The Final Test (1954)

Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer Jack Warner is due to bat in his final test match against Australia He is desperate for his son Reggie Ray Jackson to see his final innings But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to Englands greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead Robert Morley on the last day of the test the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit As Sam prepares for his final knock the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind but he is also upset over Englands young batsman and ladiesman Syd Thompson George Relph dating the woman whom he hopes to marry