World's longest cricket marathon
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The world's longest cricket marathon, or 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 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.[2] 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.
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 Ormes | Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany |  France | 26 hours 15 minutes | 21–22 June 2003 | Original official record | [3] |
| Cheriton Fitzpaine Cricket Club | Devon |  United Kingdom | 27 hours 34 minutes | 24–25 June 2006 | Ratified 19 September 2006 | [4][5][6] |
| Citipointe Church/Global Care | Brisbane |  Australia | 33 hours 30 minutes | 10–11 June 2006 | [dubious – discuss] | |
| Red Row Cricket Club | Northumberland | United Kingdom | 34 hours | 26–27 May 2007 | [7] | |
| Chestfield Cricket Club | Kent | United Kingdom | 35 hours | 8–9 September 2007 | [8][9] | |
| Citipointe Church | Brisbane | Australia | 50 hours 18 minutes | 20–22 March 2008 | [10] | |
| Cornwall Cricket Club | Auckland |  New Zealand | 55 hours | |||
| Blunham Cricket Club | Bedfordshire | United Kingdom | 59 hours 33 minutes | 19–21 September 2008 | Ratified 3 December 2008 | [11] |
| Raymond Terrace District Cricket Club | New South Wales | Australia | 66 hours 16 minutes | 24–27 January 2009 | Ratified May 2009 | [12] |
| New South Wales Police Force | New South Wales | Australia | 67 hours 9 minutes | 8–11 February 2009 | ||
| Cornwall Cricket Club | Auckland | New Zealand | 100 hours | 3–7 January 2010 | Ratified 29 July 2010 | [13] |
| Blunham Cricket Club | Bedfordshire | United Kingdom | 105 hours | 26–30 August 2010 | Ratified 8 April 2011 | [2][14] |
| Loughborough University Staff Cricket Club | Leicestershire | United Kingdom | 150 hours 14 minutes | 24–30 June 2012 | Ratified 19 February 2014 | [1][15][16] |
| Blunham Cricket Club | Bedfordshire | United Kingdom | 168 hours 20 minutes | 24–31 August 2019 | Current record |