The Centenary test

This film consists of highlights from the 1977 Centenary Test Match played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, March 12th-17th, between Australia and England. It contains interviews by Richie Benaud with former and current players of both teams and commentators include Norman May, Frank Tyson, Jim Laker, Keith Miller and Paul Sheahan.

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Credits

producer

Brian Harvey

production company

ABC

Duration

01:22:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

001834

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Great Britain

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Melbourne Cricket Ground

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Test matches (Cricket)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1977

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