A world record has been set in Whittlesea.
On Tuesday 18 November, 1070 people made their way to Donnybrook’s Olivine Recreation Reserve to help developer Mirvac, Cricket Victoria and the Melbourne Renegades in their bid to set a Guinness World Record for the largest cricket lesson (single venue).
The previous record of 943, set at Lord’s in 2025, was comfortably beaten.
Children aged 6 to 14 from schools including Hume Anglican Grammar and Donnybrook Primary School joined in, as did locals and cricket fans.
Cricket Victoria consumer and business general manager Dylan Prescott hoped the record achievement would inspire the next generation of cricketers.
The world record attempt was part of an ongoing partnership between Mirvac, Cricket Victoria, and the Renegades, focused on school programs and clinics in Olivine, aimed at inspiring more young people to try cricket.
Mirvac Victorian residential development general manager Elysa Anderson said the developer was proud to have teamed up with Cricket Victoria and the Renegades to achieve the record.
“The Olivine Recreation Reserve reflects our commitment to creating healthy, active places, and seeing local schools and families come together for this milestone showed exactly what community is all about,” she said.
