South African’s First Match

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1353A
Date Released
12 May 1955
Date submitted
10 May 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South African’s V Worcester - Cricket. DESCRIPTION: Worcester, by tradition, is the first county to play against touring teams, and so it was when the county met the South Africans for their first first-class match of the season. SHOTLIST: GV of the ground with Cathedral in the background. CU of the clubhouse clock. Goddard and Waite leave the pavilion. Crowd shot. CU of the South African captain Cheetham walking out after being bowled. CU of Winslow. Tayfield bowling. CU of a schoolboy. GV of the match with Cathedral in the background.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket
Locations
Worcester
Card file number
63505
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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'South African’s First Match', British Movietone News Issue No. 1353A, 12 May 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20056 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)