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 England's 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 England's young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.
Jack Warner
Robert Morley
George Relph
Adrianne Allen
Ray Jackson
Brenda Bruce
Stanley Maxted
Joan Swinstead
John Glyn-Jones
Len Hutton
Denis Compton
Alec Bedser
Godfrey Evans
Jim Laker
Cyril Washbrook
John Arlott
Richard Bebb
Hyma Beckley
Valentine Dyall
Fred Griffiths
Roddy Hughes
Duncan Lamont
Johnnie Schofield
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Richard Wattis
Audrey White
Ben Williams