As a subset oflList A cricket, ODI matches have their own records and statistics, which are kept separately from List A records. There have been more than 4,000 ODIs played by 28 sides since the first game designated as an ODI between England and Australia in January 1971. The frequency of matches has progressively increased, in part because of the rise in the number of ODI-playing nations and in part because the cricket boards of those countries have been working since the Packer Revolution to maximize their earnings from the sport’s rising popularity. India played their 1,000th ODI match in February 2022 during their home series against the West Indies.
Oldest Player on Debut:
| Age | Player | Team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 years, 240 days | Nolan Clarke | Netherlands | 17 February 1996 |
| 44 years, 359 days | Norman Gifford | England | 24 March 1985 |
| 43 years, 306 days | Rahul Sharma | Hong Kong | 16 July 2004 |
| 43 years, 236 days | Lennie Louw | Namibia | 20 February 2003 |
| 43 years, 112 days | Flavian Aponso | Netherlands | 17 February 1996 |
Nolan Clarke
Barbados-born When playing for Barbados against Mike Denness’ England visitors in 1973–1974, Nolan Clarke scored 159 runs, with “such force and confidence that might have been crushing international attacks for years,” according to the Wisden Almanack. Even though he only scored 50 runs in five innings, Clarke finally had the opportunity to play for the Netherlands in an international cricket match at the age of 47 and 22 years later, in the 1995-96 World Cup. Having hit 121 runs against Bermuda in the ICC Trophy play-off to secure their spot, he had contributed more than most to getting them there.
Norman Gifford
Unluckily, Norman Gifford emerged as a left-arm spinner at the wrong time. In contrast to Derek Underwood, who is five years younger than Gifford and was about to stake his own unstoppable challenge, Tony Lock’s international career had seven years left to go when he began. Underwood’s artistry limited Gifford, a kind-hearted apple-cheeked Lancastrian, to 15 Tests, the majority of them while Ray Illingworth was captain. However, the two players were sufficiently different from one another—Gifford was slower and more low-slung—to play two Tests together on the subcontinent in 1972–73. In 1985, at the age of 44, Gifford led England at a one-day match in Sharjah.
Rahul Sharma
Before moving to Hong Kong, Rahul Sharma played first-class cricket in India between 1985 and 1988. There, he quickly made a name for himself as a skilled batsman. He automatically joined the national team after completing his four-year qualification term, and he went on to play more matches and score more runs than any other national player. He played more than 100 games for Hong Kong and amassed more than 20 hundred by the time he retired from the sport in 2007 at the age of 47.
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Lennie Louw
Lennie Louw, who was born in Cape Town, South Africa, played one ODI for Namibia during the 2003 World Cup, marking his ODI debut. He had previously played first-class cricket for approximately 27 years in South Africa. Louw was a left-handed bowler who had the ability to bowl fast, medium, and spin.
In the one and only ODI game he participated in, Zimbabwe scored 340 runs for the loss of two wickets, and he gave up 60 runs in his 10 overs while taking just one wicket. His List-A record hasn’t been very noteworthy, however; he got 11 wickets in 11 games at an excellent economy rate of just 3, although his average was just 27. His first-class record is also impressive. with a 21 average and 20 wickets in just 4 games.
Flavian Aponso
One of the Netherlands’ over-40 players, Flavian Aponso, served as the batting anchor for a while. He batted high in the order and occasionally served as the opener. He was also a useful spinner, primarily of offspring. Although he was originally from Sri Lanka, he relocated to Holland after being expelled for taking part in the 1982–1983 guerrilla tour of South Africa. After the 1996 World Cup, Aponso gave up playing for his country.
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