Bowling Machine

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

502

Date Released

9 Aug 1964

Date recorded

3 Jul 1964

Length of issue (in feet)

675

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Spaceball
2. 2Bowling Machine
3. 3Animal Sanctuary
4. 4Safety Glass

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: You might describe this weird apparatus as a mechanical Freddie Truman, because that’s what it really is. It’s been installed by England cricketer, Colin Cowdrey, in the garden of his Kent home and you can adjust it for spin as well as fast bowling.

Keywords

Cricket

Locations

Kent; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

124

Story extras:

Film clip

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