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John Dewes interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/93
Date:
2008
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 34 minutes 34 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
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.



A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations
John Gordon Dewes
David Rayvern Allen
William Voce
Combined Services Cricket Association
Cambridge University
George Hubert Graham Doggart
David Stuart Sheppard
Keith Ross Miller
John James Warr
Denis Charles Scott Compton
Arthur Robert Morris
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Robert Walter Vivian Robins
Tonbridge School
Dulwich College
Subject
Australia in England 1948, MCC in Australia 1950-1951, spin bowling, university cricket, Middlesex cricketers, West Indies in England 1950, amateurs and professionals, World War, 1939-1945
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 34 minutes 34 seconds
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