In the summer of 1960-61 a team of cricketers from the West Indies visited Australia. The came as underdogs, and although Australia won the series of Tests, they left the country as one of the most loved sporting teams ever to visit Australia. This video is an informative mixture of archival footage, humourous anecdotes and poignant reflections by surviving players from the Test series, one that has become the benchmark against which all great Test series are judged and compared. Narrated by Michael Habib.
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ACMI Identifier
313542
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket players
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)