Trent Bridge - The Series Starts

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1827
Date Released
8 Jun 1964
Date submitted
4 Jun 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ears to See Through
  2. 2Trent Bridge - The Series Starts
  3. 3Viola Visits Hong Kong
  4. 4Hovercraft Joins Up

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trent Bridge - the Series Starts. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the opening of the First Test Match in Nottingham, in which rain rather dampened the spirits of players and spectators, including cricket’s Royal patron, Prince Philip. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV groundsmen lie covers over pitch. MS people in stands. MLS people on balcony. Zoom out people in stands. GV Australian team onto field. MS crowd. MS pan Geoff Boycott and Fred Titmus out to open for England. Zoom out same. GV scoreboard and pan to play. GV Garth McKenzie bowls. CU Boycott. CU McKenzie bowls. CU Boycott gets one run. GV Grahame Corling bowls to Titmus. MS Colin Cowdrey and Freddie Trueman watch. GV McKenzie to Titmus who gets 4 runs. Pan to fielder. CU Titmus. GV crowd. GV Neil Hawke to Titmus - one run. GV crowd. GV Hawke to Boycott - one run - Titmus bumps into Hawke. CU Hawke bowls. GV Hawke to Titmus. GV crowd. GV Titmus caught by Ian Redpath. GV scoreboard. MS Prince Philip arrives. GV McKenzie bowling. CU Ted Dexter gets a run. GV crowd. GV Hawke to Dexter and an appeal for LBW. GV crowd. MS Hawke to Boycott - 2 runs. GV crowd put on coats. GV covers over pitch. MS men under cover (rain).
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Weather; Cricket
Locations
Nottingham; Trent Bridge
Card file number
88430
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
260
Story extras:
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