Oval Test Match Commences

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
29
Date Released
18 Aug 1930
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oval Test Match Commences. DESCRIPTION: England win the toss and the Australian team come out with Woodfull leading. SHOTLIST: Wall, Hornleybrook, Fairfax, Oldfield, McCabe, Kippax, and Bradman. Other names indistinct. Elevated shots of play. CU batsman. Cricketers with crowd in background cheering. Elevated shot of the pavilion and spectators. Good shot of the crowd cheering and clapping. Some of the spectators run onto the field, mostly small boys. Players surrounded by the crowd as they walk to the pavilion.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Children; Cricket
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
817
Credits:
Commentator
Malcolm Douglas Lyon
Length of story (in feet)
368
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Oval Test Match Commences', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 29, 18 Aug 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/257 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)