West Indies Lose Second Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1175A
Date Released
13 Dec 1951
Date submitted
11 Dec 1951
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: West Indies Lose Second Test. DESCRIPTION: At Sydney, in the second Test match, Hassett won the toss and chose to field. The West Indies’ total of 362 was a good beginning, but they were up against Australia who finally won by seven wickets. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV cricket-stand. Hassett leads Aussies onto field. Elevated GV cricket in progress. MS Miller to Worrell, nearly caught in slips. CU Ring bowls. CU Worrell hits a four. Cut-in crowd applauding. Ball running to boundary & hitting boundary. MS Lindwall to Walcott, hits latter on head, almost. CU Lindwall bowling, hits Walcott on thigh. CU Walcott hooking Lindwall. West Indies take the field. CU Valentine bowling. CU Hassett on drives, & running. Man yawns. Another asleep. Hassett batting. MS Ramadhin spin bowls Miller, who plays defensive stroke. Miller batting & scoring his hundredth run. Acknowledges crowds.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Sydney Cricket Ground
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
56498
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'West Indies Lose Second Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 1175A, 13 Dec 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17508 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)