Chessington Cricket (1955)

This clip is a duplicate of Film ID - check for best quality. Chessington, Surrey. M/S of a cricketer bowling. M/S of another cricketer batting. M/S of the cricketer bowling again. L/S of the improvised cricket ground on the village green - lots of people watching the cricketers. M/S of a man showing a little boy how to bend down behind a wicket to catch a ball. High angle shot of the boy’s hands (huge gloves). Camera tilts up to show the boy and the cricketer. L/S of a boy bowling and another boy failing to hit the ball. M/S of Peter May talking. M/S of the cricketer bowling. M/S of a boy failing to hit the ball. He collects the ball from the net. This is the special reception organised by the Chessington Zoo authorities in honour of Surrey team winning the Country Championship three times in a row. Long panning shot across the field showing the crowd. M/S of a young boy bowling. M/S of Alec Bedser batting. C/U shot of Bedser’s face as he awaits a new ball. M/S of the boy bowling again. M/S of