Mike Atherton on BFI's Cricket on Film

Probably the first ever cricket film: Indian cricketing royalty prepares for the first test between England and Australia at Sydney.

Action from a women's game of cricket in Sunbury, with one of the teams consisting of workers at Lyons Corner Houses.

Lancashire and England cricketer David “Bumble” Lloyd is far from 'bowled over' by the idea of the introduction of a new headguard. Anglia TV.

From village green to Lord's: the late, great Richie Benaud narrates a guide to the state of cricket in England.

Anglia TV visit the world famous cobbler for cricketers, Albert Whiting, in his Northampton shop.

A master craftsman in willow: Duncan Fearnley explains the intricacies of making his championship winning cricket bats.

The stars of Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet are reunited on stage for the first time since 1968 as part of the BFI and British Council’s Shakespeare on Film.

The skies above Redhill are abuzz with planes as the fliers of Surrey's Tiger Club perform an aerial show for the crowds below

Tony Mitchell captures a variety of events during Jubilee year - including day trips to Brighton and a bunting covered London as well as an accident at an airshow

Bournemouth. A holiday resort that’s got the lot. Sunshine, sandy beaches, gardens, shops, fine dining and entertainment - with sports stars and a few beauty queens thrown in

The roads around Portsmouth are about to be transformed with concrete and steel in this 1970 film from W J Evans.

A Tory MP and his wife meet their female battalions in a tour of Southampton's wards - while Stanley Baldwin lends his own support at an outdoor fete