Sport - Australia’s Future Test Cricketers

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1029
Date Released
21 Feb 1949
Date submitted
17 Feb 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia’s Future Cricketers. DESCRIPTION: Past and present Test cricketers give schools instruction in batting, bowling and wicket-keeping. SHOTLIST: KS Tilt down of cricket pavilion to boys entering same. MS interior boys listening & watching 16mm film on cricket. Sid Barnes batting on 16mm & full size. W Morris instructs youngsters how to hold bat left handed. Cut-in watching & listening lids. Tommy Andrews, shows boys how to bowl. One of the boys bowls a ball. Bert Oldfield instructs boys on wicket keeping.
Keywords
Sport; Education and training; Children
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
51493
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport - Australia’s Future Test Cricketers', British Movietone News Issue No. 1029, 21 Feb 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15586 (Accessed 07 Feb 2025)