Asif Afridi of Pakistan wrote himself into the record books as the oldest cricketer in the world to capture five or more wickets in an innings on test debut. He was 38 years 299 days old when he captured six wickets conceding 79 runs in the just concluded test against South Africa at Rawalpindi. The previous record was credited to CS Marriot of England who had captured six wickets conceding 59 runs against West Indies at The Oval. This test had a start date of 12 Aug 1933. CS Marriot was 37 years 332 days old when he captured six for 59 in a test innings on debut. Thus Asif Afridi rewrote the record of CS Marriot after 92 years 02 months and 08 days. The following table lists the bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings on debut after the age of 30 plus

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Age Des	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Asif Afridi	34.3	06	079	6	2	38y 299d	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	20 Oct 2025
2	CS Marriott	11.5	02	037	5	2	37y 332d	Eng	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
3	CS Marriott	29.2	06	059	6	3	37y 332d	Eng	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
4	HHH Johnson	34.5	13	041	5	1	37y 258d	Win	Eng	Kingston	27 Mar 1948
5	HHH Johnson	31.0	11	055	5	3	37y 258d	Win	Eng	Kingston	27 Mar 1948
6	DW Carr	34.0	02	146	5	1	37y 145d	Eng	Aus	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
7	GHT Simpson-Hayward	16.0	03	043	6	1	34y 208d	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910
8	A Shaw	34.0×4	16	038	5	3	34y 198d	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
9	GF Cresswell	41.2	06	168	6	2	34y 144d	NZl	Eng	The Oval	13 Aug 1949
10	Noman Ali	25.3	08	035	5	3	34y 111d	Pak	SAF	Karachi	26 Jan 2021
11	R Pollard	27.0	16	024	5	2	34y 031d	Eng	Ind	Manchester	20 Jul 1946
12	CV Grimmett	11.7	02	045	5	2	33y 064d	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27 Feb 1925
13	CV Grimmett	19.4	03	037	6	4	33y 064d	Aus	Eng	Sydney	27 Feb 1925
14	Bilal Asif	21.3	07	036	6	2	33y 013d	Pak	Aus	Dubai (DICS)	07 Oct 2018
15	SM Boland	4.0	01	007	6	3	32y 259d	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021
16	JDA O’Connor	21.0	06	040	5	4	32y 123d	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908
17	WH Cooper	61.0×4	19	120	6	3	32y 111d	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	31 Dec 1881
18	Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	06	120	6	1	31y 335d	Pak	SAF	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010
19	DR Doshi	43.0	10	103	6	1	31y 263d	Ind	Aus	Chennai	11 Sep 1979
20	AM Moir	56.3	16	155	6	2	31y 243d	NZl	Eng	Christchurch	17 Mar 1951
21	WH Copson	24.0	02	085	5	1	31y 058d	Eng	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
22	NA Mallender	23.0	07	050	5	3	30y 345d	Eng	Pak	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
23	FA Ward	46.0	16	102	6	3	30y 285d	Aus	Eng	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
24	NO Perry	26.0	08	070	5	3	30y 270d	Win	Aus	Kingston	13 Mar 1999
25	NGRP Jayasuriya	36.0	03	118	6	1	30y 245d	Srl	Aus	Galle	08 Jul 2022
26	NGRP Jayasuriya	16.0	02	059	6	3	30y 245d	Srl	Aus	Galle	08 Jul 2022
27	SR Clark	17.0	03	055	5	1	30y 169d	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006
28	PL Taylor	26.0	07	078	6	2	30y 141d	Aus	Eng	Sydney	10 Jan 1987
29	J Middleton	25.4×5	06	064	5	1	30y 136d	SAF	Eng	Gqeberha	13 Feb 1896
30	C de Grandhomme	15.5	05	041	6	1	30y 118d	NZl	Pak	Christchurch	17 Nov 2016
31	A Warren	19.2	05	057	5	2	30y 092d	Eng	Aus	Leeds	03 Jul 1905
32	AY Patel	23.4	04	059	5	4	30y 026d	NZl	Pak	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018
33	CK Langeveldt	16.0	04	046	5	2	30y 016d	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005
34	WS Lees	23.1	10	034	5	2	30y 008d	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	02 Jan 1906
35	R Appleyard	17.0	05	051	5	1	30y 004d	Eng	Pak	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954

The above list contains four Pakistan bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in a test innings on debut after the age of 30 plus years. Asif Afridi’s feat is also a record for a Pakistan bowler. The previous record in this category of statistics was credited to Noman Ali who at the age of 34 years 111 days had captured five for 35 against South Africa at Karachi in Jan 2021

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	I	Age Des	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Asif Afridi	34.3	06	079	6	2	38y 299d	Pak	SAF	Rawalpindi	20 Oct 2025
2	Noman Ali	25.3	08	035	5	3	34y 111d	Pak	SAF	Karachi	26 Jan 2021
3	Bilal Asif	21.3	07	036	6	2	33y 013d	Pak	Aus	Dubai (DICS)	07 Oct 2018
4	Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	06	120	6	1	31y 335d	Pak	SAF	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010