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Lord Brammall interviewed by Jonathan Rice



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/86
Date:
2005
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 40 minutes
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Baron Brammall, military officer, interviewed by Jonathan Rice. The CD consists of 8 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:16] Rice introduces Lord Brammall, [0:17-1:46] Brammall talks about playing schoolboy cricket at Eton and captaining Lord's Schools at Lord's, [1:47-3:36] Bramall talks about playing cricket, qualifying as a player for MCC and going on tour to Holland in 1948, [3:37-4:00] Brammall talks about enjoying his cricket.

Track 2: [0:00-0:21] Brammall talks about becoming a member and visiting Lord's, [0:22-1:23] Brammall talks about being on the MCC Committee and succeeding JJ Warr as President, [1:24-2:46] Brammall talks about a separation between members and MCC hierarchy and trying to improve communication, [2:47-3:40] Brammall talks about having to release to control of cricket to the TCCB, [3:41-4:46] Brammall talks about his time as Chairman of the International Cricket Conference and dealing with South African rebel tours, [4:47-5:19] Brammall talks about a cancelled tour to India over Graham Gooch being captain, [5:20-5:56] Bramall talks about a legal writ by Norris McWhirter against ICC over South Africa.

Track 3: [0:00-1:10] Brammall talks about an ICC press conference on their stance on South Africa, [1:11-2:30] Brammall talks about making the Chairmanship of ICC separate from MCC President and nominating Colin Cowdrey as his successor, [2:31-3:49] Brammall talks about other presidential duties including dealing with South Africa issue at the AGM, [3:50-5:21] Brammall talks about the preparing for the Australians in 1989.

Track 4: [0:00-2:05] Brammall talks about the 1989 Test series between England and Australia, [2:06-2:43] Brammall talks about his father's love of sport, [2:44-3:32] Brammall talks about cricket at prep school and being coached by Gover, Sandham and Strudwick, [3:33-4:44] Brammall talks about being impressed with Australian fielding and watching Bradman bat.

Track 5: [0:00-0:32] Brammall talks about Denis Compton, Bill Edrich and Patsy Hendren as his heroes, [0:33-1:16] Brammall talks about playing cricket during the Second World War with England cricketers and joking with Les Ames about catching Don Bradman, [1:17-2:00] Brammall talks about Wally Hammond and missing cricket during the Second World War, [2:01-4:08] Brammall talks about being coached by Andrew Ducat at Eton and the Eton groundsman.

Track 6: [0:00-2:07] Brammall talks about the decline of cricket in public schools and universities, [2:08-2:59] Brammall talks about T20 helping the rise of popularity in cricket, [3:00-3:55] Bramall talks about the state of the game including healthier relationship between MCC and ECB and the lovely state of Lord's, [3:56-5:17] Brammall talks about the times he played at Lord's, [5:18-6:55] Brammall talks about Test Matches being over-subscribed by members and smoother running of MCC.

Track 7: [0:00-2:12] Brammall talks about choosing Sir Denys Roberts as his successor, [2:13-3:11] Brammall talks about Baron Griffiths, [3:12-4:45] Brammall talks about perks of being an ex-President and endorsing members.

Track 8: [0:00-0:47] Brammall talks about the membership application process, [0:48-4:19] Brammall talks about reforming general and executive committees, 4:20-4:41] Closing remarks by Jonathan Rice.




A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Edwin Noel Westby Bramall
Jonathan Rice
Eton College
John James Warr
The Army
Test and County Cricket Board
International Cricket Conference
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Norris Dewar McWhirter
Alfred Richard Gover
Andrew Sandham
Herbert Strudwick
Denis Charles Scott Compton
William John Edrich
Andrew Ducat
Dato Seri Paduka Sir Denys Tudor Emil Roberts
Hugh Griffiths
Subject
school cricket, schoolboy cricket, MCC in Holland 1948, MCC presidents, rebel tours, Australia in England 1989, Cricket during the Second World War, membership
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 40 minutes
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