The First Test 1929

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Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands.

"The First Test - Great crowds see England's "team of all the talents" on a perfect wicket dismissed for surprisingly low score of 254 by South Africa." (Flash frame intertitle).

Panning shot of the team - if players are recognised please let us...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
92888
Sort Number:
G 1616
Time in/Out:
01:27:09:00 / 01:28:48:00
Canister:
G 1616
Film ID:
3432.10
Issue Date:
17/06/1929

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