West Indies - 1st Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1461
Date Released
3 Jun 1957
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: West Indies - 1st Test Match. DESCRIPTION: For the First Test, the Warwickshire County ground at Edgbaston came into the picture. Peter May spun the coin, John Goddard called wrong and sent the West Indies out to field. England were out for a mere hundred and eighty six. SHOTLIST: MLS gates being closed. MCU statue of a lion. CU Edgbaston sign. Poster advertising the test match. Various shots of the new buildings at Edgbaston. Crowds. Peter May tosses the coin with John Goddard. West Indies out to field. LS players on the field. Shots of Roy Gilchrist bowling, who had Brian Close caught by Rohan Kahani. Shot of Sonny Ramadhin bowling to Peter May. Ramadhin bowls out Trevor Bailey. Tony Lock out for a duck. Godfrey Evans bowling. Gilchrist bowls Evans out. Brian Statham and Freddie Trueman playing. Crowds. West Indian crowd clapping. Shots of the calypso band playing. Shots of the West Indian team walking back to the pavilion including Sonny Ramadhin. Calypso band playing.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket
Locations
Birmingham; Edgbaston
Card file number
70868A
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
Film clip

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'West Indies - 1st Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 1461, 3 Jun 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21717 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)