Pravin Tambe -at the age of 42 years 67 days- became one of the oldest debutants in Ranji Trophy. Most of the older players in the following list did so
in the formative years of Ranji Trophy.
Oldest
players to make Ranji Trophy debut
Age
(Yrs-Days)
|
Player
|
For
|
Vs
|
Venue
|
Season
|
48-192
|
Geoffrey
Betham
|
Rajputana
|
Central
India
|
Indore
|
1937-38
|
48-30
|
Bernard
Nicholas
|
Mysore
|
Hyderabad
|
Secunderabad
|
1938-39
|
45-157
|
Alexander
Hosie
|
Bengal
|
CP&B
|
Calcutta
|
1935-36
|
43-123
|
Rustomji
Jamshedji
|
Bombay
|
Northern
India
|
Delhi
|
1935-36
|
43-109
|
Maharaja
of Patiala
|
Southern
Punjab
|
United
Provinces
|
Patiala
|
1934-35
|
43-33
|
DB
Deodhar
|
Maharashtra
|
Bombay
|
Pune
|
1934-35
|
42-67
|
Pravin Tambe
|
Mumbai
|
Odisha
|
Mumbai
WS
|
2013-14
|
The oldest player to make first-class debut world over is
another Indian - Raja Maharaj Singh. When he took to the field on November 25,
1950 as captain of the Bombay Governor's XI against a Commonwealth XI, he was
making his first-class debut at the age of 72 years 192 days.
