Fourth Test // Another Drawn Game

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1260A

Date Released

30 Jul 1953

Date submitted

27 Jul 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Duke with Sailor Cadets
2. 2Foreign Secretary Home
3. 3Dart Plane
4. 4Korean Armistice Signed
5. 5A Model Test
6. 6Fourth Test // Another Drawn Game
7. *The Taff Swim
8. *Royal Welsh Show

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: 4th Test Ends in a Draw. DESCRIPTION: Once again, English Summer weather was responsible for a drawn match. After England’s stubborn innings of 275, Australia were set to get 177 in 115 minutes, but when stumps were drawn they were still 30 behind. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Teams (England) take the field. Shots of pouring rain, almost deserted ground, cushions everywhere. Crowd shots in sunshine. Lindwall clean bowls Graveney. Lindwall hits Compton on hand with ball, Miller massages his hand. Laker batting. Davidson bowls to Laker who is caught by Benaud. Bailey playing carefully. Crowds. England take the field. Hassett & Morris come out. Hassett scores off first ball. Morris batting - CU. Harvey batting, running between wickets. Hole batting & caught Graveney. GV last ball of the day, & crowds swarm onto pitch.

Keywords

Sport; Cricket

Locations

Leeds

Card file number

59461

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

176

Story extras:

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