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.