Instead, they came up with the concept of a so-called ‘synthetic’ coverage of the matches. When Australia toured England 18 months later, the ABC was unable to provide live ball-by-ball coverage from the grounds. Bradman, by this stage the most popular athlete in Australia, was targeted by a relentless bouncer barrage and matching leg-side fields by England, a questionable tactic which was widely condemned.
The summer of 1932-33 bore witness to the infamous Bodyline series.
Ancient cricket sounds series#
The ABC, which boasted eight city and four regional radio stations, started just in time to provide live coverage of the most controversial series in Ashes history. The following summer, cricket radio coverage expanded to include domestic matches, as well as international fixtures.Ĭricket broadcasting in Australia really took off when the Australian Broadcasting Corporation was launched in 1932.
Ancient cricket sounds trial#
Commentators LG Watts and HG Williams called the action of a match being used as a Test selection trial between Australia and The Rest at the SCG. In December 1925, Sydney radio station 2FC offered the first-ever ball-by-ball live coverage of a cricket match in Australia. One year later, cricket broadcasting was truly born. During the Ashes, Sydney radio station 2BL began offering live updates from the grounds at 15-minute intervals, with commentators giving summaries of what had occurred since their last update. Radio had just arrived in Australia, with the first broadcast having occurred just a year earlier in late 1923. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)įor the very first time that summer, those fans who could not attend the match were able to get something close to live commentary of the 1924 Ashes action. Huge crowds flocked to each of the five Tests, one of which was played at Adelaide Oval, the other four split evenly between the MCG and the SCG.Īlthough Australia did not yet have Don Bradman, who was a 16-year-old dominating schoolboy cricket, they did boast legendary batsman Bill Ponsford and unstoppable leggie Clarrie Grimmett, while England had all-time great batsmen Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe.Īustralian leg spinner Clarrie Grimmett in action. World War I was a fading memory and Australia’s sporting culture was beginning to explode. The 1924 Ashes in Australia was a blockbuster Test series. So how did we get here? How did cricket broadcasting in Australia evolve from something so primitive to something so sophisticated? To understand that, let’s go right back to where it all started. Not only do we get to watch the action from myriad angles but technology also shows us things our eyes can not pick up. The path of a delivery is predicted by ball-tracking technology and edges are confirmed by infrared imaging system HotSpot.
A horde of television cameras stationed at the ground provide viewers with endless replays and varied angles including those, on occasions, from directly above the ground – birdseye views provided by cameras strung on cables.
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