1 CD, Mick Hunt, Lord's Head Groundsman, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 1 track.
Track 1: [0:00-0:08] Allen says if red light goes out please tell him, [0:09-1:06] Hunt talks about his father playing cricket and always living locally, [1:07-2:40] Hunt talks starting work at Lord's in 1968 and employment before then, [2:41-2:57] Hunt talks about playing cricket at school, [2:58-3:36] Hunt talks about how he became employed at Lord's, [3:37-4:48] Hunt talks about learning the trade, becoming Head Groundsman and his first Test, [4:49-6:16] Hunt talks about how to prepare a pitch for a Test Match and Lord's having 20 pitches, [6:17-7:29] Hunt talks about boundary lengths, [7:30-7:46] Hunt talks about stopping spectators sitting on the boundary edge, [7:47-10:49] Hunt talks about the physical preparation of a cricket pitch.
[10:50-12:28] Hunt talks about the differences between Test Match and one-day pitches [noise in background] and expectations of a Test Match length, [12:29-13:57] Hunt talks about following weather forecasts, [13:58-14:32] Hunt talks about preparation time before a match and inspecting pitches on Christmas Day, [14:33-15:14] Hunt talks about not getting any directives from management, [15:15-17:44] Hunt talks about getting requests from England captains highlighting Mike Gatting, [17:45-18:29] Hunt talks about rollers, [18:30-17:41] Hunt talks about reading pitches and preparation for multiple matches, [17:42-20:57] Hunt talks about the effects of having the Olympic archery at Lord's and umpires marking pitches.
[20:58-21:30] Hunt talks about using multiple pitches and pitch deterioration, [21:31-23:36] Hunt talks about the effect of the Olympics on the outfield and grass relaying, [23:37-24:01] Hunt talks about groundsman of the year, [24:02-26:23] Hunt talks about the Nursery Ground, consistency of Lord's pitches and a critical commentator, [26:24-27:11] Hunt talks about talking to commentators, [27:12-29:45] Hunt talks about the problems of thunderstorms [loud noises] and playing area flooding, [29:46-30:20] Hunt talks about the Lord's shop selling turf from 1814, [30:21-33:16] Hunt talks about how long he expects to stay on and his family.