Cricket World Cup History: 3 oldest players to have played in the World Cup 

#1 Nolan Clarke - 47 Years and 257 Days

Nolan Clarke (2nd from right) is the oldest man to play in the Cricket World Cup

Nolan Clarke, the Dutch leg-spinner played 5 ODI matches for the Netherlands in the 1996 World Cup. He made his debut against South Africa on 17th February, 1996 and then played his final match versus New Zealand on 5th March, 1996. This was the first time that Holland was playing in the Cricket World Cup and the Dutch nation by fielding the Barbados-born player, Nolan Clarke.

Clarke made his World Cup debut at the age of 47. He broke the record of John Tracois of being the oldest player to play in the Cricket World Cup. Clarke was also a big-hitter. He aggregated 50 runs in the 5 World Cup games he played. Nolan even played in the Hong Kong Super Sixes tournament, where he emerged as the batsman with the most sixes in the tournament.