Chestfield Cricket Club

Chestfield Cricket Club

Chestfield Cricket Club is a member of the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League and, as of 2008, plays in Division 2. The club has three senior teams on a Saturday and also a midweek eleven which plays friendly fixtures. As well as this, the club runs junior sides at Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 level, which each compete in the local Canterbury District League and Cup competitions.

World record

On September 8 and 9th, 2007, the club played an Oakwood Homes XI for 35 hours to break the Guinness World Record for the World's longest cricket marathon, previously held by Red Row Cricket Club, Northumberland, standing at 34 hours, set on 26 and 27 May 2007. The record was originally set by Cricket Club des Ormes in France in 2003, at 26 hours and 13 minutes.

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