THE GROUNDS · EPISODE 4

642 Balls: The Shortest Test Ever, at Newlands | THE GROUNDS Ep 4

Name: 642 Balls: The Shortest Test Ever, at Newlands | THE GROUNDS Ep 4
Uploaded: 2026-10-29
Description: Newlands, under Table Mountain: 47 and 43 in 1889, the drought, the sandpaper Test and India's 642-ball win in 2024.

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Newlands, under Table Mountain: 47 and 43 in 1889, the drought, the sandpaper Test and India's 642-ball win in 2024.

THE START

South Africa's 47 and 43 in 1889.

THE MODERN ERA

the drought, the sandpaper Test, and India's 642-ball win in 2024.

Episode 4 of THE GROUNDS, the 10 grounds that made cricket. The full film is on our YouTube.

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