Australia Retains Those Ashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1127A
Date Released
11 Jan 1951
Date submitted
9 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia Retains Those Ashes. DESCRIPTION: In spite of winning the toss in the Third and vital test at Sydney, England’s batsmen failed to give the tourists a good enough start. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Sydney Cricket Ground. Various shots of crowds & types. Aussie onto pitch to field. Crowd shot. Washbrook & Hutton out to bat. SCU Lindwall bowling. GV Hutton & Washbrook batting. Batsmen run between wickets. SCU Miller bowling. MS Johnson bowling to Washbrook & caught out in slips by Miller. . SCU Simpson hitting ball to leg. MS Iverson bowling. Hutton batting & getting his 50. Hutton acknowledges crowds. Hutton walks off - out. Denis Compton walks on to bat. Compton walks off - out. Simpson bowled Miller. Brown batting. GV of him batting. Cut-ins of crowds & girls in sun-costumes watching game.
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Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
54849
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
191
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australia Retains Those Ashes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1127A, 11 Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16869 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)