Returfing at Lord’s

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2263
Date Released
16 Oct 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Returfing at Lord’s. DESCRIPTION: Returfing at Lord’s for the first time since its inception. The new turf will take four years to lay and will last a hundred years. SHOTLIST: LV cricket match in progress at Lord’s. AS Father Time on pavilion, zoom back to show returfing in progress. SV old turf being taken up. CU ditto, last piece. SV fine soil being shovelled out of truck. CU Mr Burtlock, MCC wicket inspector, pan to Jim Fairbrother, Chief Groundsman. SV rough soil, soil being sprinkled over ground. SV soil being trodden down. CU workman as he tramples soil. SCU soil being trampled. SLV ground being levelled. CU pan along levelling board to working man holding end. GV men at work raking and levelling.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Horticulture
Locations
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London; England
Card file number
98517
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Kavanagh
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Returfing at Lord’s', British Movietone News Issue No. 2263, 16 Oct 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29603 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)