Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket - Leeds Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
999
Date Released
26 Jul 1948
Date submitted
23 Jul 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cricket - Leeds Test Match. First Day. DESCRIPTION: The Headingley ground was packed for the fourth Test despite England already having lost the Ashes. England won the toss and made a good start to the match. SHOTLIST: KS Crowds seated around ground. Ditto. Don Bradman and Norman Yardley toss up. GV ground. GV play. MS Ray Lindwall bowls to Len Hutton. CU Cyril Washbrook batting. Neil Harvey fielding. Saggers behind wicket. SCU Ernest Toshack bowling. SCU Loxton bowling. SCU Bill Johnston bowls. MS Keith Miller bowls a bumper to Washbrook. Crowds booing. CU Ian Johnson bowling. GV rain falling. Crowds in rain. CU Hutton batting. MS Lindwall bowls Hutton off stump. CU Washbrook batting. Finish on crowds watching game.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket
Locations
Yorkshire; Leeds; Headingley
Card file number
50539
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket - Leeds Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 999, 26 Jul 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15232 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)