News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The First Test Team at Nottingham

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
471
Date Released
13 Jun 1938
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England V Australia (First Test). DESCRIPTION: The battle for the ‘Ashes’ begins. SHOTLIST: General views of the play at Nottingham in the First Test between England and Australia, 1938. Cuts - One or two close and long shots of play and spectators in the sun watching, newspaper hats etc. Also crowds shots en masse. Pan from field to crowd. Crowds walk to ground and queue to enter. Teams - Australia - W Brown, Fingleton, D Bradman, S McCabe, L Badcock, Hassett, Ward, Fleetwood-Smith, McCormick, B Barnett, O’Reilly England - Barnett (Gloucs), Hutton (Yorks), Edrich (Middx), WR Hammond (Gloucs), Ames (Kent), Sinfield (Gloucs), Wright (Kent), Paynter (Lancs), Farnes (Essex). Compton. And Plum Warner.
Keywords
Sport; Weather; Cricket
Locations
Trent Bridge
Card file number
33561
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The First Test Team at Nottingham', British Movietone News Issue No. 471, 13 Jun 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8895 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)