World's longest cricket marathon


The world's longest cricket marathon, or the longest marathon playing cricket, is a world record of the longest time continuously playing the game of cricket between two teams.
It is held by Blunham Cricket Club from Bedfordshire England. In 2018 Club broke the world record by playing continuous cricket for 168 hours.
It was previously held by Blunham Cricket Club from Bedfordshire in England. 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 holderLocationCountryTime setDatesNotesRefs
Drummoyne Boys High SchoolFive Dock, SydneyAustralia

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
  • No player is permitted to leave the ground unless they are incapacitated
  • A break is not permitted between innings.