Battle Of The Blues (1929)

Lord’s cricket ground, St. John’s Wood, London. Full title reads: “Battle of the Blues. Keen rivalry marks opening of annual inter-varsity cricket match. “ Players walk on to pitch. Presumably this match is between Oxford and Cambridge. Various shots of the match in progress. Panning shot of smartly dressed crowd. Note: this item is held in the cricket cans - EB 2001. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.