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Chandra Schaffter interviewed by Ralph Dellor



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/15
Date:
2011-06-07
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 31 minutes 6 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Chandra Schaffter interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:00-1:00] Dellor provides an overview of Schaffter's career, [1:00-2:14] Schaffter talks about the current Sri Lankan team (2011) in comparison to past Sri Lankan teams, [2:14-6:00] Schaffter talks about his cricketing career including for the Sri Lankan national team (then known as Ceylon), the popularity of school cricket in Sri Lanka, [6:00-7:10] Schaffter talks about turning down a move to Sussex County Cricket Club in 1954 and staying in Sri Lanka, [7:10-7:45] Schaffter talks about playing hockey for Sri Lanka, [7:45-8:45] Schaffter talks about managing the Sri Lankan national team, [8:45-9:05] Schaffter talks about his memories of Lord's Ground, [9:05-10:05] Schaffter talks about the qualities required to be a successful national team manager and the players he managed.

[10:25-11:45] Schaffter talks about Arjuna Ranatunga's influence on Sri Lankan cricket, [11:45-15:50] Schaffter talks about Muttiah Muralitharan, his bowling action, and cricket unifying Sri Lanka during a civil war, [15:50-17:50] Schaffter talks about Sri Lanka's difficulty to achieve Test status, [17:50-19:50] Schaffter talks about his career in insurance as well as being a cricket administrator, [19:50-24:10] Schaffter talks about political issues in Sri Lanka and having to leave his position as manager due to links to terrorism.

[24:10-26:45] Schaffter talks about the best international teams that played in Sri Lanka including Bradman's Invincibles in 1948, [26:45-27:30] Schaffter talks about his time living in Madras, [27:30-29:30] Schaffter talks about the current development of Sri Lankan cricket, and his opinions on the Indian Premier League and international cricket, [29:30-31:06] Schaffter talks about disappointments in his career and his proudest achievements including playing against Len Hutton's England team.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Chandra Thomas Adolphus Schaffter
Ralph Dellor
Sussex County Cricket Club
Neville Anthony Quinn
Muttiah Muralitharan
Subject
politics, schoolboy cricket, cricket in Sri Lanka, Indian Premier League, hockey, tours to Sri Lanka
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 31 minutes 6 seconds
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