Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australia Retains the Ashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
918A
Date Released
9 Jan 1947
Date submitted
6 Jan 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Third Test Match. DESCRIPTION: Although England managed a draw in the Third Test at Melbourne, Australia retained The Ashes. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS English team onto field, through pavilion, into camera. SV English team onto field. SV Morris and Barnes going out to bat. LS play in progress. GV crowds. Players gathered round Edrich who has been hit on shin. Two MSs of Press Box. MS Wright to Morris, Morris and Barnes running - two runs. Bedser to Morris, out LBW. Morris walks of field. Bradman walks on to bat. MS Voce to Bradman. CU McCool batting. Yardley to Johnson. Wright (out of camera) to Miller, (no ball), pan to Voce catching ball. Wright bowling, Evans performing behind wicket. LIBRARY - CU Tallon batting. Wright to Tallon. Crowd shot. Hutton and Washbrook opening for England. CU Hutton batting. CU Washbrook batting. CU Edrich batting. CU Compton batting. CU Hammond batting. CU Washbrook batting. Crowds applauding. CU Ashes Trophy.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket
Locations
Melbourne
Footage sources
Australia
Library
Card file number
47989
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
245
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australia Retains the Ashes', British Movietone News Issue No. 918A, 9 Jan 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14245 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)