World's longest cricket marathon

The World's Longest Cricket Marathon, now officially known as the Longest Marathon Playing Cricket,[1] is a world record of the longest time continuously playing the game of Cricket between two teams.

It is held by Loughborough University Staff Cricket Club from Leicestershire, England. In June 2012, Loughborough University Staff Cricket Club broke the World Record by playing continuous cricket for 150 hours and 14 minutes.[1][2][3] The attempt took place from 24 June to 30 June 2012 at the Loughborough College Rubber Crumb. The attempt raised money for a local cancer charity, Harley Staples Cancer Trust. Guinness World records ratified the attempt on 19 February 2014.

It was previously held by Blunham Cricket Club from Bedfordshire in England.[4] The club played for 105 hours from 10am Thursday 26 August 2010 until stumps were drawn at 7pm on Monday 30 August 2010. Guinness World records ratified the attempt on 8 April 2011. The club played in pink and purple to highlight cancer charities for both men and women.

List of record holders

The following is a list of record holders that have been accepted and ratified by Guinness World Records, or attempts that are awaiting ratification.

Record Holder Location Country Time Set Dates Notes Refs
Cricket Club des OrmesDol-de-Bretagne, Brittany France26 hours 15 minutes21 - 22 June 2003Original record[5]
Cheriton Fitzpaine Cricket ClubDevon United Kingdom27 hours 34 minutes24 - 25 June 2006Ratified 19 September 2006[6][7][8]
Citipointe Church/Global CareBrisbane Australia33 hours 30 minutes10 - 11 June 2006
Red Row Cricket ClubNorthumberland United Kingdom34 hours26 - 27 May 2007[9]
Chestfield Cricket ClubKent United Kingdom35 hours8 - 9 September 2007[10][11]
Citipointe ChurchBrisbane Australia50 hours 18 minutes20 - 22 March 2008[12]
Cornwall Cricket ClubAuckland New Zealand55 hours
Blunham Cricket ClubBedfordshire United Kingdom59 hours 33 minutes19 - 21 September 2008Ratified 3 December 2008[13]
Raymond Terrace District Cricket ClubNew South Wales Australia66 hours 16 minutes24 - 27 January 2009Ratified May 2009[14]
New South Wales Police ForceNew South Wales Australia67 hours 9 minutes8 - 11 February 2009
Cornwall Cricket ClubAuckland New Zealand100 hours3 - 7 January 2010Ratified 29 July 2010[15]
Blunham Cricket ClubBedfordshire United Kingdom105 hours26 - 30 August 2010Ratified 8 April 2011[4][16]
Loughborough University Staff Cricket ClubLeicestershire United Kingdom150 hours 14 minutes24 - 30 June 2012Ratified 19 February 2014 [1][2][3]
Blunham Cricket ClubBedfordshire United Kingdom168 hours24 - 31 August 2019Pending ratification

Rules

The record is the amount of cumulative playing time, after breaks are discounted, of a continuous game of cricket.

  • Breaks are limited to 5 minutes per 1 hour of playing time
  • There are two teams and these teams are limited to 12-a-side (11 on the field plus one "sub")
  • No player is permitted to leave the ground unless they are incapacitated
  • A break is not permitted between innings.

References
  1. "Longest marathon playing cricket". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. "Cricket match in Loughborough sets longest world record". BBC Online. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Non-stop cricket world record". ESPNcricinfo. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. "Blunham cricketers set new world record". BBC Online. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  5. "Cricket Club des Ormes". Cricket Club des Ormes. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. "Cherries celebrate world record". Devon Cricket. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. "Cricketers hit record for six!". BBC Online. 21 September 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  8. "Worlds Longest Cricket Marathon [sic]". Cheriton Fitzpaine Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  9. "It's Red Row v world in David's memory". The Journal (Newcastle). 9 May 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  10. "Cricket club in world record attempt". Kent Online. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. "35 Hour Charity Cricket Marathon". Oakwood Homes. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. "Cricketers beat world record for longest ever match". Brisbane Times. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  13. "World's Longest Cricket Marathon - Blunham CC, Bedfordshire, UK". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  14. "Terrace's world record for 63 hours of cricket". Port Stephens Examiner. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  15. "Cornwall sets non-stop cricket record". TV New Zealand. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  16. "2010 Cricket Marathon". Blunham Cricket Club. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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