Australians’ First Match

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1247A
Date Released
30 Apr 1953
Date submitted
Apr 1953
Date submitted
27 Apr 1953
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Duke at Australians First Match. East Molesey V Australians. DESCRIPTION: His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was present at East Molesey to see the Australians play the local cricket team, which included some County players for the occasion. The tourists won the match and were presented to the Duke by Hassett. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Australians take the field. Crowd shots. Groups of the two teams. Toss-up by captains, Hassett & McNeill. Australians take the field. Mix to still of cricket match to 1787. Lindwall bowls - 2 shots. Miller bowls. Tallon stumps McNeill. Duke of Edinburgh arrives, takes his seat. Bailey bowls to McDonald, two runs taken. Morris batting. Hassett batting. Harvey bowled by Tribe. Miller batting & pan to Tagg’s Island. Teams walk off. Australian team presented to Duke inside tea tent.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport
Footage sources
British Paramount
Pathe
Rota
Card file number
58946
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
198
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australians’ First Match', British Movietone News Issue No. 1247A, 30 Apr 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18518 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)