1 WAV file, Claire Taylor interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The file consists of 1 track.
Track 1: [0:00-2:00] Allen talks about the curiosity of England wicket-keepers being called Taylor or almost having the same name, and the double internationals in sport who represented England, [2:00-2:55] Taylor talks about her early interests in cricket, [2:55-7:07] Taylor talks about her memories of The Abbey School in Reading, playing boys cricket and then playing women's county cricket for Thames Valley and also continuing to play hockey at under-age level for England, [7:07-10:40] Taylor talks about having to travel to Wokingham from Reading to play cricket, and the structure of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) pathway.
[10:40-13:55] Taylor talks about Allen's suggestion of playing mixed cricket, [13:55-17:40] Taylor talks about her approach to batting, [17:40-19:08] Taylor talks about what was most likely to get her out, [19:08-20:40] Taylor talks about making her debut for England Women in 1998 and working with Mark Alleyne to improve her game.
[20:40-21:43] Taylor talks about the improvements in her batting affecting her wicket-keeping, [21:43-23:35] Taylor talks about the best captains she had played with including Charlotte Edwards who she rated as the best, and Edwards' impact on the England team, [23:35-28:55] Taylor talks about the importance of Test cricket within the game, the number of players she feels are equipped to play Test cricket, whether Test cricket can still attract sponsorship, [28:55-30:15] Taylor talks about her favourite innings including the Twenty20 innings at The Oval against Australia (in 2009).
[30:15-33:17] Taylor talks about her decision to retire and her belief that she had achieved her cricketing goals having managed to get fit in time for the Quadrangular Series in 2011, [33:17-34:57] Taylor talks about whether she was ever worried about damaging her fingers playing cricket as she was also a violinist.