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Cricket in Australia (1987)

Synopsis

Jack Egan interviews cricket personalities and narrates this made for commercial television documentary about the history of cricket in Australia. Interviews with key personalities are intercut with extensive archival footage of cricket matches.

Curator’s notes

The documentary is a straightforward, low-budget history of cricket in Australia with emphasis on World Series Cricket. Former Australian captain Ian Chappell features extensively in interview.