Made to show students the fundamentals of good batmanship, with demonstrations by Len Hutton and coaching by H. P. Crabtree. the film falls into three sections. Part two “Backplay”: Introductory shots of a school match lead to a complete analysis of back play to an off-ball and to a leg-ball. Hutton demonstrates the strokes and Crabtree coaches a class, correcting their mistakes.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002521
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletes
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Coaching
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)