1 CD, John Dewes, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 10 tracks.
Track 1: [0:00-1:04] Dewes talks about how he came to play in the Victory Test at Lord's in 1945, [1:05-2:08] Dewes talks about being an opening batsman and scoring 1,000 runs in a season for Cambridge University, [2:09-3:27] Dewes talks about his experience of playing in the Victory Test and sharing a room with Bill Voce, [3:28-4:30] Dewes talks about his years at Cambridge University.
Track 2: [0:00-2:42] Dewes talks about making his debut for Middlesex and his partnership of 429 with Hubert Doggart, [2:43-3:14] Dewes talks about a partnership of over 300 with David Sheppard, [3:15-4:41] Dewes talks about his Test debut in 1948 at the Oval against Australia and how he played against Keith Miller, [4:42-5:14] Dewes talks about the bowling of Ray Lindwall, [5:15-6:09] Dewes talks about playing against the West Indies in 1950 and his greatest regret in cricket.
Track 3: [0:00-0:34] Dewes talks about his greatest regret in cricket being getting out to an LBW on a full toss from Sonny Ramadhin for 67, [0:35-2:24] Dewes talks about his Test appearances and playing on a sticky wicket in Brisbane on the 1950-1951 MCC tour in Australia, [2:25-2:54] Dewes talks about John Warr, [2:55-3:33] Dewes talks about going into teaching and not being able to be a Test cricketer.
Track 4: [0:00-0:45] Dewes talks about his run scoring and average and running between the wickets, [0:46-1:17] Dewes talks about his highlights playing for Middlesex including batting with Denis Compton, [1:18-2:45] Dewes talks about learning to bat through watching Arthur Morris play in 1948, [2:46-4:33] Dewes talks about David Sheppard and always wanting to be a school master rather than go into the church.
Track 5 [0:00-0:12] Dewes talks about the untimely death of David Sheppard, [0:13-1:33] Dewes talks about only playing in summer breaks and not wanting to keep others out of the side, [1:34-2:34] Dewes compares cricket in his time to modern day cricket, highlighting one-day cricket.
Track 6: [0:00-3:39] Dewes talks his thoughts on lack of English spin bowlers and uncovered wickets.
Track 7: [0:00-1:31] Dewes talks about his father-in-law who was the opera singer Roy Henderson and class differences, [1:32-3:19] Dewes talks about the class differences in county cricket and the divides between amateurs and professionals.
Track 8: [0:00-1:00] Dewes talks about no regrets on retiring in 1957 and didn't feel like playing any level of cricket again, [1:01-1:50] Dewes talks about being born and growing up in Grappenhall and knowing he couldn't play for Lancashire because his accent was so different, [1:51-2:23] Dewes talks about being persuaded to play for Middlesex by Walter Robins.
Track 9: [0:00-0:46] Dewes talks about playing for Lancashire 2nd XI, [0:47-2:32] Dewes talks about teaching in Australia, the qualities in being a headmaster and being at Dulwich and Tonbridge.
Track 10: [0:00-1:43] Dewes talks about not being tempted by cricket administration, no regrets being born later and avoiding a doodlebug over Lord's.