Test Match Fizzles Out (1934)

This is a duplicate of item - check for best quality. Full title reads: “TEST MATCH FIZZLES OUT - Scenes at Old Trafford at close of play.“ Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire. The third Test Match between England and Australia in progress at Old Trafford, Manchester. Various shots of the play. Several men from the audience are seen drinking water from a tap sticking out of wall. Australian players taking the field for the second innings. More shots of the play. Players leaving the ground at the lunch interval - Australians leading with 283 for 3. Voicover criticises England for under-performance and complains about the match being very boring. Players featured include: Bill O’Reilly / William O’Reilly, Thomas Welbourne Wall, Herbert Sutcliffe, C.F. Walters / Charley Walters, Bob Wyatt, Brown, Bill Ponsford and Allen. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOV
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