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Did you know? Cricket Test matches last 5 days and can still end without a winner. A match in 1939 (England-South Africa) was ABANDONED after 12 days because the English had to sail home in time — boat ticket times. The record for the longest cricket match ever played still stands.

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Cricket Test matches last 5 days and can still end without a winner. A match in 1939 (England-South Africa) was ABANDONED after 12 days because the English had to sail home in time — boat ticket times. The record for the longest cricket match ever played still stands.

Cricket Test-wedstrijden duren 5 dagen en kunnen toch onbeslist eindigen. Een wedstrijd in 1939 (Engeland-Zuid-Afrika) werd na 12 dagen ABGEBROKEN omdat de Engelsen op tijd terug naar huis moesten varen — boot-ticket-tijden. Het record voor de langste cricket-wedstrijd ooit gespeeld blijft staan.

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