1 WAV file, Jack Bailey interviewed by Christopher Lane. The file consists of 1 track.
Track 1: [0:00-0:30] Lane talks about Bailey's career, [0:30-4:30] Bailey talks about his birth and upbringing in London and his early experiences of watching cricket, and playing in the same team as Dennis Silk, and playing cricket in age groups older than him, [4:30-6:30] Bailey talks about playing club cricket in Essex for Buckhurst Hill, whilst performing national service, [6:30-9:00] Bailey talks about playing for Essex Second XI and getting out Reg Simpson for his first-ever wicket, [9:00-13:55] Bailey talks about whether it was an ambition of his to play county cricket and his performances for Essex at county level, his first season of county cricket and finishing national service.
[13:55-16:10] Bailey talks about enjoying playing county cricket, not wanting to turn professional, [16:10-18:30] Bailey talks about the dilemma of working in the winter and playing cricket in the summer, and his goal of going to Oxford University, [18:30-21:00] Bailey talks about going to Oxford University.
[21:00-22:15] Bailey talks about varsity cricket and playing for Oxford, [22:15-24:55] Bailey talks about touring East Africa in 1957 and South America with MCC while he was a teacher, [24:55-25:50] Bailey talks about no longer playing for Essex after he left Oxford, [25:50-29:55] Bailey talks about his memories of county cricket, travelling around the country, and the teams he played against including Surrey's dominance during the 1950s, [29:55-31:30] Bailey talks about playing cricket occasionally while teaching and then moving into the commerce industry whilst writing about cricket.
[31:30-33:30] Bailey talks about first joining MCC as Assistant Secretary in 1967, [33:30-36:30] Bailey talks about the major issues when he joined including the financial problems with cricket and sponsorship, [36:30-39:00] Bailey talks about his role in the D'Oliveira affair and the problems associated with it including criticism of MCC by Michael Parkinson, [39:00-41:35] Bailey talks about his role in the introduction of the Sunday League and its sponsorship by John Player.
[41:35-43:00] Bailey talks about the support of counties for the John Player League, [43:00-43:55] Bailey talks about getting Benson and Hedges involved with cricket, [43:55-46:15] Bailey talks about replacing S C Griffith as Secretary of MCC, instead of D B Carr who became secretary of the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), [46:15-48:30] Bailey talks about G O Allen's influence on the appointment of MCC Secretary, [48:30-51:00] Bailey talks about his first challenges as MCC Secretary including the 1975 Cricket World Cup and having Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as his first President.
[51:00-55:30] Bailey talks about being the head of the International Cricket Conference (ICC) at the time of the Packer Affair, [55:30-57:10] Bailey talks about meeting with Packer and being taken to court over the affair, and being questioned during the court case by Lord Alexander, a future MCC president, [57:10-1:00:55] Bailey talks about being involved in another court case with ITV regarding television rights for the Gillette Cup and being cross-examined by Alexander, and also being cross-examined by Alexander during the Packer court case.
[1:00:55-1:02:50] Bailey talks about television rights being a root cause of both court cases, [1:02:50-1:07:45] Bailey talks about his role in the relations between MCC and TCCB, J G W Davies's presidency and TCCB releasing players for the Bicentenary match, [1:07:45-1:08:50] Bailey talks about the success of the Bicentenary match and Bailey not being present as he had left MCC before the match, [1:08:50-1:12:41] Bailey talks about life after being Secretary, including returning to the MCC Committee, and his thoughts on modern cricket.