Australia Two Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1126
Date Released
1 Jan 1951
Date submitted
29 Dec 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Scorched Earth at Hungnam
  2. 2Australia Two Up
  3. 3Harewood Heir Christened
  4. 4The Stolen Stone
  5. 5Ring in the New

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia Two Up. DESCRIPTION: The Second Test match - at Melbourne - sent England off to a bad start, for, at the toss-up with Hassett, Brown’s luck was out again. After low scores from both sides, Australia won by twenty-eight runs. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS batsmen batting & running between wickets. Crowds. Brown loses toss. MCC take the field. MS Bailey bowling Archer. Evans jumping for ball behind wicket. Bailey to Miller, gets hit on fingers. Brown to Loxton. GV scoreboard. Crowds basking in the sun. Washbrook & Simpson come onto field to bat. Lindwall bowling. Iverson bowling. Iverson bowls to Brown. Brown runs between wickets for his 50. Cheers from crowds. Iverson bowls to Bailey, Tallon tries to stump him. SCU Parkhouse batting. SCU Miller bowling. MS Lindwall to Evans. Evans walk off. MS Bedser & Wright batting. Len Hutton not in this film.
Keywords
Sport; Weather; Cricket
Locations
Melbourne
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
54792
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
176
Story extras:
Film clip

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