The United States versus Australia match in the ICC Champions Trophy at Rose Bowl on Monday witnessed a very interesting world record, which somehow escaped the eagle eyes of cricket statisticians world over.
The US side comprised of four forty-plus, three thirty five-plus, two thirty-plus and only two under-30 players with Steve Massiah being the youngest at 25.
The average age of the US team was 35 years and 254 days, which makes it the oldest team ever to appear in a one-day international.
Interestingly, the second position in the list of oldest teams is also occupied by US. In the match against New Zealand on the opening day of ICC Champions Trophy, the average of the US side was 34 years 350 days old, which easily broke the previous world record held by Holland. The average age of the Dutch team in 1996 World Cup match against England was 33 years 302 days.
The following table has the details:
| Age | For | Vs | Venue | Date |
| 35 Yrs 254 dys | USA | Aus | Rose Bowl | 13 Sep 2004 |
| 34 Yrs 350 dys | USA | NZ | The Oval | 10 Sep 2004 |
| 33 Yrs 302 dys | Holl | Eng | Peshawar | 22 Feb 1996 |
| 33 Yrs 99 dys | Holl | UAE | Lahore | 01 Mar 1996 |
| 33 Yrs 43 dys | Holl | NZ | Baroda (ICPL) | 17 Feb 1996 |
| 32 Yrs 356 dys | Eng | NZ | Wellington | 09 Mar 1975 |
| 32 Yrs 244 dys | Zim | Eng | Albury | 18 Mar 1992 |
| 32 Yrs 236 dys | Holl | SA | Rawalpindi | 05 Mar 1996 |
| 32 Yrs 224 dys | Zim | Pak | Hobart BO | 27 Feb 1992 |
| 32 Yrs 190 dys | Zim | SL | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 |
| 32 Yrs 190 dys | Eng | NZ | Dunedin | 08 Mar 1975 |
| 32 Yrs 155 dys | Can | Ken | Cape Town | 15 Feb 2003 |
| 32 Yrs 151 dys | Can | BD | Durban | 11 Feb 2003 |
| 32 Yrs 114 dys | Holl | Pak | Lahore | 26 Feb 1996 |
| 32 Yrs 2 dys | Zim | SA | Canberra | 10 Mar 1992 |
Note: The authentic information is not available about the exact date of birth of some of the players of East African team that played in the 1975 World Cup. However, it is confirmed that the average age of that side is not anywhere near to the US side.
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