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Clive Inman interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/65
Date:
2008-07-03
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 72 minutes 5 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Clive Inman interviewed by David Rayvern Allen at Inman's home in Groby, Leicestershire. The CD consists of 14 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-1:40] Inman talks about his father Harry's career, [1:40-4:33] Inman talks about how he became a cricketer and playing cricket at school, [4:33-5:35] Inman talks about being a left-hand batsman but a right-arm bowler, [5:35-6:33] Inman talks about his brothers.

Track 2: [0:07-5:24] Inman talks about playing club cricket in Ceylon for Nondescripts alongside Stanley Jayasinghe, Inman moving to Penzance Cricket Club through the help of Jayasinghe, and both Inman and Jayasinghe being signed by Mike Turner for Leicestershire.

Track 3: [0:00-1:29] Inman talks about moving to Leicestershire but having to serve a qualifying period before he played and playing for Leicestershire's Second XI during that period, [1:29-3:15] Inman talks about moving to Leicestershire, in a house near Grace Road and the help Turner gave him in finding somewhere to live, [3:15-4:48] Inman talks about the tours he played on for Ceylon in the 1960s, [4:48-5:50] Inman talks about the length of the tours he went on against India and Pakistan.

Track 4: [0:00-1:13] Inman talks about his batting position for Ceylon, [1:13-1:48] Inman talks about his best scores for Ceylon, [1:48-4:11] Inman talks about scoring the fastest 50 in first-class cricket, for Leicestershire vs. Nottinghamshire.

Track 5: [0:00-3:25] Inman talks about scoring the fastest 50 in first-class cricket for Leicestershire vs. Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1965, but not winning the match, [3:25-5:06] Inman talks about playing for Leicestershire vs. Hampshire (in 1966), [5:06-6:07] Inman talks about his scoring rate during his Leicestershire career.

Track 6: [0:00-4:39] Inman talks about the changes to the standard of cricket since he played, particularly the dangers of sliding when fielding.

Track 7: [0:00-3:38] Inman talks about playing against Brian Statham and fast bowlers, his admiration for cricketers who played during his era including Alan Knott, [3:38-5:09] Inman talks about Leicestershire's performance in the 1960s and their struggle to sign top players.

Track 8: [0:00-1:43] Inman talks about playing under Raymond Illingworth as a captain and believing he was the best captain he played under, [1:43-3:40] Inman talks about the bowlers he played with at Leicestershire, [3:40-4:41] Inman talks about the other batsman he played with at Leicestershire.

Track 9: [0:00-1:32] Inman talks about batting with Stanley Jayasinghe and playing with Graham McKenzie, [1:32-3:17] Inman talks about the arrival of one day cricket during his career and his and Allen's opinions on Twenty20, [3:17-4:25] Inman talks about whether he regrets not playing cricket today.

Track 10: [0:00-2:38] Inman talks about the spirit of modern cricket, and the incident involving Paul Collingwood in 2008 (where Grant Elliott had collided with Ryan Sidebottom during the One-Day Series between England and New Zealand at The Oval) and not wanting to have Collingwood as a captain, [2:38-3:57] Inman talks about whether he is optimistic about cricket's future, [3:57-7:27] Inman talks about playing for Derbyshire after leaving Leicestershire and his decision to leave Leicestershire, and getting a job as a motor salesman.

Track 11: [0:00-4:13] Inman talks about leaving Leicestershire to become a motor salesman and then move to Derbyshire, which he did not enjoy as they had different rules to what he was used to at Leicestershire.

Track 12: [0:00-1:11] Inman talks about leaving Derbyshire, [1:11-3:01] Inman talks about playing for Leicestershire with G A R Lock and Lock's captaincy style, [3:01-3:42] Inman talks about Lock bowling an orange to Fred Trueman.

Track 13: [0:00-1:32] Inman talks about Lock bowling an orange to Fred Trueman and the lack of humour in cricket today, [1:32-5:02] Inman talks about his family and the fact that he has not visited Ceylon since 1968.

Track 14: [0:00-4:42] Inman talks about playing with Peter May and the players he faced during his cricket career including Frank Tyson, Les Jackson and Geoff Arnold.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Clive Clay Inman
David Rayvern Allen
Henry Clay Inman
Stanley Jayasinghe
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Alan Philip Eric Knott
Graham Anthony Richard Lock
Frank Holmes Tyson
Herbert Leslie Jackson
Geoffrey Graham Arnold
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Frederick Sewards Trueman
Graham Douglas McKenzie
Paul David Collingwood
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Raymond Illingworth
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Francis Michael Turner
Peter Barker Howard May
Subject
Ceylon tours, records
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 72 minutes 5 seconds
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