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hardWhich Test match is cricket's longest ever and is known as the "Timeless Test"?
✓England vs South Africa, Durban 1939 — 10 playing days, abandoned as a draw
BEngland vs Australia, The Oval 1938 — 9 days
CAustralia vs South Africa, Melbourne 1932 — 8 days
DEngland vs West Indies, Bridgetown 1935 — 7 days
Answer Explanation
The Durban Test between England and South Africa in March 1939 ran for 10 playing days (12 calendar days, with two rest days) — the longest Test ever played. It was still unfinished, with England 42 runs short of victory with 5 wickets in hand, when the match was abandoned as a draw so England's team could catch their scheduled ship home.