1 CD, Jack Simmons, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 15 tracks.
Track 1: [0:00-1:23] Introduction and explanation by Rayvern Allen, [1:24-5:12] Simmons talks about not signing for Lancashire as a youth to be an apprentice draughtsman, playing in Lancashire leagues as a professional and very nearly signing for Northamptonshire.
Track 2: [0:00-3:23] Simmons talks about being the professional at Blackpool Cricket Club, being signed to Lancashire by Norman Oldfield and playing with Clive Lloyd in Lancashire 2nd XI, [3:24-6:07] Simmons talks about reluctantly retiring at the age of 48 and wanting to play on until he was 50.
Track 3: [0:00-3:30] Simmons talks about his high level of fielding and a deterioration in his eyesight.
Track 4: [0:00-1:02] Simmons talks about simply wanting to play cricket, [1:03-2:49] Simmons talks about becoming a coach for Transvaal Cricket Union and playing cricket in South Africa.
Track 5: [0:00-2:58] Simmons talks about going to play for Tasmania in 1971, coach of Northern Tasmania Cricket Association and visiting school recruiting young players, [2:59-5:39] Simmons talks about coaching and encouraging David Boon and Ricky Ponting coming through the youth system he created.
Track 6: [0:00-0:59] Simmons talks about establishing youth cricket matches and coaching system in Tasmania with assistance from other Lancashire players including Harry Pilling, Graeme Fowler and Paul Allott, [1:00-1:49] Simmons talks about playing in the same Tasmania side as David Boon and Tasmania entering Sheffield Shield cricket, [1:50-2:48] Simmons talks about playing for Tasmania with John Hampshire, [2:49-6:06] Simmons talks about Tasmania winning the Gillette Cup in 1978-1978 and getting advice from Richie Benaud and Frank Tyson on Western Australia.
Track 7: [0:00-1:53] Simmons talks about loving turning Tasmania into a first-class team, [1:54-2:57] Simmons talks about some Tasmania players that went on to play for Australia, [2:58-5:01] Simmons refers to David Boon as the son he never had and getting him a job at Launceston Bank for Savings.
Track 8: [0:00-1:35] Simmons talks about being sponsored by Launceston Bank for Savings and the progression on David Boon's career, [1:36-2:20] Simmons talks about his friendship with David Boon, [2:21-4:00] Simmons talks about taking schoolchildren for a coaching week at Hobart University which was a dry campus and drinking with David Boon.
Track 9: [0:00-2:16] Simmons summarises his career and how when he eventually joined he made his name as a one-day player, [2:17-5:24] Simmons talks about his spin bowling technique and rarely getting hit for many runs.
Track 10: [0:00-1:41] Simmons talks about encouraging to dive in the field by Jack Bond, [1:42-8:15] Simmons talks about his approach to bowling an over and bowling to Barry Richards and Vic Richards.
Track 11: [0:00-0:49] Simmons talks about bowling one time against Graham Gooch on a spinning wicket, [0:50-1:21] Rayvern Allen talks about Tony Lock's bowling and Monty Panesar, [1:22-4:55] Simmons talks about being learning from Jack Bond and John Savage, trying to refine his flight ball and learning from other spin bowlers
Track 12: [0:00-1:47] Simmons talks about watching England immediately leave a cricket ground at the end of a day's play in West Indies and socialising with the opposition, [1:48-5:27] Simmons talks about playing in an unofficial Test Match for anniversary of State of Bengal and meeting Indira Ghandi.
Track 13: [0:00-0:36] Simmons talks about his disappointment at not getting an England cap and lack of practice, [0:37-2:36] Simmons talks about England's lack of off-spinners, [2:37-3:56] Simmons talks about the setup and quality of county cricket.
Track 14: [0:00-0:43] Simmons talks about his views on county cricket, [0:44-2:15] Simmons talks about being too old to return to coaching and loving playing cricket 12 months a year, [2:16-4:25] Simmons talks about being a cricketer member of the MCC from 1971, the tours he's had with them and upset at not being made an honorary cricketing member.
Track 15: [0:00-4:11] Simmons talks about getting well treated as an MCC player, playing in Scotland and against the Lord's Taverners at Lord's, [4:12-4:57] Simmons talks about his remaining ambition to be Chairman of Lancashire and to win the County Championship.