The Third Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1443A
Date Released
31 Jan 1957
Date submitted
28 Jan 1957
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South Africa and England - 3rd Test (1st Day). DESCRIPTION: Having lost the toss again, South Africa went out to field at Durban and a good start by Bailey and Richardson found the century passed without loss, but the rest failed. The total 218 - not enough. McLean was the hero of the South Africans’ innings. Scoring freely with a fine repertoire of strokes, he went on to make exactly a hundred. SHOTLIST: South African team out onto the field. Crowd clapping. Play. Trevor Bailey. Richardson. Scoreboard. Dennis Compton out. Crowd. Crowd. Play. Crowd. Evans out. Crowd. Wardle. Crowd. Adcock. Statham. Crowd. South Africa team out onto the field. Goddard and Pithey. Play. Crowd. Wardle. Pithey. Evans. McLean. Play. Crowd.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket
Locations
South Africa; Durban
Card file number
69604
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Lomba
Length of story (in feet)
131
Story extras:
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'The Third Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 1443A, 31 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21463 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)