The 1930 Australian XI, Winners of the "Ashes"

Reference

AV/5/64

Date:

1930

Level of description

item

Extent

1 78 RPM Record: Two sides, total time 7 minutes 27 seconds

Part of

Vinyl (AV/5)

Scope and Content

1 78 RPM vinyl record entitled 'The 1930 Australian XI'. The record contains speeches by the following individuals commemorating Australia's victory against England in the 1930 Ashes series: Kathryn Madden, W M Woodfull, A F Kippax, C V Grimmett, D G Bradman, T W Wall and S J McCabe. Publisher: His Master's Voice. The record was manufactured by The Gramophone Co. Ltd., Sydney.

Side 1 is 4 minutes 10 seconds long and consists of the following speeches:
[0:00-0:31] Kathryn Madden, an Australian journalist in England, introduces the record, which was recorded in London prior to the Australian team's return to Australia after the tour had finished.
[0:31-1:51] W M Woodfull looks back on the tour and discusses the crowds they played to and the receptions they attended.
[1:51-2:58] A F Kippax talks about the spirit of the team during the tour.
[2:58-4:10] C V Grimmett talks about his nickname 'Scarlet' and his success during the tour and assistance of his teammates.

Side 2 is 3 minutes 17 seconds long and consists of the following speeches:
[0:00-1:08] D G Bradman talks about W M Woodfull's captaincy and his performances during the tour.
[1:08-2:20] T W Wall talks about J B Hobbs and playing against Hobbs for the last time.
[2:20-3:17] S J McCabe ends the record by talking about the team's clothing purchases during the tour.

Associations

Kathryn Madden
William Maldon Woodfull
Alan Falconer Kippax
Clarence Victor Grimmett
Sir Donald George Bradman
Thomas Welbourn Wall
Sir John Berry Hobbs
Stanley Joseph McCabe

Subject

Australia in England 1930

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 78 RPM Record: Two sides, total time 7 minutes 27 seconds

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