Mahela Jayawardene interviewed by Peter Baxter

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/11

Date:

2011-07-06

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 34 minutes 50 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, Mahela Jayawardene interviewed by Peter Baxter. The CD consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:00-0:45] Jayawardene talks about whether he sees himself as a senior member of the Sri Lankan team, [0:45-3:40] Jaywardene talks about the success of cricketing facilities at Sri Lankan schools, [3:40-5:15] Jayawardene talks about his family's interest in cricket and his upbringing and his decision to pursue a career in cricket at age 18, [5:15-6:20] Jayawardene talks about playing in school cricket teams and the Sri Lankan under-19 team, and then playing for Sri Lanka at 20, [6:20-8:10] Jayawardene talks about his Test debut vs. India in 1997, [8:10-11:40] Jayawardene talks about the Test Series against South Africa (in 2006) where Jayawardene made his highest score (374) and Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara making a world record partnership (624).

[11:40-12:30] Jayawardene talks about the conditions for playing cricket in Colombo, [12:30-13:05] Jayawardene talks about whether he was disappointed not to break Brian Lara's record score in Test Cricket, [13:05-16:30] Jayawardene talks about playing at Lord's and his two centuries he achieved whilst playing at Lord's, [16:30-18:40] Jayawardene talks about the pressures of being captain of Sri Lanka, [18:40-24:20] Jayawardene talks about the attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009 by gunmen, Jayawardene's wish to not play in Pakistan prior to the tour because of security concerns, and the incident bringing the Sri Lankan team closer together.

[24:20-25:20] Jayawardene talks about the Twenty20 World Cup in England in 2009, [25:20-27:10] Jayawardene talks about Sri Lanka's Cricket World Cup victory in 1996 and its impact on cricket in Sri Lanka, [27:10-28:20] Jayawardene talks about Sri Lanka's performance in the last two Cricket World Cups in 2007 and 2011, [28:20-30:25] Jayawardene talks about whether he would rather win a Cricket World Cup or win a Test Series in England or Australia.

[30:25-32:40] Jayawardene talks about his work with the cancer charity HOPE following the death of his brother and his work outside of cricket, [32:40-34:50] Jayawardene talks about his wife and coming towards the end of his career.

A back-up copy of this CD is included. Users are recommended to consult this instead of the master copy, which stops playing between 25:00 and 25:30.

Associations

Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Peter Baxter
Brian Charles Lara
Kumar Sangakkara

Subject

India in Sri Lanka 1997, South Africa in Sri Lanka 2006, attack on Sri Lankan cricket team, Cricket World Cup 1996, Cricket World Cup 2007, Cricket World Cup 2011, World Twenty20 2009, cricket in Sri Lanka

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 34 minutes 50 seconds

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