Tough Test Cricket

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2377A

Date Released

26 Dec 1974

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Test Cricket. DESCRIPTION: High rise bowling in the first Test at Brisbane revives memories of body bowling in the 1932 tour. SHOTLIST: LV pan Bob Willis bowling, bowls, zoom out. BV pan Jeff Thompson bowling, he bowls. SV photographer. LV Jeff bowling again, he bowls, the batsman hits it but is caught in the slips. SV applauding crowd. SV pan (slow motion) Larwood bowls. LV ditto (not slow motion) bowls. LV batsman getting hit by the ball above the heart, he walks round hurt. LV slow motion Larwood bowls. LV Batsman Bert Oldfield receiving a fractured scull from the ball, he falls to the ground as players run to him. BV Larwood bowls (SM), the ball bounces high and the batsman dodges. BV batsman waiting for Dennis Lillie to bowl at him, he misses the ball, zoom out.

Keywords

Sport; Health and medicine; Cricket; Accidents and disasters; Newsreels

Locations

Australia

Card file number

74/367

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

140

Story extras:

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