5 oldest players to score a century in Tests

#1 46 years 82 days by Jack Hobbs against Australia at Melbourne, 1929

Jack Hobbs made 142 and helped the team score 519

If there is any discussion on the greatest opening batsmen to have ever played the game, then it would be incomplete if it does not include the England great Jack Hobbs. His superb technique, stroke-making abilities, hunger for runs and longevity made him one of the greatest English batsmen ever. His career spanned 61 Test matches across 22 years (1908-1930) and he retired by the time he was 48.

Prior to that, he scored his 15th and final Test century at the age of just over 46 years and remains the oldest player ever to have made a three-figure score in Test cricket. In the 5th Ashes Test in Australia back in 1929, England batted first and Hobbs made 142 and helped the team score 519. However, England fared poorly in the 2nd innings and Australia ended up with a consolation win as the visitors won the series 4-1.