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Stanley Jayasinghe interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/108
Date:
2007-11
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 64 minutes 30 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Stanley Jayasinghe, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 12 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-1:52] Jayasinghe talks about politicians getting involved with Sri Lankan cricket and Sri Lankan political culture in general, [1:53-2:23] Rayvern Allen introduces Jayasinghe, [2:24-3:03] Jayasinghe talks about playing in the Lancashire Leagues and for Leicestershire, [3:04-4:42] Jayasinghe talks about his bowling, compares a Sri Lankan batsman to English batsmen and the first time he came to England.

Track 2: [0:00-1:54] Jayasinghe talks about returning to Sri Lanka after 10 years in England, [1:55-3:43] Jayasinghe talks about playing for Colne in the Lancashire League and still being in touch with friends, [3:43-4:23] Jayasinghe talks about getting visits from David Gower, [4:24-5:13] Jayasinghe names Leicestershire players of the 1950's, [5:14-5:35] Jayasinghe talks about being told to play Lancashire League cricket by Learie Constantine.

Track 3: [0:00-1:20] Jayasinghe talks about moving from Lancashire League to Leicestershire, [1:21-6:19] Jayasinghe talks about his highlights with Leicestershire and how he never sweared and having an altercation with Maurice Hallam.

Track 4: [0:00-2:34] Jayasinghe talks about initially being told to play in the Lancashire League by Learie Constantine, being discouraged by his parents, his journey, [2:35-3:26] Jayasinghe talks about being the first player from a Buddhist school for Sri Lanka, [3:27-5:06] Jayasinghe talks about making 29 not out against MCC on the way to Australia under Len Hutton and opening the bowling for Sri Lanka.

Track 5: [0:00-1:58] Jayasinghe talks about how the nature of Sri Lankan wickets changed from fast and bouncy to slower and the bowling in the Lancashire League, [1:59-4:26] Jayasinghe talks about Leicestershire cricket and the quality of wickets at Grace Road.

Track 6: [0:00-0:19] Jayasinghe talks about returning home after his contract ended with Leicestershire and playing against MCC, [0:20-1:24] Jayasinghe talks about playing against England in 1962 in Sri Lanka, [1:25-3:23] Jayasinghe talks about playing for Combined Colleges against West Indies, going to play Pakistan in 1950 for Sri Lanka and against MCC in 1951-1952, [3:24-3:49] Jayasinghe talks about using a towel for protection when batting.

Track 7: [0:00-2:11] Rayvern Allen introduces Scyld Berry and Jayasinghe talks about interviewing Len Hutton for the Times of Ceylon about the quality of Sri Lankan cricket and getting praise from Hutton, [2:12-5:42] Jayasinghe talks about Learie Constantine’s recommendation and looking at different cricket clubs to play for including Penzance and Scotland and losing his passport with many stamps in it.

Track 8: [0:00-1:44] Jayasinghe talks about being popular with his Colne teammates, [1:45-5:21] Jayasinghe talks about getting a job with and working for Twinning’s Tea.

Track 9: [0:00-4:07] Jayasinghe talks about hosting tea tastings for Twinning’s and mixing his job with cricket, [4:08-5:48] Jayasinghe talks about the state of Ceylon cricket on his return and getting players to play in Lancashire League.

Track 10: [0:00-3:14] Jayasinghe talks about bringing the knowledge he learnt in the Lancashire League back to Sri Lanka including wicket preparation for hosting West Indies [3:15-5:27] Jayasinghe talks about facing bowlers that scared him including Frank Tyson, comparing Fred Ridgway to others and Roy Gilchrist.

Track 11 [0:00-2:28] Jayasinghe talks about socialising with the opposition in his day, how there's much more money in today's game and being manager on a Sri Lanka tour to England, [2:29-3:32] Jayasinghe talks about Colin Cowdrey, Peter May, Ken Barrington and Geoff Boycott not walking, [3:33-4:56] Jayasinghe talks about how he believes administrators have degraded the game and how he doesn’t go in for political scheming.

Track 12: [0:00-2:56] Jayasinghe talks about Sinhalese cricketers being sceptical of conversing with the opposition and the possibility of spying, [2:57-4:29] Jayasinghe talks about rumours of match fixing but does not go into details and how he asks his players not to sledge, [4:30-7.25] Jayasinghe talks about the opening the MCC Centre of Excellent, the spirit of cricket and Twenty20.




A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Stanley Jayasinghe
David Rayvern Allen
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Learie Nicholas Constantine
Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Brian Stanley Boshier
Maurice Raymond Hallam
Colombo Nalanda College
Scyld Berry
Sir Leonard Hutton
Frederick Ridgway
Roy Gilchrist
Graham Thorne Dowling
Subject
Sri Lankan cricket, cricket in Sri Lanka, school cricket, Lancashire League Cricket, Lancashire League, Leicestershire cricketers, Grace Road Cricket Ground, MCC in Ceylon 1961-1962, MCC in Ceylon 1951-1952, West Indies in Sri Lanka, politics, politics in sport
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 64 minutes 30 seconds
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