Hammond’s Six is Fit Finish to Fifth Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
199A
Date Released
30 Mar 1933
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hammond’s Six Is Fit Finish to Fifth Test. DESCRIPTION: MCC’s tour in Australia ends with win for England by eight wickets in final match at Sydney. SHOTLIST: GV Hammond hitting the six, game finishes and cricketers leave pitch. Spectators swarm across field. Hammond & Wyatt past camera. CU Bradman GV Play in slow motion with Larwood bowling. Bradman walking off after wicket being shattered. GV crowd seated in pavilion. CU Old Man in pavilion watching CU Larwood. The Fifth Test As Australia Saw It (190ft)- CARD 2319A Sydney’s commentator on final echoes press criticism on ‘bodyline bowling’. Long elevated shot of the field and play. Woodfull and Bradman batting. Slow motion shot of Woodfull batting. Slow motion of Larwood bowling and Bradman batting. Bradman dodges the ball as it goes from Larwood. Slow motion of Larwood bowling. Slow motion shots and Bradman’s wicket falling. Bradman walks off. Slow motion shots of Alexander bowling to Jardine. Hammond hitting for six. The players walk off as the game ends. CU English Team. CU Eddie Paynter. CU Gubby Allen (not wearing cricket gear) and CU Larwood.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Cricket; Newsreels
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2319
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hammond’s Six is Fit Finish to Fifth Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 199A, 30 Mar 1933. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4131 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)