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Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie interviewed by Ralph Dellor



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/129
Date:
1989
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 60 minutes 09 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie, cricketer, interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 13 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:15] Opening jingle, [0:16-1:45] Introduction and brief biography by Dellor, [1:46-3:03] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about how his Hampshire team reflected himself and being co-captains with Desmond Eagar, [3:04-4:39] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about playing school cricket in Dartmouth and Eton and how it dominated his life.

Track 2: [0:00-1:26] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about the quality of pitches at Eton which were loved by Denis Compton and Keith Miller, how they fostered good amateurs and being coached by Jack O'Connor, [1:27-3:33] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about playing cricket during his time in the Navy and his naval career [3:34-3:55] Ingleby-Mackenzie jokes about Nelson's, [3:56-6:11] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about how came to play for Hampshire through being coached by Jim Bailey at an Easter coached school and being spotted by Harry Altham.

Track 3: [0:00-0:51] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about predominantly watching county cricket at Lord's and Denis Compton and Bill Edrich being his heroes, [0:52-1:58] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about who was in the Hampshire team when he joined singling out Leo Harrison, [1:59-3:27] Ingleby-Mackenzie refutes the claim Hampshire's sociability was responsible for their underachieving, [3:28-4:47] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about how some players would stay out until the early hours and contrasts with this players who needed rest and concentration.

Track 4: [0:00-0:44] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about making his debut for Hampshire against Sussex at Dean Park, Bournemouth, [0:45-1:51] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about who was in the Hampshire team on his debut and having a conversation with Phil Mead, [1:52-5:19] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about his love of horse racing.

Track 5: [0:00-1:07] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about how his gambling instinct influenced his captaincy style, [1:08-1:58] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about how he always wanted to win and took chances in doing so, [1:59-3:34] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about bowling Derek Shackleton a lot and how some of his Hampshire players played tough.

Track 6: [0:00-2:00] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about the influence of Desmond Eagar on his career and Hampshire being a good team to captain, [2:01-2:44] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about getting the captaincy at the right time as fortunes of Hampshire were improving, [2:45-5:03 Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about the mix of school boys and hardened professionals in the Hampshire team and how professionals may not have been cut out for captaining, [5:04- Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about needing to enjoy being captain.

Track 7 [0:00-1:47] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about the Hampshire team that won the 1961 County Championship highlighting the influence of Roy Marshall, [1:48-3:20] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about Derek Shackleton, [3:21-5:04] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about Butch White.

Track 8: [0:00-2:42] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about the run-in to winning the 1961 County Championship and playing a match against Yorkshire, [2:43-3:42] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about winning the County Championship and celebrating, [3:43-4:48 Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about his Hampshire team being popular.

Track 9: [0:00-1:48] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about finding it harder to win the County Championship following 1961, [1:49-2:33] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about enjoying touring and playing in a variety of places, [2:34-3:48] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about the introduction of one-day cricket and maybe how Hampshire should have done better, [3:49-4:57] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about how he was not cut-out for one-day cricket and viewing it as something else.

Track 10: [0:00-1:44] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about Hampshire's struggles in one-day cricket, [1:45-4:53] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about not being named captain of an MCC tour but admits Ted Dexter deserved it ahead of him.

Track 11: [0:00-0:46] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about not being worried by the burden of being captain of England and being excited by the prospect, [0:47-2:39] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about going on unofficial tours including tours headed by E W Swanton and Duke of Norfolk, [2:40-4:31] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about retiring from county cricket at 32 and feeling he had to start a non-cricket career.

Track 12: [0:00-1:06] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about progressing his brokering career rather than go into cricket administration, [1:07-3:02] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about continuing to follow Hampshire cricket, [3:03-4:39] Ingleby-Mackenzie talks about Mark Nicholas and how they were both bachelor's during their careers.

Track 13: [0:00-0:50] Ingleby-Mackenzie summarises his attitude to cricket, [0:51-1:02] Closing jingle music.


A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Alexander Colin David Ingleby-Mackenzie
Ralph Dellor
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Edward Desmond Russell Eagar
Eton College
Denis Charles Scott Compton
Keith Ross Miller
Royal Navy
James (Cricketer) Bailey
Harry Surtees Altham
Leo Harrison
Charles Philip Mead
Jack O'Connor
Derek Shackleton
Lionel Hallam Tennyson
Roy Edwin Marshall
David William White
Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas
Subject
Hampshire cricketers, amateurs and professionals, cricket pitches, county cricket, captains, captaincy, County Championship, Horse Racing
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 60 minutes 09 seconds
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