- ReferenceAV/5/33
- TitleSouth African Broadcasting Corporation, 'Talking Cricket' Parts 11 and 12
- Date1970 - 1970
- Level of descriptionitem
- Extent1 33 RPM Record: 2 sides, total time 28 minutes 50 seconds
- Part of
- Scope and Content1 33 RPM Record, 'Talking Cricket' Parts 11 and 12 produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation Overseas Transcription Service. The record was compiled and narrated by Martin Young. Part 11 is 14 minutes 43 seconds long and discusses memories of great matches at Headingley in Leeds, Part 12 is 14 minutes 7 seconds long and discusses memories of great matches at Old Wanderers, Ellis Park, and New Wanderers, Johannesburg. Part 11: Young introduces the record, D G Bradman talks about the 1938 Test match at Headingley between England and Australia when he captained Australia to win by 5 wickets, and the 1948 Test match between England and Australia where Australia managed to win the match by scoring 404 on the final day (Bradman made 173 not out and Arthur Morris 182), Young talks about Bradman's average at Headingley which was 192, R N Harvey talks about making a century for Australia against England in 1948 (his first Test match in England), P B H May talks about making his Test debut at Headingley for England against South Africa in 1951 and scoring a century, Andrew Sandham talks about Herbert Sutcliffe and his partnership with J B Hobbs, F S Trueman talks about his bowling spell where he took five Australian wickets for no runs when playing for England in 1961 (ending with match figures of 11-88), T E Bailey talks about playing against Trueman for Essex against Yorkshire when Bailey led Essex off for bad light with Trueman on a hat-trick ball, Young ends the record by talking about great batting and bowling performances in Headingley Test matches. Part 12: Young introduces the record, A D Nourse talks about making 231 for South Africa against Australia in 1935-1936, Andrew Sandham talks about touring South Africa with MCC in 1922-1923 and playing against the bowling of Buster Nupen, Young talks about the first Test match played at Ellis Park between South Africa and England in 1948-1949, J R Reid talks about playing for New Zealand against South Africa in 1953-1954 and the hostile bowling he faced at Ellis Park from N A T Adcock, Adcock talks about the wicket at Ellis Park giving him more success as a fast bowler than any other venue, D J McGlew talks about playing for Natal against Transvaal in the Currie Cup match in 1955-1956, when Adcock and P S Heine helped to bowl Natal out for 52 and McGlew batted for over an hour without scoring a run, J H B Waite talks about H J Tayfield's bowling during the South Africa vs. England Test series in 1956-1957, P B H May talks about his lack of runs while captaining England on the 1956-1957 tour of South Africa, Brian Johnston commentates for the BBC on T L Goddard's first Test century for South Africa against England at the New Wanderers ground in 1964-1965, Goddard talks about his maiden Test century, Charles Fortune commentates on South Africa's first ever Test match victory against Australia, at New Wanderers ground in 1966-1967.
- AssociationsDouglas Martin Young
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Sir Donald George Bradman
Arthur Robert Morris
Robert Neil Harvey
Peter Barker Howard May
Andrew Sandham
Herbert Sutcliffe
Sir John Berry Hobbs
Frederick Sewards Trueman
Trevor Edward Bailey
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Arthur Dudley Nourse
Eiulf Peter Nupen
John Richard Reid
Neil Amwin Treharne Adcock
Derrick John McGlew
Peter Samuel Heine
John Henry Bickford Waite
Hugh Joseph Tayfield
Trevor Leslie Goddard
Brian Alexander Johnston
Charles Arthur Frederick Fortune
BBC
Essex County Cricket Club - SubjectHeadingley, Leeds, England, Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, New Wanderers, Johannesburg, Australia in England 1938, Australia in England 1948, South Africa in England 1951, Australia in England 1961, Australia in South Africa 1935-1936, MCC in South Africa 1922-1923, MCC in South Africa 1948-1949, New Zealand in South Africa 1953-1954, Currie Cup Tournament, MCC in South Africa 1956-1957, MCC in South Africa 1964-1965, Australia in South Africa 1966-1967, commentary
- Institution nameMarylebone Cricket Club
- Conditions governing accessOpen
- LanguageEnglish
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