5 oldest players to take 10 wicket haul in Tests

#2 Clarie Grimmett (44 years 65 days) vs South Africa at Durban, 1936

He remains one of the greatest spin bowlers to have ever played the game and during the course of his career, Clarie Grimmett was instrumental to many a victory for his team Australia. He was a crafty bowler, who teased the batsmen with his variation in lengths and flight. On the other hand, he was extremely accurate and remained Australia’s premier strike bowler for most of his career.

His skills were such that even in the last Test match of his career, Grimmett led South Africa’s rout at Durban by picking up 13 wickets in the game. In the 1st innings, he picked up 7 for 100 in 45 overs as South Africa were dismissed for 222. After Australia made 455, Grimmett got into the act again and returned figures of 6 for 73 as the hosts crashed to an innings and 6 runs defeat.