Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Cricket - Leeds Test

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

999

Date Released

26 Jul 1948

Date submitted

23 Jul 1948

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Section Title

Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cricket - Leeds Test Match. First Day. DESCRIPTION: The Headingley ground was packed for the fourth Test despite England already having lost the Ashes. England won the toss and made a good start to the match. SHOTLIST: KS Crowds seated around ground. Ditto. Don Bradman and Norman Yardley toss up. GV ground. GV play. MS Ray Lindwall bowls to Len Hutton. CU Cyril Washbrook batting. Neil Harvey fielding. Saggers behind wicket. SCU Ernest Toshack bowling. SCU Loxton bowling. SCU Bill Johnston bowls. MS Keith Miller bowls a bumper to Washbrook. Crowds booing. CU Ian Johnson bowling. GV rain falling. Crowds in rain. CU Hutton batting. MS Lindwall bowls Hutton off stump. CU Washbrook batting. Finish on crowds watching game.

Keywords

Sport; Cricket

Locations

Yorkshire; Leeds; Headingley

Card file number

50539

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

176

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