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Alan Davidson interviewed by Ralph Dellor



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/87
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, Alan Davidson, cricketer, interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 14 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-1:19] Dellor introduces Davidson with brief biography, [1:20-2:04] Davidson talks about health issues as a fast bowler, [2:05-3:54] Davidson talks about his cricketing family, [3:55-5:00] Davidson talks about living condition growing up and learning how to bowl.

Track 2: [0:00-0:40] Davidson talks about being taught by his grandfather, [0:41-1:20] Davidson talks about his first club game as a 10 year old in a final, [1:21-1:57] Davidson talks about further club games, developing his action and facing Richie Benaud, [1:58-3:15] Davidson talks about his grandfather watching his career and how good he was as a player, [3:16-4:20] Davidson talks about his grandfather’s coaching style contrasting and it with the captaincies of Richie Benaud and Michael Clarke, [4:21-6:06] Davidson talks about his apprenticeship under Keith Miller and Ray Lindwall and watching other bowlers.

Track 3: [0:00-3:14] Davidson talks about changing from a spin to a fast bowler and his first successful season in Sydney grade cricket, [3:15-4:29] Davidson talks about his debut for New South Wales, [4:30-5:09] Davison talks about meeting Don Bradman for the first time.

Track 4: [0:00-0:42] Davidson talks about his meteoric rise to being called into the Australian 2nd XI tour to New Zealand, [0:43-1:53] Davidson talks about developing his body suited to bowling, [1:54-3:50] Davidson talks about his first dinner in England at the Savoy in 1953 and befriending Lord Brabazon, [3:51-5:40] Davidson talks about Brabazon's influence on his life and the advice he received.

Track 5: [0:00-2:12] Davidson talks about becoming aware of the wider world on the 1953 Australian tour to England and subsequent tours, [2:13-3:40] Davidson talks about his debut at Trent Bridge and his first wicket being Len Hutton, [3:41-5:26] Davidson talks about getting Gary Sobers out with his last ball in first-class cricket and how to bowl to the best batsmen.

Track 6: [0:00-2:07] Davidson talks about not being on an Ashes winning side for his first 12 Tests and coming back from being dropped for New South Wales, [2:08-6:55] Davidson talks about the bowling of Ray Lindwall and receiving advice from him.

Track 7: [0:00-2:06] Davidson talks about the humour of Bill Johnston and the ability of the Australian players to relax and do things together, [2:07- 4:15] Davidson talks about team spirit and Ken Mackay.

Track 8: [0:00-3:06] Davidson talks about receiving the new ball on the 1957-1958 Australian tour to South Africa and his success on the tour, [3:07-4:32] Davidson talks about taking 12 wickets in a match in India and still lost and still learning as a bowler in different conditions.

Track 9: [0:00-1:09] Davidson talks about being in the only team to win successive tours in Pakistan and India and dealing with native umpires, [1:10-2:18] Davidson talks about only ever being no-balled once, [2:19-5:04] Davidson talks about the tied test against West Indies in 1960-1961

Track 10: [0:00-3:35] Davidson talks about the tied test against West Indies in 1960-1961 and the camaraderie between the two teams through whole tour.

Track 11: [0:00-3:05] Davidson talks about his love for Lord's including his first visit, sitting next to Herbert Sutcliffe at a dinner and what it was like to play there, [3:06-4:20] Davidson talks about the Centenary Test in Melbourne and the history of Lord's.

Track 12: [0:00-1:19] Davidson talks about the sense of history at Lord's and the nature of cricket being the learning of life, [1:20-2:37] Davidson talks about different countries passion for cricket and being inspired by greats of the game, [2:38-3:19] Davidson talks about Lord's being the heritage of all cricket and the nature of its crowds, [3:20-4:31] Davidson talks about getting involved with his club's committee post-career and learning from Don Bradman, [4:32-5:16] Davidson talks about working for Commonwealth Bank and becoming Vice-President of New South Wales in 1967 and then President until 2003.

Track 13: [0:00-2:15] Davidson talks about being involved with a coaching organisation in New South Wales and working, advisory councils and continuing to sit on boards of organisations.

Track 14: [0:00-1:21] Davidson talks about his views on current state cricket and needing to help lesser sides, [1:22-3:15] Davidson talks about establishing a competition for school children and identifying talent, [3:16-4:25] Davidson talks about MCC's Spirit of Cricket and says the ICC could do more.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Alan Keith Davidson
Ralph Dellor
Richard Benaud
Michael John Clarke
Keith Ross Miller
Raymond Russell Lindwall
Sir Donald George Bradman
John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
William Arras Johnston
Kenneth Donald Mackay
Herbert Sutcliffe
International Cricket Council
New South Wales Cricket Association
Subject
bowling: fast, grade cricket in Sydney, Australia in England 1953, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Australia in South Africa 1957-1958, West Indies in Australia 1960-1961, tied matches, Lord's Cricket Ground, Centenary Test, bowling, coaching, Spirit of Cricket
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 40 minutes
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