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James Southerton — Surrey's Elderly Spin Bowling Discovery, 1860s
Surrey and England representative sides
1861-06-01
James Southerton of Surrey was a right-arm off-break bowler who played first-class cricket from 1854 to 1879 and made history in 1877 when, aged 49 years and 119 days, he became the oldest man ever to play Test cricket on debut — representing England in the very first Test match at Melbourne. His long career and late-blooming international recognition made him one of Victorian cricket's most unusual figures.
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