What sport can last up to 5 days?

Typically, Test and first-class cricket matches are played over three to five days with, at least, six hours of cricket being played each day.

What is the longest Test match ever?

South Africa had set a target of 696 for England to win. By the time England had to leave to catch their boat home, on 14 March, England had reached 654 for 5 (the highest ever first-class fourth innings score). This is the longest Test cricket match on record.

Can a test match exceed 5 days?

Two teams of 11 players each play a four-innings match, which may last up to five days (or more in the past).

What is the longest lasting sport?

Here are Newsround’s top 5 longest sports matches…

1. 1 – Chess – Kasparov v Karpov (1984)
2. 2 – Cricket – England v South Africa (1939)
3. 3 – Snooker – Taylor v Davis (1985)
4. 4 – Tennis – Isner v Mahut (2010)
5. 5 – Baseball – Pawtucket Red Sox v Rochester Red Wings (1981)

What sport goes on the longest?

A record was set in tennis when Nicolas Mahut and John Isner had a match that lasted over eleven hours, covering three days. In baseball, the 1981 game between the Rochester Red Wings and the Pawtucket Red Sox, in Rhode Island at the Red Sox stadium broke the record.

What is the shortest Test match?

With just 842 balls bowled, England’s defeat to India in Ahmedabad was the shortest completed Test match since 1935.

What is the shortest cricket Test match?

The shortest Test match, in terms of actual playing time, was the first Test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge on 12 June 1926. There were only 50 minutes play in which 17.2 overs were bowled and England scored 32-0.

Who was the first Test captain of India?

Test match captains