Australian Test Team Dinner (1948)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Piccadilly, London. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, attends a dinner given by the Cricket Writers in honour of the Australian Test Team at the Public Schools Club, London. General view of the dinning room. Close up shot of Duke of Edinburgh smiling. Various shots of the Australian cricketers - Denis Compton, Toshak and others. Don Bradman gets up to speak, amid applause. Bradman speaks (natural sound). He talks about Australian cricket and invites Duke for a game of cricket at Lords. Duke and others laughing. Possibly connected with 48/34 - MD. Appears slightly out of sync. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items