Argentina's Alejandro Ferguson has reached the 30 year mark in his international career with a T20I against Bermuda earlier this week.

Ferguson, who made his debut back at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya has been an almost constant presence in the Argentinian side ever since, though these days he skips some tournaments, as he did with the South American championship earlier this year.

Associate cricket has changed considerably in that time. That ICC Trophy was played in whites and was the only tournament the ICC organised for their associate members. There is now barely a month that goes by without some ICC organised event, and associates all have T20I status.

T20Is are now the main diet for teams like Argentina, and the absence of a 50 over pathway for those teams below the Challenge League stage is another topic for another day.

Alejandro Ferguson batting against Bermuda on Monday (Cricket Argentina)

Ferguson still contributes with the bat for his team, though he doesn't keep wicket as often as he used to. He top scored for the home side in the T20I - played as a warm-up for the Americas sub-reigonal qualifier - with 30 out of Argentina's total of 112-8, though that wasn't enough to get past Bermuda's total of 154-6.

Over half of the players involved in the game across both teams were born after Fergusons's 1994 debut.

Career longevity runs in the family. Grandfather George played  for Argentina from 1930 to 1960 and was still playing club cricket in 1967 at the age of 55. Dad Tony made his debut in 1965 and last played in the same 1994 ICC Trophy that Alejandro made his debut in. Brother Pablo had a shorter international career, playing from 1997 to 2014.

Ferguson keeping wicket against Uganda in 2009 (CricketEurope)

Speaking to the Cricketer magazine's Nick Friend - a former assistant coach of Argentina - in 2022, Ferguson commented on his longevity, saying "Cricket keeps me from not going crazy" and that "As long as I can perform, as long as I'm fit to play, I think I will continue. All these guys who are 20 years younger than me, they kept on saying when we were preparing for the South American Championships: 'When are you retiring? This is a good time.' Well, okay, when you score the runs, I will retire!"

At 46, there may not be many more years left in him. His father and grandfather's last games both came aged 48. But he remains in good shape and is still contributing with the bat. It would be a brave man to bet against him playing international cricket in his fifties.