Sydney Disasters for MCC Tourists

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1128
Date Released
15 Jan 1951
Date submitted
11 Jan 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sydney Disasters for MCC Tourists. DESCRIPTION: Pictures of the second day’s play in the Third Test show the last of England’s first innings in which Brown made 79, helping to make the total of 290. Soon after the Australians started their innings, Bedser took Morris’s wicket for a duck, but the rest of the side took the total to 426. TATTERSALL & STATHAM DEPART - To re-enforce England’s three-man attack, the two new bowlers, Roy Tattersall and Brian Statham (both of Lancashire) left by air from London Airport. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. SCU Brown batting & running between wickets. GV stadium & pitch. MS Brown hitting a 4. SCU Brown acknowledge crowds cheers. Crowds clapping & cheering. Scoreboard. MS Warr bowled by Miller - clean bowled. MS Ian Johnson bowling Bailey who is caught by Tallon. Evans hits a one, runs, but Wright hesitates & hurts his groin when trying to make it. GV of club-house showing various flags flying. MCC come out to field. GV Bedser bowling to Archer. MS Bedser clean bowling Morris. CU Warr bowling. CU Bedser bowling. CU Brown bowling. (90 secs). TATTERSALL & STATHAM DEPART - London Airport - Tattersall & Statham off BOAC coach. MS & SCU of the two. Shake hands at base of gangway. Up gangway to board plane, waving. (17 secs).
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Health and medicine; Cricket
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
54862
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
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'Sydney Disasters for MCC Tourists', British Movietone News Issue No. 1128, 15 Jan 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16881 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)