Trefor Jones interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/91

Date:

2005

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 27 minutes 5 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Trefor Jones, department manager at MCC interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 7 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:27] Rayvern Allen talks about the recording equipment.

Track 2: [0:00-0:26] Rayvern Allen introduces Trevor Jones, [0:27-1:24] Jones talks about always returning to Lord's and his reasons for loving the ground, [1:25-2:39] Jones talks about first coming to Lord's in 1950 and Hubert Doggart making 75 in 5 hours, [2:40-3:47] Jones about the schools he went to and avoiding National Service through doing an apprenticeship, [3:48-4:31] Jones talks about writing to Lord's asking whether there were any jobs at Lord's and starting work in November 1960.

Track 3: [0:00-1:03] Jones talks about starting work as a junior clerk in the ticket office and being appointed to cricket office manager, [1:04-1:45] Jones talks about his duties in the ticket office and the cricket office, [1:46-2:32] Jones talks about MCC out matches and overseas tours, [2:33-5:26] Jones talks about how out matches and teams are arranged.

Track 4: [0:00-0:25] Jones talks about yearly fixture lists being pretty similar, [0:26-1:42] Jones denies that the MCC needs to do more to talk about their extensive fixtures, [1:43-4:32] Jones talks about finding the right balance between traditions and moving with the times and what MCC was like when he started and how paid staff could not become members.

Track 5: [0:00-1:25] Jones talks about missing some of the old-fashioned aspects, how staff were made to know their place, professional cricketers treated differently and MCC working a bit slower, [1:26-2:22] Jones fails to highlight one gentleman who moved Lord's forward and more businessmen coming on to the Committee, [2:23-3:42] Jones talks about running the club office and cricket office at the same time and becoming manager of the club office, [3:43-5:10] Jones talks about some of his colleagues including Audrey Jones, Colin Maynard, Tim Hayes, Mike Capitelli and Clive Hitchcock.

Track 6: [0:00-0:58] Jones talks about catching up with friends when returning to Lord's and getting to know boyhood idols, [0:59-3:10] Jones talks about creating the memorial boards.

Track 7: [0:00-2:51] Jones talks about research into creating the memorial boards, [2:52-3:47] Jones talks about early retirement and being made an honorary life member.



A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Trefor Jones
David Rayvern Allen
George Hubert Graham Doggart
Audrey Jones
Colin Maynard
Tim Hayes
Michael E Capitelli
Clive Hitchcock
Marylebone Cricket Club

Subject

Lord's Cricket Ground, out matches

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 27 minutes 5 seconds

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