The Life Of Jack Hobbs Reel 2 1926

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Reel 2.

Several Pathe Super Gazette stories spliced together. (i) "Nottingham - The First Test". Cricketers practice their strokes at the nets. Hobbs and Sutcliffe open the innings to the bowling of Gregory and Macartney. Shots of the match in progress. Rain stops play. Pitch inspectors. Crowds...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
70987
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:32:59:00 / 01:48:22:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1673.04
Issue Date:
1926

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