West Indies - 1st Test

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1461

Date Released

3 Jun 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1West Indies - 1st Test
2. 2New Liners
3. 3New Liners
4. 4For Record Bid
5. 5Mobile Policewoman
6. 6Trouble on the Line
7. 7For Your Holidays
8. 8Big Chief Football

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: West Indies - 1st Test Match. DESCRIPTION: For the First Test, the Warwickshire County ground at Edgbaston came into the picture. Peter May spun the coin, John Goddard called wrong and sent the West Indies out to field. England were out for a mere hundred and eighty six. SHOTLIST: MLS gates being closed. MCU statue of a lion. CU Edgbaston sign. Poster advertising the test match. Various shots of the new buildings at Edgbaston. Crowds. Peter May tosses the coin with John Goddard. West Indies out to field. LS players on the field. Shots of Roy Gilchrist bowling, who had Brian Close caught by Rohan Kahani. Shot of Sonny Ramadhin bowling to Peter May. Ramadhin bowls out Trevor Bailey. Tony Lock out for a duck. Godfrey Evans bowling. Gilchrist bowls Evans out. Brian Statham and Freddie Trueman playing. Crowds. West Indian crowd clapping. Shots of the calypso band playing. Shots of the West Indian team walking back to the pavilion including Sonny Ramadhin. Calypso band playing.

Keywords

Sport; Cricket

Locations

Birmingham; Edgbaston

Card file number

70868A

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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