Rare video of jack Hobbs and sutcliffe batting

Titles read: "The First Test. Both sides went to the nets for a preliminary 'knock' ..." L/S of teams in nets. "the wicket was protected till the last moment." L/S of pitch being prepared. "Carr won the toss and Hobbs and Sutcliffe opened the innings to the bowling of Gregory and Macartney." M/S of Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe walking on to pitch. Various shots of the game in progress. "Then down came the rain (score 32 for nil.)" Shot of players running for cover. Shots of crowd sheltering under umbrellas and of waterlogged pitch. "After many visits of inspection the captains reluctantly have to say "No more play to-day" to the disappointment of 20,000 patient spectators."

L/S of team captains checking pitch. This seems to be followed by cuts for above story - some rather dark shots. Some shots have been spliced in upside down.

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• THE FIRST TEST aka HOBBS
• JACK SIR CRICKETER HOBBS AND SUTCLIFFE CUTS British Pathe

[sudachakri1]

@deathoffaces they can be in the final 16...but we should include bowlers too...dennis lillie, murali

[deathoffaces]

@imthemess wheres George Headley, Graeme Pollock & Sutcliffe?

[sudachakri1]

@imthemess yeah..superb line up....but bradman shud be at 3..n viv should be at 4....n sachin is the 12th man....!!

[imthemess]

My WXI would be

1. Hobbs 2. Gavaskar 3. Richards 4. Bradman 5. Sobers 6. Imran 7. Gilchrist 8. Akram 9 Hadlee 10. Warne 11. Marshall