Back in 1939, a Test match was played between East Africa (now South Africa) and England which lasted for 9 days.

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The Five-Day Test match was played for 9 days at the Durban ground which ultimately ended in a draw.

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This match was played from March 3 to March 14. It had a rest day on March 5 and March 12.

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On March 11, rain hindered the match and the game lasted for 43 hours and 16 minutes in a total of 9 days.

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East Africa scored 530 runs in the first innings and England were all out for 316 runs.

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Then, Africa scored 481 runs in the second innings and set a 696-run target for England to chase

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England chased this target for 6 days with no play for two days

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On the last day of 14 March, England had scored 654 runs for the loss of 5 wickets and were 42 runs away from victory.

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This is how a five-day Test match was played for 9 days at the Durban ground and despite it ended in a draw.

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