylor | 117 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1931 |
| 21 | EH Hendren | 132 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 06 Jul 1934 |
| 22 | EAB Rowan | 143 | 1 | SAF | Aus | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 |
| 23 | AD Nourse | 208 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Nottingham | 07 Jun 1951 |
| 24 | EAB Rowan | 236 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 |
| 25 | VM Merchant | 154 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Delhi | 02 Nov 1951 |
| 26 | B Sutcliffe | 151* | 1 | NZl | Ind | Kolkata | 05 Mar 1965 |
| 27 | TW Graveney | 151 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
| 28 | TW Graveney | 118 | 1 | Eng | Win | Port of Spain | 19 Jan 1968 |
| 29 | TW Graveney | 105 | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | 06 Mar 1969 |
| 30 | RB Simpson | 176 | 2 | Aus | Ind | Perth | 16 Dec 1977 |
| 31 | RB Simpson | 100 | 1 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 |
| 32 | G Boycott | 104* | 3 | Eng | Win | St John’s | 27 Mar 1981 |
| 33 | G Boycott | 137 | 2 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 |
| 34 | G Boycott | 105 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Delhi | 23 Dec 1981 |
| 35 | CH Lloyd | 114 | 2 | Win | Aus | Brisbane | 23 Nov 1984 |
| 36 | GA Gooch | 210 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Nottingham | 02 Jun 1994 |
| 37 | S Chanderpaul | 101* | 3 | Win | Ban | Gros Islet | 13 Sep 2014 |
| 38 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 101 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 39 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 101* | 3 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 40 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 102* | 1 | Pak | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 09 Nov 2014 |
| 41 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 102 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 42 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 114 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
Misbah-ul-Haq’s 114 at Lord’s in the ongoing test provides his fifth test century after crossing 40 years. He became the second batsman in the history of test cricket to score five or more centuries after crossing 40 years. The other batsman to accomplish such a feat was JB Hobbs who has scored eight centuries
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Hobbs | 211 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 |
| 2 | JB Hobbs | 115 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 |
| 3 | JB Hobbs | 154 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1925 |
| 4 | JB Hobbs | 119 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 |
| 5 | JB Hobbs | 119 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 6 | JB Hobbs | 100 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 7 | JB Hobbs | 159 | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 11 Aug 1928 |
| 8 | JB Hobbs | 142 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 08 Mar 1929 |
| 1 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 101 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 2 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 101* | 3 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 |
| 3 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 102* | 1 | Pak | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 09 Nov 2014 |
| 4 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 102 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 5 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 114 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
Lord’s – Mecca of Cricket – has witnessed five centuries by batsman who have crossed 40 years. Misbah-ul-Haq’s 114 in the ongoing test provides the fifth occasion.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Hobbs | 211 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 |
| 2 | W Bardsley | 193* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 3 | JB Hobbs | 119 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 4 | TW Graveney | 151 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
| 5 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 114 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
Lord’s and The Oval are the two grounds which have witness four of more centuries scored by batsmen who have crossed forty years. Lord’s has witnessed five centuries – the most number of centuries – in this category of statistics.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JB Hobbs | 211 | 2 | Eng | SAF | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 |
| 2 | W Bardsley | 193* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 3 | JB Hobbs | 119 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 26 Jun 1926 |
| 4 | TW Graveney | 151 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1967 |
| 5 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 114 | 1 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
| 1 | JB Hobbs | 100 | 3 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 14 Aug 1926 |
| 2 | JB Hobbs | 159 | 2 | Eng | Win | The Oval | 11 Aug 1928 |
| 3 | HW Taylor | 121 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 1929 |
| 4 | G Boycott | 137 | 2 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 27 Aug 1981 |