Cricket in film and television

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Cricket, though a popular sport in many countries has not seen the popularity that other sports have seen in the film and television industry. There are very few cricket themed movies and mini-series.

Contents 1 Cricket themed 1.1 Movies 1.2 TV series 2 Cricket scenes 2.1 Australia 2.2 Canada 2.3 India 2.4 US (Hollywood) 2.5 UK 3 See also

[edit] Cricket themed

[edit] Movies

• Iqbal (2005) (India)
• Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) (India)
• The Final Test [1] (1953)
• Awwal Number [2] (1990) (India)
• Playing Away [3] (1987) (UK)
• Stumped [4] (2003) (India)
• Wondrous Oblivion (2003) (UK)

[edit] TV series

• Bodyline: It's Not Just Cricket (1984) (Australia)
• Outside Edge (a UK sitcom based on the stage play of the same name)

[edit] Cricket scenes

[edit] Australia

• The Dish
• The Bounty - (1995 Kinopanorama documentary)

[edit] Canada

• Road to Avonlea (serial) Episode 2.2: How kissing was discovered
• Seducing Doctor Lewis ("La Grande Séduction")

[edit] India

• Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
• Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
• Darr
• Chamatkar
• Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
• Pyaar kiya to Darana kya
• Mission Kashmir

[edit] US (Hollywood)

• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• The Beach
• Vertical Limit (2000)
• Finding Neverland (2004)
• King Ralph
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• Syriana (2005)
• A Good Year (2006)

[edit] UK

• Accident [5] (1967) (UK)
• Bend it like Beckham
• Doctor Who - Episode: The Black Orchid (1981)
• The Go-Between (1970)
• Maurice (1987)
• Midsomer Murders episode Dead Man's Eleven (1999
• Inspector Morse episode Deceived by Flight (1988)
• Welcome To Sarajevo
• Wondrous Oblivion

[edit] See also

• Cricket in fiction
• Cricket poetry