England Vs South Africa, Durban, 1936
England's draw with South Africa in Durban in 1939 has mythical status in the game after the touring English team on 654-5 and still needed 42 for a win. England had to catch a train across country back to Cape Town to make the ship home. The game was in its 10th day in an era when there was no time limit and both teams agreed to call it a draw so the English wouldn't miss their ship. Paul Gibb and the great Wally Hammond made centuries and Bill Edrich a double-ton in England's huge ongoing fourth-innings total, which is the highest ever in the last innings of a test and will likely never be beaten.
