New Delhi: A 22 year old British graduate collapsed after batting for monumental 26 hours, in the process creating the world record for the longest innings. Alby Shale, began his marathon stand in the indoor nets at 6:45 am (0545 GMT) on Monday and finally declared his innings at 8:45 am on Tuesday.
The innngs, played at The Oval cricket ground in London, was in aid of the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation a charity set up to build the first proper cricket ground in the African country.The previous batting record of 25 hours was set in October by Australian batsman Jade Child.
Shale, who has just graduated from Newcastle University, is now waiting for the Guinness World Records to go through the documentation and confirm his new landmark.
Shale faced around 200 bowlers in his spell at the crease including Prime Minister David Cameron, who turned up for a few overs.The rules set down by Guinness World Records allowed only a five-minute break for every full hour completed.
