Amazing footage from the 1940s...

[Ilovecric]

British World War II-Era Propaganda Films Surface Online (VIDEO)

 

[Checkmate]

Awesome, thanks for that.

 

[Howe_zat]

Love this film.

 

[Burgey]

Sir Ralph Richardson!!!

Jeez the pulled out the big guns.

Great stuff.

Edit: the boloke inspecting the pitch is wearing a Fedora just like the one I left on the plane in Manchester two weeks' ago

 

[Ruckus]

Amazing stuff! Cricket was so much more enchanting in those days.

 

[Dan]

I only watched the first half, but it seems amazing that the English wicketkeeper was up to the stumps to both opening bowlers. It isn't something you would be seeing these days.

 

[kingkallis]

Fantastic!

Thanks for sharing mate.

 

[benchmark00]

Is that Burgey I saw in the crowd??

 

[Shri]

 

[Burgey]

Is that Burgey I saw in the crowd??

Come to Sydney for lunch on Wednesday mate, so I can kick the **** out of you.