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Derek Underwood interviewed by Jonathan Rice



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/137
Date:
2007-06-07
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 14 minutes 42 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Derek Underwood, cricketer, interviewed by Jonathan Rice. The CD consists of 4 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:13] Introduction by Jonathan Rice, [0:14-1:00] Underwood talks about how many times he played at Lord's and it not being good for spinners, [1:01-2:18] Underwood talks about his first match at Lord's for Kent, [2:19-3:24] Underwood talks about his first Test Match at Lord's against 1968 Australians and praises the ground.

Track 2: [0:00-0:50] Underwood talks about playing against New Zealand at Lord's in 1969, [0:51-1:50] Underwood talks about taking 10 matches in a Test against Pakistan, [1:51-3:59] Underwood talks about Kent's one-day cricket success.

Track 3: [0:00-1:37] Underwood talks about what Kent could have won including not bowling in a final and prestige of Lord's finals, [1:38-3:18] Underwood talks about Colin Cowdrey teaching players Lord's is the Mecca of cricket and treat it as such and other grounds he liked.

Track 4: [0:00-0:12] Underwood talks about the St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, [0:13-1:38] Underwood talks about signing up for World Series Cricket, [1:39-2:16] Underwood talks about going on a rebel tour to South Africa and his last Test being Sri Lanka's first Test, [2:17-4:02] Underwood talks about the present day Lord's and how it has not changed too much and what he loves about the ground.

A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Derek Leslie Underwood
Jonathan Rice
Colin Milburn
Michael Colin Cowdrey
Subject
one-day cricket, Lord's Cricket Ground, spin bowling, Australia in England 1968, New Zealand in England 1969, Gillette Cup Knock-Out Competition, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, World Series Cricket, dressing rooms
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 14 minutes 42 seconds
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