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Harold Goldblatt interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/63
Date:
2008
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 37 minutes 31 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Harold Goldblatt, Senior Vice President of the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA), interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 8 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-2:19] Goldblatt talks about first becoming interested in cricket, becoming a chartered accountant and then representing a number of cricketers and footballers, and then working with the former cricketer Fred Rumsey as an accountant for the Cricketers Association, [2:19-5:08] Goldblatt talks about the individuals involved with the association and the association's history, including himself, Jack Bannister and John Arlott's work in running the organisation.

Track 2: [0:00-1:03] Goldblatt talks about the constitution of the PCA and the location of the meetings, [1:03-4:31] Goldblatt talks about the initial reaction of the counties to the PCA, Geoffrey Boycott's initial exception to joining the PCA, the introduction of an employment contract by PCA and insurance provisions for players.

Track 3: [0:00-3:06] Goldblatt talks about introducing the minimum wage for cricketers in 1978 following a request by Eddie Barlow at a PCA meeting, [3:06-5:10] Goldblatt talks about the sympathy of counties towards the introduction of the minimum wage.

Track 4: [0:00-4:20] Goldblatt talks about the issues discussed by the players at meetings, including individuals being disciplined by their counties for their behaviour, the introduction of a standard contract across all counties, and the introduction of a standard right of appeal across all counties.

Track 5: [0:00-0:48] Goldblatt talks about the alteration of disciplinary procedures for cricketers since his contract was introduced, [0:38-1:35] Goldblatt talks about his involvement in the D'Oliveira affair and his friendship with Basil D'Oliveira, [1:35-3:24] Goldblatt talks about the Packer affair and his opinion that players and employers should be allowed to not be gagged from speaking to the media, [3:24-6:46] Goldblatt talks about the benefit system for cricketers and it remaining tax-free.

Track 6: [0:00-1:53] Goldblatt talks about his disapproval of players getting more than one benefit and the ratio of players getting a benefit, [1:53-3:23] Goldblatt talks about the criteria for benefits and why only 30% of cricketers have benefits, and the difference between benefits and testimonials.

Track 7: [0:00-5:24] Goldblatt talks about his future hopes for the PCA, his decision to give money incurred by fines for slow over rate to charity (in 1985) and the current work of the PCA.

Track 8: [0:00-1:15] Goldblatt talks about his hopes to give money generously to cricketers they are helping today, and the average age of the cricketers they are helping, [1:15-2:05] Goldblatt talks about whether the help given to cricketers is better than what it was 20 years ago.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Harold Goldblatt
David Rayvern Allen
Geoffrey Boycott
Professional Cricketers Association
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira
John David Bannister
Leslie Thomas John Arlott
Frederick Edward Rumsey
Edgar John Barlow
Subject
insurance, benefits, wages, finance, D'Oliveira affair, Packer affair, charities
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 37 minutes 31 seconds
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