Brian Close Rockets to Fame

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
49/58
Date Released
21 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Athletes Defy Rain for Shower of Records
  2. 2Princess Meets the Men Who Make Us Smile
  3. 3The Dockers March
  4. 4Brian Close Rockets to Fame
  5. 5£70,000 Fire Destroys German Film Studio

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
From school cricket to England’s test team in twelve months, that’s the record of eighteen year old Brian Close.
Keywords
Sport; Cricket; Youth
Locations
Nottinghamshire; Trent Bridge
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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