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Stephen Brenkley interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/100
Date:
2005
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 24 minutes 20 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Stephen Brenkley, cricket journalist, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 5 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:19] Introduction by Rayvern Allen, [0:20-1:01] Brenkley talks about becoming cricket correspondent for the Independent on Sunday and working for the Independent as well, [1:02-1:59] Brenkley talks about his love for cricket writing, [2:00-3:07] Brenkley talks about the camaraderie and rivalry between cricket journalists on tour, [3:08-5:39] Brenkley talks about an average day for a cricket journalist during a match and reading cricket pitches.

Track 2: [0:00-1:43] Brenkley talks about how the nature of journalism has changed, doing a podcast and writing a piece on Test cricket returning to Galle, [1:44-2:10] Brenkley talks about being busy and appearing on Test Match Special, [2:12-4:03] Brenkley talks about doing research of a country before going on tour, [4:04-5:57] Brenkley talks about the status of Sri Lankan cricket and the quality of Mahela Jayawardne and Kumar Sangakkara.

Track 3 [0:00-0:56] Brenkley talks about Duleep Mendis and the politics of Sri Lankan cricket, [0:57-1:57] Brenkley talks about problems in cricket and status of Test cricket highlighting its popularity New Zealand and Pakistan, [1:58-2:20] Brenkley talks about the popularity of cricket in Australia, [2:21-3:26] Brenkley talks about day/night cricket and the popularity of cricket, [3:27-4:49] Brenkley talks about how T20 cricket has led to a revival in county cricket and how it will survive.

Track 4: [0:00-2:23] Brenkley talks about his Test Match routine including speaking to players and how an article gets to be written giving an example of interviewing Steve Harmison, [2:24-3:37] Brenkley talks about how he got into sports reporting and a brief overview of his career in journalism, [3:38-4:30] Brenkley talks about how the characteristics of the press box has changed and how there are many more journalists on tour, [4:31-5:32] Brenkley talks about how the nature of reporting has changed and the need for higher quality writing.

Track 5: [0:00-1:17] Brenkley talks about John Woodcock, [1:18-1:51] Brenkley talks about his hope to keep writing on cricket, [1:52-2:22] Rayvern Allen and Brenkley joke about the press box doing a huddle like the England players.



A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Stephen Brenkley
David Rayvern Allen
Test Match Special
Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara
Duleep Mendis
John Charles Woodcock
Subject
Journalism, cricket pitches, Galle, Sri Lanka, cricket in Sri Lanka
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 24 minutes 20 seconds
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