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Not a fist bump to be seen

As in other docs I've seen I find Bradman's comments very fair despite Hutton's sense that there was an animus between Hammond and Bradman. I think it's fair to call Hammond the English Bradman with due deference to Hutton, who was no slouch.

I find this very moving. The heartfelt emotion of the Australian cricketers for what England had endured in the War is what comes through and is deeply appreciated. They did give a "lift" to a populace battered by unimaginable suffering met by equally extraordinary stoicism. God bless them all.

Saw Tom Graveney at Carisbrook, New Zealand, in 1955. His team included Hutton, May, Cowdrey, Edrich, Bailey, Evans, Tyson, Statham. Superb front foot batsman at the peak of his form.

Classic Godfrey.

Great as they were the world never saw the best of Bradman, Laver and Ali. They were sidelined during their peak years.

What a gem of an interview!

What a gem of a documentary. Thanks

I didn’t understand why his fellow cricketer was talking about brown eyes being better than non brown eyes. Is that a thing?

❤❤❤ what an eye

Fabulous upload. The England team and squad of the mid-50s was surely their strongest ever. Bowlers like Tyson, Trueman and Statham, spin from Lock, Laker and Wardle, and a batting line-up of Hutton, Edrich, Compton, May, Cowdrey and Graveney. The great Godfrey Evans behind the stumps, and an excellent all-rounder in Trevor Bailey. Quality in every department.

😮 Commentators and writers keep saying and writing that Bradman needed four runs to have an average of 100 . They are grossly mistaken Bradman average was 101.4 before he went to bat at oval and by scoring 0 his average, was pulled down to 99.94.

I remember Tom Graveny

The commentator has confused Charles and Alec Bannerman. Only Alec played in the 1882 Test.

Tom Graveney was an excellent batsman and a good natured person.

Trevor Bailey was an amazing cricketer. Such courage.

Thank you for producing this series. England produced some fine players in the fifties, good memories.

That is cricket book shot

Wish the WI team had Roy Gilchrist and Collie Smith who died young

The greatest series ever.

Apparently, over his career in all forms of cricket his average was about 6 RUNS PER WICKET. That's a bowler!

When sobers hit those 6 sixes a local cricketer john parkin was at the other end played against him when he played for kimberley

Great interview. Bob Appleyard talks of making the Yorkshire XI in 1951, but he did play at least one first class match for Yorkshire in 1950 - vs Scotland in July that year. He opened the bowling in both innings, taking 2 for 18 in ten overs and then 3 for 22 in sixteen overs. Yardley scored a century in that match and Hutton an elegant seventy nine. It's the only time I saw Appleyard, Hutton and Yardley play other than on newsreels and now on CZcams.

Evergreen

Legends of their own

Bradmans team of 48 was a great team, was it stronger than chappells mid 70s side Or the west indies mid 80s side Interesting thought

I'm fortunate to see Sir Donald Bradman ❤

Great match in a great series, some legendary players on show here. Given that this is 1961, this is excellent footage and commentary, many thanks for uploading.

I heard the story that Gary Sobers hit the first ball from Alan Davidson in the Sydney Test for six. was that true ?

I remember this series The problem was the radio reception was terrible Good one minute horrible the next .

This was a great series for cricket

The game should not have been played the wicket was a mess

Have a look at the smaller bat they used. Imagine the sixes with todays bats

Geeat video but the fake applause soundtrack really became annoying.

I was just 10 years young, when one of the greatest tests ashes to boot, series level 1-1, fourth test, Benaud on the last day England needing about 100 odd runs to win, 9 wickets in hand collapsed to around 220 all out and lose that test and ashes and the two best commentators John Arlott and Brian Johnston were on the radio. Wonderful test that was.

Something in the bathroom for you Don

Worst introduction ever, but good vid.

I remember sitting glued to my pre-war radio for the last session of the match. With Alan McGilvray and Johnny Moyes in the commentary box the entertainment could not have been better. The tension was pretty high!

Grout was out he should have walk instead of just throwing his Wicket it was a great series,

That's when cricket was cricket. I was a boy growing up in Barbados when this great Series was being played. We didn't have a radio then so we had to depend on word-of-mouth reports of developments in the Tests or the daily newspaper. I still believe that for a few dubious umpiring decisions, WI would've won or at least drawn the Series. All in all, a wonderful Series which actually revived Test cricket and which was played in the true spirit of the game. Fond memories.

Yeah South Africa is in a great position now😂

What a wonderful documentary this was to watch. As I write this, Neil Harvey, age 95, is the last surviving Invincible. The rest, though no longer with us, are Immortals to all who love and revere this game of cricket.

Tom Graveney The Federer of Cricket. Such class. That peaked cap. My enduring memory from the age of 12

These old clips are superb, being able to see some of the great players from the past that I have only heard about and sometimes heard rabbiting on in the commentary boxes the last 40 or 50 years.

Test Matches batting record of Don Bradman in 10 Cricket Grounds he played during his entire carrier From 1928 to 1948 1:-Adelaide Oval:-7 Matches,3 Centuries,3 half Centuries,970 Runs at avg of 107.78 2:-Brisbane Cricket Ground The Gabba:-5 Matches,3 Centuries,1 Half Century,736 Runs at avg of 105.14 3:-Brisbane Exhibition Showgrounds:-2 Matches,1 Century,223 Runs at avg of 80.67 4:-Melbourne Cricket Ground:-11 Matches,9 Centuries,3 Half Centuries,1671 Runs at avg of 128.54 5:-Sydney Cricket Ground:-8 Matches,2 Centuries,3 Half Centuries,703 Runs at avg of 58.58 6:-Headingley Leeds:-4 Matches,4 Centuries,963 Runs at avg of 192.60 7:-The Kennington Oval London:-4 Matches,2 Centuries,1 Half Century,553 Runs at avg of 69 47 8:-Lord's Cricket Ground London:-4 Matches,2 Centuries,1 Half Century,551 Runs at avg of 78.71 9:-Old Trafford Cricket Ground Manchester:-3 Matches,81 Runs at avg of 27.00 10:-Trent Bridge Cricket Ground Nottinghamshire:-4 Matches,3 Centuries,1 Half Century,526 Runs at avg of 75.14. . Bradman Against Opponents in Test Cricket 1:-Vs England 5028 Runs at avg of 89.79 (19 Centuries and 12 Half Centuries) 2:-Vs India 715 Runs at avg of 178.75 (4 Centuries and 1 Half Century) 3:-Vs South Africa 806 Runs at avg of 201.50(4 Centuries) 4:-Vs Westindies 447 Runs at avg of 74.50(2 Centuries) Bradman didn't Played against Newzealand

Watched it with my dad back then.......unforgettable summer....Joe Solomon passed away recently......

I am old enough to have seen Tom Graveney play cricket. This was in the early 1980s when he represented an Old England XI against an Old Kent XI. He didn't score too many but he batted long enough to show the elegant front foot batsman he had been.

Charles Barnett clearly disliked Walter Hammond, and his contributions to this documentary strike a rather sour note.

Peter West with pipe in hand... legendary presenter. Note that they didn't bother to mention that only 'amateur' players were allowed to captain England until the 1950s; this documentary was made in 1987, so I think it deserved a brief explanation.

Gubby Allen worlds biggest snob