Rain Has First Innings in Final Test Match

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

115

Date Released

17 Aug 1931

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1GBS Stars Himself in Talkie Charade
2. 2Germans Celebrate Constitution Day
3. 3Princess Ileana Has a Flying Honeymoon
4. 4Jersey Favours the Pyjama Girl
5. 5Rain Has First Innings in Final Test Match
6. 6Spotting the Cars is Latest Epidemic

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rain Has First Innings on Final Test Match. DESCRIPTION: Clerk of the weather is unkind to England and New Zealand on first day at Manchester. SHOTLIST: Shot of Jardine and NZ Captain walking across pitch. Shots of the ground being prepared and the water being drained off. Shot of lone spectator. Score Board with no score recorded.

Keywords

Sport; Weather; Cricket

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

1365

Length of story (in feet)

67

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