1 33 RPM Record: 2 sides, total time 29 minutes 1 second

1 33 RPM Record, 'Talking Cricket' Parts 1 and 2, produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation Overseas Transcription Service. The record was compiled and narrated by Martin Young. Part 1 is 14 minutes long and discusses great memories of matches at Lord's Cricket Ground; Part 2 is 15 minutes 1 second long and discusses great memories of matches at The Gabba, Brisbane. Part 1: Martin Young introduces the record, D G Bradman talks about his memories of scoring 254 for Australia against England at Lord's in 1930 and regarding it as his finest innings, F E Woolley talks about making scores of 95 and 93 for England against Australia in 1921 against the bowling of J M Gregory and E A McDonald, Sir Neville Cardus talks about W R Hammond scoring 240 for England against Australia in 1938, J B Statham talks about his performance for England against South Africa in 1955 taking 7 wickets for 39 runs, D J McGlew talks about being dismissed for a pair in both innings by Statham during the England vs. South Africa Test match in 1955, X C Balaskas talks about his match figures of 9-103 which helped South Africa claim their first Test victory in England at Lord's in 1935, T E Bailey talks about his partnership with Willie Watson for England against Australia in 1953 which helped the hosts to a draw at Lord's, Syd Buller talks about umpiring in the England vs. West Indies Test match in 1963 when M C Cowdrey came out to bat wearing a sling during the final over. Part 2: Young introduces the record, T G Evans talks about playing at Brisbane for England against Australia in 1946-1947 and the huge thunderstorm which disrupted the match and E R H Toshack bowling half-volleys during the match, Young talks about D G Bradman coming out of retirement to play in the same match, Leonard Hutton talks about the Australia vs. England Test match at Brisbane in 1954-1955 where Hutton had misread the conditions and put Australia into bat (they made 601 for 8 declared, winning by an innings and 154 runs), G S Sobers and Richie Benaud talk about their memories of the Tied Test in 1960-1961 between Australia and the West Indies with radio commentary of the end of the match from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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