Sidath Wettimuny interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/114

Date:

2007-11

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 27 minutes 55 seconds

Part of

David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)

Scope and Content

1 CD, Sidath Wettimuny, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 6 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:29] Rayvern Allen and Wettimuny test the recorder and discuss their voices, [0:30-1:59] Wettimuny talks about his two brothers, Sunil and Mithra and the influence of their father who built the first indoor net in the country, [2:00-2:40] Wettimuny talks about Bertie Wijesinghe and his father’s love for C B Fry, [2:41-3:57] Wettimuny talks about his brothers cricket careers and three brothers opening the batting for Sri Lanka, [3:58-5:06] Wettimuny talks about his score of 190 at Lord's in 1984.

Track 2: [0:00-0:33] Wettimuny talks about having good concentration but lacked physical stamina, [0:34-2:07] Wettimuny talks about his score of 190 at Lord's in 1984, how he just wanted to hold his end and how he got out, [2:08-3:07] Wettimuny talks about playing freely and constantly played drives, [3:08-4:03] Wettimuny talks about making the first official Test century for Sri Lanka in Pakistan in 1982 and establishing themselves on an international level, [4:04-4:42] Wettimuny talks about Sri Lanka being initially psychologically limited at Test level.

Track 3: [0:00-1:09] Wettimuny talks about touring Pakistan in 1985 and first realising a loss of form, [1:10-2:15] Wettimuny talks about playing limited overs a cricket and a slogging competition in Sri Lanka called Batsman of the Year, winning it twice, [2:16-3:03] Wettimuny talks about his batting style and how he was asked to see off the new ball, [3:04-3:53] Wettimuny talks about having shots rather than just slogging the ball, [3:54-5:12] Wettimuny talks about his retirement coming just before money and television started entering cricket.

Track 4: [0:00-0:50] Wettimuny talks about his retirement, joining the family business and clothing exports and getting married, [0:51-1:19] Wettimuny talks about his continuing involvement in cricket through being Chairman of Selectors, a match referee and president of the Cricketers Association, [1:20-4:46] Wettimuny talks about his time as Chairman of Selectors, tough decisions he made and how Arjuna Ranatunga was dropped, [4:47-5:05] Wettimuny talks about his co-selectors, Asantha de Mel, Brendon Kuruppu and T B Kehelgamuwa.

Track 5: [0:00-1:25] Wettimuny talks about his role as president of the Cricketers Association, its supportive role and bringing in a new medical scheme, [1:26-2:50] Wettimuny talks about the development of the Cricketers Association and not wanting to get too political, [2:51-3:43] Wettimuny talks about Pramodya Wickramasinghe and jokes about Rayvern Allen's pronunciation of Sri Lankan names, [3:44-4:51] Wettimnuny talks about his remaining ambitions in cricket including establishing provincial cricket.

Track 6: [0:00-2:58] Wettimuny talks about the new provincial cricket competition and how clubs will fit into the system.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Sidath Wettimuny
David Rayvern Allen
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
Mithra de Silva Wettimuny
Sunil Ramsay de Silva Wettimuny
Reginald Bertram Wijesinghe
Charles Burgess Fry
Arjuna Ranatunga
Don Sardha Brendon Priyantha Kuruppu
Gallage Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Kehelgamuwa

Subject

Sri Lankan cricket, cricket in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka in England 1984

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 27 minutes 55 seconds

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