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David Allen interviewed by David Foot



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/4
Date:
2005
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 40 minutes 32 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, David Allen interviewed by David Foot. The CD consists of 8 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-2:30] Allen talks about his schooldays at Cotham School in Bristol, [2:30-5:12] Allen talks about the early development of his cricketing career at school.

Track 2: [0:00-1:35] Allen talks about signing for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, [1:35-4:37] Allen talks about teammates at Gloucestershire and early seasons with the club.

Track 3 [0:00-1:50] Allen talks about his temperament while playing cricket, [2:10-3:39] Foot asks if three spinners ever played at Gloucestershire including Allen, and playing conditions at Gloucestershire, [3:40-5:04] Allen talks about Gloucestershire's County Championship winning year in 1969 and playing at out grounds including at Lydney.

Track 4 [0:00-1:30] Allen talks about why he never captained Gloucestershire, [1:30-2:55] Allen talks about not playing in his own benefit match, [2:55-5:09] Allen talks about dislocating his finger immediately after being told he had been called up to play for England.

Track 5 [0:00-1:40] Allen talks about not playing for England because of his dislocated finger, [1:40-5:09] Allen talks about going to the West Indies for his first Test Series and his Test debut.

Track 6 [0:00-1:50] Allen talks about his friendships with England teammates including P B H May, [1:50-4:40] Allen talks about a Test Match at Lord's in 1963 (vs. West Indies), particularly the final over of the match in which Colin Cowdrey came out to bat for the final two balls despite having a broken arm.

Track 7 [0:00-0:45] Allen talks about the final over of the Test Match vs. the West Indies in 1963, [0:45-1:30] Foot asks whether the West Indies were intimidating to play against, [1:30-4:00] Allen talks about his personal highlights of his Test career and attending a private tour of Pakistan which was captained by Richie Benaud, [4:00-4:19] Allen talks about his attempts to get Barry Richards and Mike Procter to play for Gloucestershire.

Track 8 [0:00-2:20] Allen talks about Mike Procter and Barry Richards coming over to England to play cricket, [2:20-3:45] Allen talks about his memories of Ted Dexter, [3:45-5:00] Allen talks about his reluctance to watch cricket after retirement and his work for Thornbury Cricket Club, and starting his own cricket club in South Gloucestershire, [5:00-6:20] Allen talks about his coaching work at Thornbury and his continued love of cricket and sport.

A back up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
David Arthur Allen
David Foot
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Peter Barker Howard May
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Richard Benaud
Michael John Procter
Barry Anderson Richards
Edward Ralph Dexter
Thornbury Cricket Club
Subject
injuries, West Indies in England 1963, coaching
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 40 minutes 32 seconds
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