Rain Mars West Indians’ Opening

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1092A
Date Released
11 May 1950
Date submitted
8 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rain Mars West Indians Opening. DESCRIPTION: The team from the West Indies were given a very warm welcome (except from the weather), when they got down to first-class cricket at Worcester. Due to the rain, they were only able to play for a few hours on the first day. SHOTLIST: KS. Toss-up. GV ground with Cathedral in background. Several shots of crowds some with flags bearing words "Welcome". Opening bats walk out - West Indians. Rae batting. Worrell batting. Perks bowling. Jenkins bowling. Weekes batting. Worrell nearly stumped. Teams come in as it starts to rain, crowds take shelter & place papers and put on macs. Wicket being covered.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Liverpool, Manchester or Leeds.
Keywords
Sport; Weather; Cricket
Locations
Worcester
Card file number
53695
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rain Mars West Indians’ Opening', British Movietone News Issue No. 1092A, 11 May 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16391 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)