Robin Marlar interviewed by David Rayvern Allen part 2

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/134

Date:

2007-05-23

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 61 minutes 45 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Robin Marlar, cricketer and journalist, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 10 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-2:05] Marlar talks about enjoying his time at Sussex, Sussex pushing Surrey close in county championship and captaincy of Stuart Surridge, [2:06-3:17] Marlar talks about how dealt with injured finger [curses] and fingers of spin bowlers, [3:18-3:55] Marlar talks about a decline in spin bowling.

Track 2: [0:00-0:26] Marlar criticises modern spin bowling and Ramnaresh Sarwan, [0:27-1:25] Marlar talks about a fielding position known as the Tayfield position, a sort of long short-leg, [1:26-2:52] Marlar talks about Jim Parks fielding at cover-point and walking in towards the bowler's wicket, and bemoans the way-third-man is used now, [2:53-4:08] Marlar talks about how cricketers just used to sit and talks about cricket in the evenings, [4:09-5:50] Marlar talks about his bowling variations and bowling from 25 yards, [5:51-6:26] Marlar talks about bowling up to 50 overs in a day and Colin Cowdrey playing with his front leg.

Track 3: [0:00-0:34] Marlar talks about scoring the umpire Joe Hills 0, [0:35-1:01] Marlar talks about being congratulated by the Duke of Norfolk for advocating 20 overs an hour, [1:02-3:08] Marlar praises Denis Compton and still finding cricketers who behave like him today, [3:09-4:10] Marlar talks about coming back to play for Sussex in 1968 and being introduced to Journalism by Jim Swanton.

Track 4: [0:00-1:43] Marlar talks about teaching economics at Eton and falling out with the headmaster over becoming captain of Sussex.

The rest of track 4, track 5 and first half of tack 6 are a repeat of tracks 1, 2 and 3.

Track 6: [5:39-7:41] Marlar talks about never reconciling with Robert Birley, headmaster of Eton.

Track 7: [0:00-2:51] Marlar talks about being librarian for the Duke of Norfolk, [2:52-7:51] Marlar talks about going to work for De La Rue and campaigning to be a Conservative MP.

Track 8: [0:00-5:15] Marlar talks about working in corporate PR for Trafalgar House, [5:16-6:22] Marlar talks about initially being a rugby writer for the Sunday Times.

Track 9: [0:00-0:12] Marlar talks about writing about Rugby internationals, [0:13-2:20] Marlar talks about becoming cricket correspondent for the Sunday Times and refusing to name who he shared the job with, [2:21-2:48] Marlar talks about becoming the first Sunday Times cricket writer to go on an overseas tour, [2:49-6:22] Marlar talks about a strike at The Times and Sunday Times, continuing to work during a strike and getting into a tussle with a worker.

Track 10: [0:001:10] Marlar talks about the arrival of Harry Evans at the Sunday Times, [1:11-2:15] Marlar talks about working by other sports correspondents, [2:16-3:02] Marlar praises the writing of Geoffrey Green, [3:03-5:23] Marlar talks about presenting Sports Report on BBC radio and failing to be a Conservative MP candidate, [5:24-6:41] Marlar talks about a brief stint on the Today programme.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Robin Geoffrey Marlar
David Rayvern Allen
Walter Stuart Surridge
Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan
Hugh Joseph Tayfield
James Michael Parks
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Joseph John Hills
Denis Charles Scott Compton
Eton College
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sir Robert Birley
Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard
The Sunday Times
Geoffrey Green
British Broadcasting Corporation

Subject

fielding, captaincy, spin bowling, Spin Bowlers, county cricket, Rugby, Sussex cricketers, fielding, Journalism

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 61 minutes 45 seconds

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