Richard Evans interviewed by Ralph Dellor

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/88

Date:

2005

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 33 minutes 2 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Richard Evans, diplomat, interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 4 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:12] Opening jingle, [0:13-0:33] Dellor introduces Richard Evans, [0:34-3:59] Evans talks about his first visit to Lord's in 1947, meeting C B Fry and describing the days play.

Track 2: [0:00-2:29] Evans talks about meeting C B Fry whilst he was at school, [2:30-3:15] Evans talks about playing cricket at Repton and university, [3:16-3:36] Evans talks about being posted to non-cricketing countries, [3:37-6:59] Evans talks about playing a cricket match on a frozen lake between the British embassy and ex-pats and playing other embassy cricket teams.

Track 3: [0:00-1:14] Evans talks about loving the atmosphere of Lord's and the diverse communities that visit on match days, [1:15-1:56] Evans talks about Lord's being a great social occasion and being friends with Joceyln Galsworthy, [1:57-3:17] Evans talks about never becoming a member and his wife's grandfather being a captain of England Rugby Union team.

Track 4: [0:00-1:39] Evans talks about his father's great cricketing ability, [1:40-2:16] Evans talks about still feeling excited when Visiting Lord's and being invited by the then President Charles Fry, [2:17-2:36] Interlude music.


A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Sir Richard Mark Evans
Ralph Dellor
Charles Burgess Fry
Sir Neville Cardus
Repton School
Jocelyn Galsworthy
New South Wales Cricket Association

Subject

cricket in China, Lord's Cricket Ground, Centenary Test, bowling, coaching, Spirit of Cricket

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 33 minutes 2 seconds

Hierarchy browser

• David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
  
  • Richard Evans interviewed by Ralph Dellor (MCC/AAL/3/88)