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.