LONDON: A British graduate who batted for 26 hours solid at The Oval cricket ground in London has broken the world record, officials confirmed yesterday.
Guinness World Records said Alby Shale had set a new global benchmark with his marathon feat in the indoor nets.
The 22-year-old, from Oxfordshire in southern England, started batting at 6:45am on July 15, and finally declared his innings at 8:45am the following day.
The attempt took months to verify as officials had to plough through the hours of footage.
The attempt was in aid of the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation -- a charity set up to create an international-standard ground in the east African country, where the game is emerging.
“I am pleased to officially call myself a Guinness World Record holder, but even more so that I have helped a wonderful country towards its vision for a new cricket stadium,” Shale said.
“It is a very exciting time for Rwandan cricket ... Rwanda will have an international cricket pitch to be proud of. That is what’s important.” REUTERS
