Short animation of a comic duel between English batsman Patsy Hendren and Australian bowler Arthur Mailey at the Kennington Oval.

The language of cricket. Patsy Hendren, a prominent figure from Hounslow, was one of the most prolific English batsmen in the interwar period, and this animation sees him taking on the Australian googly master, Arthur Afred Mailey, in a duel of delightful hyperbole. England won the 1926 Ashes series by taking only one of the five tests - the very match depicted here at the Oval - while the other four tests were draws.

ANIMATION. Comic duel between English batsman Patsy Hendren and Australian
bowler Arthur Mailey at the Kennington Oval.



Hendren takes guard at the wicket and calls on Mailey to roll up his sleeves.
Mailey's first ball is tossed high. Hendren lights a cigarette, takes a snooze
and puts on lipstick while awaiting its arrival. Finally its spin defeats him,
but after chasing the ball over the sightscreen and gasometer, he succeeds in
striking it through the umpire, screen and into the Palace of Westminster.