1 CD, John Crawley interviewed by Ralph Dellor for Sportsline Media Limited. The CD consists of 1 track.
Track 1: [0:00-1:06] Dellor introduces Crawley with an overview of his career to date, [1:06-4:30] Crawley talks about his early cricketing memories including at Warrington Cricket Club, Manchester Grammar School and at Cambridge University, [4:30-5:20] Crawley talks about his family being an early influence on his career and sporting genes within the family, [5:20-6:30] Crawley talks about early heroes including Ian Botham, David Gower, Viv Richards, [6:30-8:18] Dellor asks whether Crawley whether he thought he would become a first-class cricketer, [8:18-11:05] Crawley talks about Michael Atherton being an influence on his career.
[11:05-13:05] Crawley talks about being a team player and his career statistics, [13:05-14:05] Crawley talks about going to Trinity College, Cambridge, [14:05-16:00] Crawley talks about his early career at Lancashire, [16:00-21:05] Crawley talks about his rise to the England team and his first Test Match against South Africa in 1994.
[21:05-24:40] Crawley talks about the England tour of Australia in 1994-1995 and the team selection during the tour, [24:40-27:20] Crawley talks about his form at the highest level, [27:20-28:32] Crawley talks about getting his first Test century against Pakistan in 1996 and then against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, winning a Test Match against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1997 and playing against Australia in 1997, [28:32-29:20] Crawley talks about Muttiah Muralitharan and his claim that Crawley was one of the best opponents he'd faced, [29:20-30:25] Crawley talks about his 156 vs. Sri Lanka for England in 1998.
[30:25-31:50] Crawley talks about being attacked on the way back to the hotel during the England tour of Australia in 1998-1999, [31:50-33:50] Crawley talks about his England career from 1998 to 2002 and not being selected for the England team after 2002 after Hampshire enquired whether Crawley would be given a central contract, [33:50-35:35] Crawley talks about Duncan Fletcher and not feeling any bitterness for not being selected anymore for England, [35:35-39:30] Crawley talks about leaving Lancashire and moving to play for Hampshire County Cricket Club, [39:30-40:45] Crawley talks about captaining Hampshire in Shane Warne's absence.
[40:45-42:35] Crawley talks about playing with Shane Warne and Warne's qualities as a captain, [42:35-43:55] Crawley talks about changes to the points system of the County Championship, [43:55-46:20] Crawley talks about his decision to retire from cricket, [46:20-48:08] Crawley talks about whether he would have been suited to the amateur side of cricket, [48:08-50:10] Crawley talks about his career highlights and disappointments including getting 0 and 0 at Perth (for England against Australia in the 1994-1995 Ashes Series), leaving Lancashire and being attacked during the 1998-1999 tour of Australia.
[50:10-53:38] Crawley talks about working for Marlborough College and not continuing in cricket once he had retired.