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Ken Shuttleworth interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/139
Date:
2007-02-02
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 45 minutes 04 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Ken Shuttleworth, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 10 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-3:27] Shuttleworth talks about a sudden loss of confidence and form being responsible for ending his cricket career.

Track 2: [0:00-0:58] Shuttleworth talks about how he became scared to go out and bowl, [0:59-1:30] Shuttleworth talks about how we was seen as the next great England bowler and wanted to succeed before his loss of confidence struck, [1:31-2:12] Shuttleworth talks about how got into cricket by playing with childhood friends in a park, [2:13-3:46] Shuttleworth talks about playing cricket for the glass firm Pilkington's and being offered a contract with Lancashire County Cricket Club after a trial period, [3:47-4:27] Shuttleworth talks about always wanting to be a bowler and enjoying batting.

Track 3: [0:00-1:02] Shuttleworth talks about his Lancashire debut and first wicket being Geoffrey Boycott, [1:03-2:00] Shuttleworth and Rayvern Allen discuss batsmen not walking, [2:01-2:56] Shuttleworth talks about who was playing for Lancashire when he broke into the side, [2:57-4:50] Shuttleworth talks about going on a Commonwealth XI tour to Pakistan in 1968 highlighting the diet, pitches and captaincy of Richie Benaud, [4:51-5:37] Shuttleworth compares bowling spells in Pakistan to when he played for Lancashire.

Track 4: [0:00-0:25] Shuttleworth talks about not believing his amount of bowling took a toll on his body, [0:26-0:58] Shuttleworth talks about his 1968 and 1969 cricket seasons and going on tour to Australia and New Zealand in 1970-1971, [0:59-2:26] Shuttleworth talks about playing in the Rest of World match at Lord's in 1970, [2:27-3:06] Shuttleworth talks about Duncan Fletcher's policy of withdrawing players from county cricket, [3:07-3:56] Shuttleworth talks about how modern cricket is a more intense game, [3:57-5:09] Shuttleworth talks about being on the MCC tour to Australia 1970-1971.

Track 5: [0:00-2:40] Shuttleworth talks about being on the MCC tour to Australia and New Zealand 1970-1971 and Australian pitches, [2:41-5:04] Shuttleworth talks about playing against Pakistan in 1971 and being the best he ever bowled.

Track 6: [0:00-0:27] Shuttleworth talks about not playing in an international again, [0:28-3:24] Shuttleworth talks about getting injured and moving to Leicestershire.

Track 7: [0:00-0:41] Shuttleworth talks about retiring, playing in the Lancashire leagues and working for a colliery, [0:42-1:41] Shuttleworth talks about not becoming an umpire and being a good footballer, [1:42-3:32] Shuttleworth talks about modern day fast bowling and the England tour taking place in Australia, [3:33-4:09] Shuttleworth talks about how much cricket is played now.

Track 8: [0:00-1:15] Shuttleworth talks about one-day cricket impacting on way Test cricket is played, [1:16-2:38] Shuttleworth talks about how frightening Jeff Thomson was as a bowler and calls Dennis Lillee's action perfect, [2:39-3:11] Shuttleworth talks about how bowlers including Fred Trueman would have adapted to modern game, [3:12-4:02] Shuttleworth talks about the future of cricket and impact of one-day cricket.

Track 9: [0:00-0:59] Shuttleworth talks about batsman batting like it’s a one-day match, [1:00-1:23] Shuttleworth talks about doing a bit of umpiring and advising young bowlers, [1:24-4:47] Shuttleworth talks about Andrew Flintoff and the captaincy of the 2006-2007 England tour to Australia and current England side.

Track 10: [0:00-1:58] Shuttleworth talks about wicket-keepers not standing up to the wicket on his bowling and Farokh Engineer and Alan Knott being great wicket-keepers, [1:59-2:29] Shuttleworth talks about not caring who he bowled, [2:30-4:59] Shuttleworth talks about the England tour of Australia 2006-2007 and quality of the Australian team and looking forward to the 2009 series.


A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Ken Shuttleworth
David Rayvern Allen
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Richard Benaud
Commonwealth Cricket Team
Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Jeffrey Robert Thomson
Dennis Keith Lillee
Andrew Flintoff
Alan Philip Eric Knott
Farokh Maneksha Engineer
Subject
Lancashire cricketers, captains, captaincy, MCC in Australia 1970-1971, Rest of the World in England 1970, cricket pitches, MCC in New Zealand 1970-1971, Pakistan in England 1971, football, bowling: fast, England in Australia 2006-2007, wicketkeeping
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 45 minutes 04 seconds
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