Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Second Test
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- Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
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- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Second Test Match - Sydney (1st & 2nd Days). DESCRIPTION: Sydney was the venue for the Second Test, England winning the toss batted first and were all out for 225. The Australian innings was interrupted by a storm and bad light. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Elevated shot of crowds. Hammond and Bradman toss up. LS Miller to Hutton. SCU Miller to Hutton. Washbrook bowled Freer, Washbrook walks off. Hutton walking off. Compton walking off, all SCU. SCU Hammond walks out to bat. LS McCool to Hammond, appeal, but not allowed. Crowd shot. McCool to Edrich. LS Edrich batting. Johnson bowls to Ikin. Crowd shots. Edrich gets his 50. P Smith batting, out LBW. LS of game. Barnes batting, crowds disperse as rain starts. Pan of pitch with covers on. Covers being taken off and outfield being mopped up. Bradman (limping) with Hammond inspect wicket. LS game in progress. Team coming off Australian. Morris bowled by Edrich. Australian batsmen keep appealing against the light and eventually win the day, batsmen and fieldsmen coming off field.
- Keywords
- Sport; Cricket
- Locations
- Sydney
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- Australia
- Card file number
- 47917
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 278
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Second Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 915A, 19 Dec 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14213 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)