Longest matches (by days)

Records for Test Matches

Longest matches (by days)
Team 1
Team 2
Days
Winner
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
England10drawnDurban3 Mar 1939Test # 271
England9drawnKingston3 Apr 1930Test # 193
England8AustraliaMelbourne8 Mar 1929Test # 180
England7EnglandSydney23 Feb 1912Test # 120
England7AustraliaSydney19 Dec 1924Test # 158
England7AustraliaMelbourne1 Jan 1925Test # 159
England7AustraliaAdelaide16 Jan 1925Test # 160
England7EnglandMelbourne29 Dec 1928Test # 178
England7EnglandAdelaide1 Feb 1929Test # 179
England6EnglandSydney14 Dec 1894Test # 42
England6AustraliaAdelaide17 Jan 1902Test # 67
England6EnglandSydney11 Dec 1903Test # 78
England6EnglandSydney26 Feb 1904Test # 81
England6AustraliaSydney13 Dec 1907Test # 96
England6EnglandMelbourne1 Jan 1908Test # 97
England6AustraliaAdelaide10 Jan 1908Test # 98
England6AustraliaSydney21 Feb 1908Test # 100
South Africa6South AfricaAdelaide7 Jan 1911Test # 113
England6AustraliaSydney15 Dec 1911Test # 116
England6AustraliaAdelaide14 Jan 1921Test # 137
England6EnglandDurban16 Feb 1923Test # 152
England6EnglandSydney14 Dec 1928Test # 177
Australia6AustraliaThe Oval16 Aug 1930Test # 198
South Africa6AustraliaBrisbane27 Nov 1931Test # 212
South Africa6AustraliaMelbourne31 Dec 1931Test # 214
England6EnglandAdelaide13 Jan 1933Test # 222
England6EnglandBrisbane10 Feb 1933Test # 223
England6AustraliaMelbourne1 Jan 1937Test # 257
England6AustraliaAdelaide29 Jan 1937Test # 258
England6AustraliaSydney13 Dec 1946Test # 280
England6drawnMelbourne1 Jan 1947Test # 281
England6drawnAdelaide31 Jan 1947Test # 282
India6AustraliaBrisbane28 Nov 1947Test # 290
India6drawnSydney12 Dec 1947Test # 291
England6AustraliaAdelaide2 Feb 1951Test # 330
India6drawnPort of Spain21 Jan 1953Test # 363
South Africa6South AfricaMelbourne6 Feb 1953Test # 365
India6drawnPort of Spain19 Feb 1953Test # 367
India6drawnGeorgetown11 Mar 1953Test # 369
India6drawnKingston28 Mar 1953Test # 371
England6West IndiesKingston15 Jan 1954Test # 380
England6West IndiesBridgetown6 Feb 1954Test # 383
England6EnglandGeorgetown24 Feb 1954Test # 384
England6drawnPort of Spain17 Mar 1954Test # 385
England6drawnSydney25 Feb 1955Test # 399
Australia6drawnPort of Spain11 Apr 1955Test # 404
Australia6drawnBridgetown14 May 1955Test # 406
Australia6AustraliaKingston11 Jun 1955Test # 408
Pakistan6drawnBridgetown17 Jan 1958Test # 446
Pakistan6West IndiesPort of Spain5 Feb 1958Test # 448
Pakistan6West IndiesKingston26 Feb 1958Test # 450
Pakistan6West IndiesGeorgetown13 Mar 1958Test # 452
England6drawnSydney9 Jan 1959Test # 464
England6AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1959Test # 466
England6drawnBridgetown6 Jan 1960Test # 485
England6EnglandPort of Spain28 Jan 1960Test # 488
England6drawnKingston17 Feb 1960Test # 489
England6drawnGeorgetown9 Mar 1960Test # 490
England6drawnPort of Spain25 Mar 1960Test # 491
Australia6drawnPort of Spain26 Mar 1965Test # 584
Australia6drawnBridgetown5 May 1965Test # 589
England6drawnKingston8 Feb 1968Test # 629
England6drawnGeorgetown28 Mar 1968Test # 636
West Indies6AustraliaSydney14 Feb 1969Test # 646
India6drawnPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Test # 686
New Zealand6drawnPort of Spain20 Apr 1972Test # 697
Australia6AustraliaThe Oval10 Aug 1972Test # 702
England6EnglandPort of Spain30 Mar 1974Test # 738
West Indies6West IndiesWankhede23 Jan 1975Test # 753
England6drawnChristchurch28 Feb 1975Test # 758
Australia6drawnThe Oval28 Aug 1975Test # 763
India6drawnChristchurch5 Feb 1976Test # 771
New Zealand6IndiaChennai26 Nov 1976Test # 787
India6AustraliaAdelaide28 Jan 1978Test # 816
England6drawnAuckland4 Mar 1978Test # 820
West Indies6drawnKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
Pakistan6drawnNapier16 Feb 1979Test # 847
West Indies6drawnAuckland29 Feb 1980Test # 877
India6drawnChristchurch6 Mar 1981Test # 898
Sri Lanka6PakistanLahore22 Mar 1982Test # 927
India6drawnGeorgetown25 Mar 1989Test # 1117
Pakistan6drawnSydney3 Feb 1990Test # 1137
West Indies6drawnMoratuwa8 Dec 1993Test # 1239
New Zealand6New ZealandSouthampton18 Jun 2021Test # 2425
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]