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Hobbs does it, at last!

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Athletes.
Cricket matches.
Cricket.
Crowds.
Fame.
Families.
Spectators.
Sports records.
Sports.
Sports--Competitions.
Hobbs, Jack, 1882-1963.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 31 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1925.
Summary:
Cricket. Jack Hobbs at Taunton scores his 126th century at Taunton to equal the record set by W.G. Grace. Hobbs drinks champagne on the cricket pitch - he raises his glass to the crowds. Shot of Hobbs' wife and family receiving a telegraph with the news of Hobb's achivement.
Notes:
Issue number: 730-1 ; Story number within issue: 4 of 5
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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