It’s Not Cricket

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1525A
Date Released
28 Aug 1958
Date submitted
24 Aug 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Channel Swim
  2. 2It’s Not Cricket
  3. 3Rain, Rain, Go Away
  4. 4The Bloodhound in Action
  5. 5Down to the Sea
  6. 6Seaside Train Crash
  7. 7Empire Title Fight
  8. *Edinburgh Festival

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: It’s Not Cricket. DESCRIPTION: Richard Hearne inspected the pitch, at Woolwich, before the big match: Lord’s Taverners V American Amateurs. . Transatlantic cricket has been played since 1889: on and off. The object of the match was to aid the National Playing Fields: and to have fun. But rain stopped the play. SHOTLIST: MS team walking out onto pitch. Richard Hearne inspects pitch. CU same swinging bat. MS same. Various shots of band playing. Shots of pay. MS of crowds in rain. LS same.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Weather; Fundraising; Performing arts
Locations
Woolwich; England
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
74762
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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