John Arlott Talks Cricket

Reference

DRA/R/23

Date:

1982

Level of description

item

Extent

1 record, with sleeve

Part of

Vinyl Records (DRA/R)

Scope and Content

1 vinyl record, entitled 'John Arlott Talks Cricket'. The record contains speeches by Arlott discussing his early memories of cricket, cricket's golden age, and players including J C Laker, J B Hobbs, H Sutcliffe, C B Fry, P B H May, C P Mead, G Brown, L H Tennyson, H Strudwick. Producer: David Rayvern Allen. Engineer: Bas. Marketed by Charisma Records Ltd.

The front of the sleeve contains a drawing of a cricket ball with Arlott's hair, eyes, nose and ears, by Ralph Steadman. The back of the sleeve includes a photograph of Sir Jack Hobbs entitled 'The Master Selecting His Willow Cleft'.

Associations

Leslie Thomas John Arlott
James Charles Laker
Sir John Berry Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliffe
Charles Burgess Fry
Peter Barker Howard May
George Brown
Charles Philip Mead
Lionel Hallam Tennyson
Herbert Strudwick
David Rayvern Allen
Ralph Steadman

Institution name

Marylebone Cricket Club

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 record, with sleeve

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