Fifth and Final Test at the Oval

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
272
Date Released
20 Aug 1934
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is digging at Maiden Castle site, which dates back to 4th Century BC
  2. 2Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Salisbury Plain - Tanks on manoeuvres
  3. 3Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Crystal Palace - Display of fireworks
  4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Sydney - Sir C Kingsford Smith tries racing plane
  5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Middle West - US drought gets worse
  6. 6Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: New York - First aerial mail train
  7. 7Fifth and Final Test at the Oval

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fifth and Final Test. the Oval. DESCRIPTION: First Day:- Australia win toss ... Brown bowled for 10 ... Bradman makes 244 ... Ponsford 205 not out ... close of play 275 for 2. SHOTLIST: Shot of the queue outside the Oval to see the match. Inside they are seated on the ground. Wyatt and Woodfull spin coin. England enter the ground. Frank Woolley seen with the team. Ponsford and Brown come into bat. General shots of play. Brown is bowled out and a hand is seen replacing the wicket. Bradman goes into bat. Ponsford batting reaches century. Bradman reaches century and the crowd cheer. Shots of Bradman batting. Clark bowling. Policemen are seen watching. Spectators have handkerchiefs over their heads. Slow motion of Clark bowling. Voce bowling. Spectators sitting in shirt sleeves. Ponsford and Bradman batting. General shot of play. Shot of spectators standing watching. Ponsford closes and McCabe batting. Wyatt bowling. Close of play.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Cricket; Police; Newsreels
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
3090
Length of story (in feet)
224
Story extras:
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