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Computer Test Matches, 1972



Reference
BF/SS/O/TEMP12
Date:
1971-06-09 - 1977-03-18
Level of description
file
Extent
4 folders
Part of
Other matches/tours/tournaments (BF/SS/O)
Scope and Content
Scoresheets, correspondence, ball-by-ball printouts, articles, newspaper cuttings, reports, press releases relating to the Computer Test matches between England and Australia broadcast on BBC Radio in 1972, to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the post-war resumption of Anglo-Australian cricket. Includes a menu card signed by the England team for a buffet lunch hosted by the Radio Times, copy of a research project by Janet Porter entitled 'A Computerised Scoring System' which Frindall assisted with, drawings of field placings during the Test matches, information by SCICON, creators of the programme, on how the computer produces data, copy of an article on the Computer Test by John Arlott published by BP Shield International, negotiations between Frindall and BBC regarding his fee for his work on the programmes, details of broadcasting arrangements and copy of script for Christopher Martin-Jenkins to introduce the programme.

The file contains Frindall scoresheets from the following matches:
England vs. Australia (BBC Computer Test), England vs. Australia (BBC Computer One-Day Test).
Associations
William Howard Frindall
BBC
Radio Times
Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins
Leslie Thomas John Arlott
Subject
broadcasting, broadcasting cricket, Computer Test
Institution name
Marylebone Cricket Club
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
4 folders
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