Tests - Longest Matches

Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009

Longest Tests by Days played
  10  South Africa v England       Durban                1938/39    
   9  West Indies v England        Kingston              1929/30    
   8  Australia v England          Melbourne             1928/29    
   7  Australia v England          Sydney                1911/12    
   7  Australia v England          Sydney                1924/25    
   7  Australia v England          Melbourne             1924/25    
   7  Australia v England          Adelaide              1924/25    
   7  Australia v England          Melbourne             1928/29    
   7  Australia v England          Adelaide              1928/29    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1894/95    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1901/02    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1903/04    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1903/04    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1907/08    
   6  Australia v England          Melbourne             1907/08    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1907/08    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1907/08    
   6  Australia v South Africa     Adelaide              1910/11    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1911/12    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1920/21    
   6  South Africa v England       Durban                1922/23    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1928/29    
   6  England v Australia          The Oval              1930       
   6  Australia v South Africa     Brisbane              1931/32    
   6  Australia v South Africa     Melbourne             1931/32    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1932/33    
   6  Australia v England          Brisbane              1932/33    
   6  Australia v England          Melbourne             1936/37    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1936/37    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1946/47    
   6  Australia v England          Melbourne             1946/47    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1946/47    
   6  Australia v India            Brisbane              1947/48    
   6  Australia v India            Sydney                1947/48    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1950/51    
   6  West Indies v India          Port of Spain         1952/53    
   6  Australia v South Africa     Melbourne             1952/53    
   6  West Indies v India          Port of Spain         1952/53    
   6  West Indies v India          Georgetown            1952/53    
   6  West Indies v India          Kingston              1952/53    
   6  West Indies v England        Kingston              1953/54    
   6  West Indies v England        Bridgetown            1953/54    
   6  West Indies v England        Georgetown            1953/54    
   6  West Indies v England        Port of Spain         1953/54    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1954/55    
   6  West Indies v Australia      Port of Spain         1954/55    
   6  West Indies v Australia      Bridgetown            1954/55    
   6  West Indies v Australia      Kingston              1954/55    
   6  West Indies v Pakistan       Bridgetown            1957/58    
   6  West Indies v Pakistan       Port of Spain         1957/58    
   6  West Indies v Pakistan       Kingston              1957/58    
   6  West Indies v Pakistan       Georgetown            1957/58    
   6  Australia v England          Sydney                1958/59    
   6  Australia v England          Adelaide              1958/59    
   6  West Indies v England        Bridgetown            1959/60    
   6  West Indies v England        Port of Spain         1959/60    
   6  West Indies v England        Kingston              1959/60    
   6  West Indies v England        Georgetown            1959/60    
   6  West Indies v England        Port of Spain         1959/60    
   6  West Indies v Australia      Port of Spain         1964/65    
   6  West Indies v Australia      Bridgetown            1964/65    
   6  West Indies v England        Kingston              1967/68    
   6  West Indies v England        Georgetown            1967/68    
   6  Australia v West Indies      Sydney                1968/69    
   6  West Indies v India          Port of Spain         1970/71    
   6  West Indies v New Zealand    Port of Spain         1971/72    
   6  England v Australia          The Oval              1972       
   6  West Indies v England        Port of Spain         1973/74    
   6  India v West Indies          Mumbai                1974/75    
   6  New Zealand v England        Christchurch          1974/75    
   6  England v Australia          The Oval              1975       
   6  New Zealand v India          Christchurch          1975/76    
   6  India v New Zealand          Chennai               1976/77    
   6  Australia v India            Adelaide              1977/78    
   6  New Zealand v England        Auckland              1977/78    
   6  India v West Indies          Kanpur                1978/79    
   6  New Zealand v Pakistan       Napier                1978/79    
   6  New Zealand v West Indies    Auckland              1979/80    
   6  New Zealand v India          Christchurch          1980/81    
   6  Pakistan v Sri Lanka         Lahore                1981/82    
   6  West Indies v India          Georgetown            1988/89    
   6  Australia v Pakistan         Sydney                1989/90    
   6  Sri Lanka v West Indies      Moratuwa              1993/94    

Longest Tests by Balls Bowled
5447  South Africa v England       Durban                1938/39    
4244  Australia v England          Melbourne             1928/29    
4209  Australia v England          Melbourne             1928/29    
4174  Australia v England          Adelaide              1928/29    
3787  Australia v England          Melbourne             1924/25    
3683  West Indies v England        Kingston              1929/30    
3652  Australia v South Africa     Melbourne             1952/53    
3645  England v West Indies        Lord's                1950       
3639  Australia v England          Sydney                1924/25    
3597  Australia v England          Adelaide              1924/25    
3536  England v West Indies        Birmingham            1957       
3526  West Indies v India          Port of Spain         1970/71    
3525  Australia v England          Adelaide              1946/47    
3522  England v South Africa       Nottingham            1947       
3446  West Indies v Australia      Bridgetown            1954/55    
3438  West Indies v India          Port of Spain         1952/53    
3438  West Indies v India          Kingston              1952/53    
3376  Australia v England          Sydney                1894/95    
3360  Australia v England          Sydney                1962/63    
3355  Australia v England          Melbourne             1946/47    

 
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