B.B.C. To Broadcast N.Z.
Cricketers Tour Keceived Wednesday, 8.50 p.m. LONDON, March 80. The B.B.C. is planning to cover the tour of Che "New Zealand cricket teami as fully as the Anstralians' visit last year. A ball by ball commentary of all four test matclies will be broadcast by special transmission on short waye l#nftAta This will ue relayed by the
British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service at Singapore for re-broadcasting in the DomihioiL over stations of the N.Z.B.S. • There will be running commentaries on the seven matches against the coqnties: the opening match against Yorksliire, and those aghinst the M.C.C. and Glamorgan (two), Surrey, Lancashire and Middlesex. The other county matches will be deseribed after the elose of play each day followed a few hours later by an eye-witness account.
Mr. Arthnr Gilligan, ex:captain oS England, will give previews from tha' test match grounds. Commentators fioP ldwing the tour will inelude Bo|ed Blunt of the 1927 and 193 i New Zeai land teams, Bex Alsflon and John Arlott of the B.B.C. Though plans are not finalised th« . B.B.C. intends to- -broadcast a 15-minut0 commentary of each All Black* Springbok test match in South Africa. It will be sent out on the Pacific Service the day after each game".
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 March 1949, Page 8
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