News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1087A

Date Released

6 Apr 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The Comet in Production
• 2. Britain’s Floating Shop Window
• 3. Freebooter’s Welcome
• 4. Zoo News for Easter
• 5. Defence Committee at the Hague
• 6. Trailer: This is Not Laughing Gas
• *The Scottish Cup Semi-Final
• *New Reservoir for Huddersfield
• *Warrington for Wembley
• *Hull Welcomes US Destroyer
• *Roller Skating Marathon
• *Yorkshire Cricketers in the Nets

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

Now that April’s here, the Yorkshire cricketers have started net practise at Headingley. As joint holders of the championship they are determined to leave Middlesex well behind this year and in the nets were old faces as well as new.
Shotlist: Cricketers walk out to practice. McHugh bowling. MS Lester. E Smales bowls to Sutcliffe. Mason bowls to Ray Illingworth. Leadbeater bowls to Smithson. John Wardle bowls. Bill Bowes talking to young players.

Local distribution only

For Yorkshire only instead of item 5.

Keywords

Sport; Cricket

Written sources

Movietone website   Used for card file reference and shotlist

Card file number

53501a

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

101

Story extras:

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