To Capture Those Ashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1111
Date Released
18 Sep 1950
Date submitted
15 Sep 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Beauty from the Deep
  2. 2Shoe Show
  3. 3Sea-Side Scintillating Lights
  4. 4To Capture Those Ashes
  5. 5Big Three Meet Again
  6. 6London Bus Strike
  7. 7Korea - Reinforcement Leave by Air

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: To Capture Those Ashes. DESCRIPTION: The MCC had a good send-off at St Pancras where they boarded the train for Tilbury. Onboard the Stratheden Skipper Freddie Brown had a few words to say. SHOTLIST: St Pancras Station - MCC board train. Leslie Compton shakes hands with Denis Compton. Hutton & Close. Train pulls out. Tilbury - Party board "Stratheden". Compton surrounded by autograph hunters. Close says goodbye to young sister. Brown interviewed, says a few words - hopes to return with the Ashes. Also Denis Compton saying that his knee will stand up to play. "Stratheden" pulls away from quay. BS relatives waving to ship. GV ship.
Keywords
Sport; Railways; Cricket
Locations
Tilbury; St Pancras
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
54325
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
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