Cricketer, 62, Becomes Oldest To Make Men’s International Debut. Plays For…

Cricketer Matthew Brownlee made historical past after making his debut for the Falkland Islands towards Costa Rica in a T20 International (T20I) match that happened at Guacima on March 10, 2025, as per Wisden. At 62 years outdated, Brownlee has develop into the oldest debutant in males’s worldwide cricket historical past, surpassing the earlier file held by Osman Goker, who made his first worldwide look for Turkey at 59 towards Romania in a T20I match in Ilfov County in August 2019.

Throughout his profession, Brownlee has performed in three T20Is, gathering six runs throughout three innings, which characteristic two not-out innings. He has bowled just one over and has not but secured his first worldwide wicket.

With his debut on the worldwide platform, Brownlee has develop into the primary and solely participant to succeed in the milestone of taking part in a gentleman’s sport, joined by notable people resembling England’s James Souther, Pakistan’s Miran Bakhsh, and India’s Rustomji Jamshedj who’re acknowledged on the roster of the oldest gamers with worldwide debuts.

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