Test matches Cricket – Longest matches (by balls bowled)
Test matches
Match length
Longest matches (by balls bowled)
| Rank | Team 1 | Team 2 | Balls | Overs | Days | Winner | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | South Africa | England | 5447 | 680.7x8 | 10 | drawn | Durban | 3 Mar 1939 | Test # 271 |
🥈 2 | Australia | England | 4244 | 707.2 | 8 | Australia | Melbourne | 8 Mar 1929 | Test # 180 |
🥉 3 | Australia | England | 4209 | 701.3 | 7 | England | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1928 | Test # 178 |
4 | Australia | England | 4174 | 695.4 | 7 | England | Adelaide | 1 Feb 1929 | Test # 179 |
5 | Australia | England | 3787 | 473.3x8 | 7 | Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1925 | Test # 159 |
6 | West Indies | England | 3683 | 613.5 | 9 | drawn | Kingston | 3 Apr 1930 | Test # 193 |
7 | Australia | South Africa | 3652 | 456.4x8 | 6 | South Africa | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 |
8 | England | West Indies | 3645 | 607.3 | 5 | West Indies | Lord's | 24 Jun 1950 | Test # 324 |
9 | Australia | England | 3639 | 454.7x8 | 7 | Australia | Sydney | 19 Dec 1924 | Test # 158 |
10 | Australia | England | 3597 | 449.5x8 | 7 | Australia | Adelaide | 16 Jan 1925 | Test # 160 |
11 | England | West Indies | 3536 | 589.2 | 5 | drawn | Birmingham | 30 May 1957 | Test # 439 |
12 | West Indies | India | 3526 | 587.4 | 6 | drawn | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 |
13 | Australia | England | 3525 | 440.5x8 | 6 | drawn | Adelaide | 31 Jan 1947 | Test # 282 |
14 | England | South Africa | 3522 | 587.0 | 4 | drawn | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 |
15 | West Indies | Australia | 3446 | 574.2 | 6 | drawn | Bridgetown | 14 May 1955 | Test # 406 |
16 | West Indies | India | 3438 | 573.0 | 6 | drawn | Port of Spain | 21 Jan 1953 | Test # 363 |
16 | West Indies | India | 3438 | 573.0 | 6 | drawn | Kingston | 28 Mar 1953 | Test # 371 |
18 | Australia | England | 3376 | 562.4 | 6 | England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1894 | Test # 42 |
19 | Australia | England | 3360 | 420.0x8 | 5 | drawn | Sydney | 15 Feb 1963 | Test # 539 |
20 | Australia | England | 3355 | 419.3x8 | 6 | drawn | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1947 | Test # 281 |
21 | Australia | West Indies | 3353 | 419.1x8 | 5 | Australia | Melbourne | 10 Feb 1961 | Test # 506 |
22 | Australia | India | 3351 | 418.7x8 | 6 | Australia | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 |
23 | England | West Indies | 3331 | 555.1 | 5 | West Indies | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | Test # 325 |
24 | England | Australia | 3306 | 551.0 | 5 | drawn | Manchester | 23 Jul 1964 | Test # 564 |
24 | Australia | West Indies | 3306 | 413.2x8 | 5 | drawn | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1969 | Test # 645 |
26 | England | Australia | 3298 | 549.4 | 5 | Australia | Leeds | 22 Jul 1948 | Test # 302 |
27 | Australia | England | 3296 | 412.0x8 | 5 | drawn | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1962 | Test # 535 |
28 | South Africa | Australia | 3284 | 547.2 | 5 | Australia | Cape Town | 31 Dec 1966 | Test # 613 |
29 | Australia | West Indies | 3283 | 410.3x8 | 5 | drawn | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1961 | Test # 504 |
30 | Australia | South Africa | 3272 | 545.2 | 6 | Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 | Test # 214 |
31 | West Indies | Pakistan | 3268 | 544.4 | 6 | drawn | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 | Test # 446 |
32 | Australia | England | 3245 | 540.5 | 6 | England | Sydney | 11 Dec 1903 | Test # 78 |
33 | Australia | India | 3244 | 405.4x8 | 5 | Australia | Brisbane | 19 Jan 1968 | Test # 626 |
34 | West Indies | Australia | 3236 | 539.2 | 6 | drawn | Bridgetown | 5 May 1965 | Test # 589 |
35 | Australia | England | 3235 | 539.1 | 6 | England | Sydney | 14 Dec 1928 | Test # 177 |
36 | England | South Africa | 3234 | 539.0 | 4 | drawn | The Oval | 16 Aug 1947 | Test # 289 |
37 | England | West Indies | 3228 | 538.0 | 5 | drawn | Nottingham | 4 Jul 1957 | Test # 441 |
38 | West Indies | England | 3216 | 536.0 | 5 | drawn | Kingston | 16 Feb 1974 | Test # 732 |
39 | Australia | England | 3194 | 532.2 | 6 | Australia | Adelaide | 14 Jan 1921 | Test # 137 |
40 | West Indies | India | 3189 | 531.3 | 6 | drawn | Port of Spain | 19 Feb 1953 | Test # 367 |
40 | Pakistan | New Zealand | 3189 | 531.3 | 5 | Pakistan | Lahore | 26 Oct 1955 | Test # 414 |
42 | Australia | Pakistan | 3170 | 396.2x8 | 5 | drawn | Adelaide | 24 Dec 1976 | Test # 789 |
43 | Australia | England | 3168 | 528.0 | 6 | Australia | Adelaide | 17 Jan 1902 | Test # 67 |
44 | Australia | South Africa | 3164 | 395.4x8 | 5 | drawn | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 |
45 | England | India | 3163 | 527.1 | 5 | England | Leeds | 8 Jun 1967 | Test # 618 |
46 | England | Australia | 3161 | 526.5 | 6 | Australia | The Oval | 16 Aug 1930 | Test # 198 |
47 | England | Australia | 3158 | 526.2 | 5 | drawn | Lord's | 25 Jun 1953 | Test # 373 |
48 | England | South Africa | 3152 | 525.2 | 5 | South Africa | Manchester | 7 Jul 1955 | Test # 410 |
49 | South Africa | Australia | 3147 | 393.3x8 | 5 | drawn | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
50 | Australia | West Indies | 3142 | 392.6x8 | 5 | tied | Brisbane | 9 Dec 1960 | Test # 498 |
50 | Pakistan | England | 3142 | 523.4 | 5 | drawn | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 | Test # 521 |
52 | England | West Indies | 3135 | 522.3 | 5 | drawn | Lord's | 26 Jun 1969 | Test # 654 |
53 | England | South Africa | 3122 | 520.2 | 5 | South Africa | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 |
54 | England | Australia | 3113 | 518.5 | 5 | drawn | Leeds | 25 Jul 1968 | Test # 640 |
55 | India | England | 3109 | 518.1 | 5 | drawn | Kanpur | 15 Feb 1964 | Test # 557 |
56 | Australia | England | 3108 | 388.4x8 | 6 | Australia | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1937 | Test # 258 |
57 | Australia | England | 3102 | 517.0 | 5 | Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1892 | Test # 35 |
57 | West Indies | New Zealand | 3102 | 517.0 | 5 | drawn | Port of Spain | 9 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 |
59 | West Indies | India | 3097 | 516.1 | 5 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 |
60 | West Indies | Australia | 3092 | 515.2 | 6 | drawn | Port of Spain | 26 Mar 1965 | Test # 584 |
61 | Australia | West Indies | 3087 | 385.7x8 | 6 | Australia | Sydney | 14 Feb 1969 | Test # 646 |
62 | South Africa | England | 3071 | 511.5 | 5 | drawn | Cape Town | 1 Jan 1965 | Test # 573 |
63 | West Indies | England | 3070 | 511.4 | 6 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 6 Feb 1954 | Test # 383 |
63 | England | West Indies | 3070 | 511.4 | 5 | West Indies | Nottingham | 30 Jun 1966 | Test # 607 |
65 | England | South Africa | 3067 | 511.1 | 5 | South Africa | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 |
66 | England | Pakistan | 3066 | 511.0 | 5 | England | Leeds | 8 Jul 1971 | Test # 689 |
67 | England | South Africa | 3056 | 509.2 | 5 | drawn | Leeds | 26 Jul 1951 | Test # 337 |
68 | India | Australia | 3049 | 508.1 | 5 | drawn | Kanpur | 15 Nov 1969 | Test # 666 |
68 | Australia | England | 3049 | 381.1x8 | 5 | drawn | W.A.C.A | 11 Dec 1970 | Test # 675 |
70 | England | Australia | 3042 | 507.0 | 5 | England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1968 | Test # 641 |
71 | England | Australia | 3041 | 506.5 | 5 | Australia | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 | Test # 299 |
71 | England | New Zealand | 3041 | 506.5 | 5 | drawn | Lord's | 21 Jun 1973 | Test # 723 |
71 | New Zealand | England | 3041 | 380.1x8 | 6 | drawn | Auckland | 4 Mar 1978 | Test # 820 |
74 | England | Australia | 3034 | 505.4 | 4 | Australia | Lord's | 27 Jun 1930 | Test # 195 |
75 | West Indies | England | 3030 | 505.0 | 6 | drawn | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 |
76 | Australia | England | 3027 | 378.3x8 | 5 | drawn | Adelaide | 29 Jan 1971 | Test # 678 |
77 | Australia | West Indies | 3022 | 377.6x8 | 5 | Australia | Sydney | 30 Nov 1951 | Test # 341 |
78 | Australia | England | 3016 | 502.4 | 6 | England | Adelaide | 13 Jan 1933 | Test # 222 |
79 | England | Australia | 3015 | 502.3 | 4 | drawn | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1938 | Test # 263 |
79 | West Indies | New Zealand | 3015 | 502.3 | 5 | drawn | Kingston | 16 Feb 1972 | Test # 693 |
81 | England | Australia | 3007 | 501.1 | 6 | drawn | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 | Test # 763 |
82 | Australia | England | 3005 | 375.5x8 | 6 | Australia | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | Test # 280 |
82 | New Zealand | Australia | 3005 | 375.5x8 | 5 | drawn | Wellington | 1 Mar 1974 | Test # 733 |
84 | West Indies | India | 3004 | 500.4 | 5 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 4 Apr 1962 | Test # 528 |
85 | Australia | South Africa | 3003 | 500.3 | 6 | South Africa | Adelaide | 7 Jan 1911 | Test # 113 |
86 | West Indies | England | 3002 | 500.2 | 6 | drawn | Georgetown | 28 Mar 1968 | Test # 636 |
87 | Australia | South Africa | 3000 | 375.0x8 | 5 | drawn | Sydney | 7 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 |
Showing 87 records