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Charlotte Edwards interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/20
Date:
2011
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 27 minutes 53 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Charlotte Edwards interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 5 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:40] Edwards talks about unveiling a plaque at Lisson Grove to commemorate the second Lord's Ground, [0:40-2:03] Edwards talks about her early interests in cricket, her father's cricketing career, and playing cricket with boys and men, [2:03-5:21] Edwards talks about the comments she sometimes received from playing in cricket teams with boys for Huntingdonshire.

Track 2: [0:00-1:20] Edwards talks about playing with girls teams and her rise to playing for England, [1:20-2:20] Edwards talks about making her England Test debut at 16 and opening the batting with Jan Brittin, [2:20-3:25] Edwards talks about not being able to break Brittin's record of Test runs because of the reduction in number of Tests played, [3:25-5:42] Edwards talks about expanding the number of Tests for the 2013 Ashes Series and the interest in Test cricket from other nations, [5:42-6:35] Allen talks about putting cricket in the Olympics.

Track 3: [0:00-2:38] Edwards talks about whether other countries would be willing to take part in a Test Series and the challenges of playing Test cricket, [2:38-3:23] Edwards talks about Allen's argument for having mixed cricket matches, [3:23-4:36] Edwards talks about her debut season in international cricket and the publicity she received.

Track 4: [0:00-1:30] Edwards talks about the highlights of her career including beating Australia in her 100th match at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2008, [1:30-2:30] Edwards talks about becoming captain of England and her captaincy style, [2:30-3:50] Edwards talks about the difficulties associated with the captaincy, [3:50-4:39] Edwards talks about moving down the batting order following becoming captain.

Track 5: [0:00-1:05] Edwards talks about the advantages of opening the batting and having no plans to retire, [1:05-1:47] Edwards talks about long-term goals including winning the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup and World Twenty20 in 2012, [1:47-2:30] Edwards talks about playing domestic cricket for Northern Districts in New Zealand, East Anglia and Kent, [2:30-4:37] Edwards talks about telling other players they won't be selected for the England team while as captain, [5:14-6:42] Edwards talks about her goals beyond her cricketing career including coaching.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Charlotte Marie Edwards
Janette Ann Brittin
David Rayvern Allen
East Anglia Women
Kent Women
Northern Districts Women
Subject
World Twenty20 2012, women's cricket, Women's Cricket World Cup 2013, captaincy, Lord's Ground 1811-1813
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 27 minutes 53 seconds
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