Ken Medlock interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/68

Date:

2007-09-07

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 39 minutes 23 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, Ken Medlock interviewed by David Rayvern Allen at Chaffont St Peters. The CD consists of 8 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:30] Medlock talks about his love for honey on toast, [0:30-4:31] Medlock talks about living in the Peak District during his childhood, becoming a qualified engineer in 1937, initially working at Calico Printers Association and then moving to Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) becoming Chief Engineer, attending Birch Vale Cricket Club as a youngster and then becoming a President of the club.

Track 2: [0:00-3:50] Medlock talks about the structure of the CWS, being elected to the main board in 1960, and a resolution at a committee meeting in 1960 that stated a recommendation for John Wisden's to be liquidated, Medlock's unhappiness at Wisden's liquidation and becoming Chairman of Wisden's.

Track 3: [0:00-4:16] Medlock talks about taking control of John Wisden's and his desire to keep Wisden's going, the history of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack and going into partnership with Surridge.

Track 4: [0:00-2:00] Medlock talks about the formation of Tonbridge Sports Industries which included Beverley Ives, Surridge and Gray Nicolls and Wisden's and increasing production of Dukes Cricket Balls, [2:00-3:11] Medlock talks about the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack including its centenary celebration in 1963, and meeting Learie Constantine.

Track 5: [0:00-4:10] Medlock talks about creating the Wisden Trophy with help from the West Indies Board of Control and presenting the trophy for the first time following the England vs. West Indies Test Match at The Oval in 1963 and the crowd's behaviour at the end of the game, [4:10-7:17] Medlock talks about attending the West Indies vs. England Test Series in 1993 and his involvement in the presentation ceremony at the end of the series, [7:17-8:26] Medlock talks about the history of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack including its sale to Sir Paul Getty.

Track 6: [0:00-5:28] Medlock talks about his interest in cricket memorabilia and the acquisition of famous bats by Wisden, loaning bats to the Bowral (Bradman) Museum and going to Australia and spending time with Don Bradman during the Australia vs. South Africa Test Series in 1966-1967.

Track 7: [0:00-5:11] Medlock talks about taking bats to the Bowral Museum and his collection of cricket bats at Lancashire County Cricket Club's Museum.

Track 8: [0:00-4:25] Medlock talks about how a cricket ball is made, and Allen's collection of cricket books.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Ken Medlock
David Rayvern Allen
Co-operative Wholesale Society
Birch Vale Cricket Club
West Indies Board of Control
Wisden Group
Tonbridge Sports Industries
Bradman Museum
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Calico Printers Association
Gray-Nicolls Ltd
Surridge
Sir Donald George Bradman
Learie Nicholas Constantine
Sir John Paul Getty

Subject

West Indies in England 1963, Wisden Trophy, cricket balls, ball making, cricket bats, Wisden Cricketer's Almanack, Memorabilia

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 39 minutes 23 seconds

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