5 records that have not been broken in over 100 years

#4 Oldest Test captain (1899)

Grace was made the captain of England at the age of 50

The first superstar of cricket holds this age-related record. In his heyday, Dr. William Gilbert Grace ruled over the hearts of English cricket fans. Stadiums were packed when he was batting and they emptied out once he was dismissed. The legendary amateur cricketer scored over 54000+ first-class runs and took more than 2800 first-class wickets in his illustrious career.

Born in 1848, “WG” as he was fondly known, also played an active part in the Test match that culminated with the birth of the Ashes. In the twilight of his career, the bearded hero became the captain of the England team at the age of 50, in 1899.

Grace, however, was smart enough to understand that his fitness levels would not match the requirements of the game. He soon handed over the captaincy to Archie MacLaren. Grace played the last Test match of his career in 1899 against the Australians.

At 50 years and 320 days, Grace became the oldest captain in Test cricket. With hardly any modern cricketer extending his Test career beyond the age of 40, it is likely that this record too shall never be broken.