Aravinda de Silva interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/150

Date:

2006-05

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 42 minutes 16 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Aravinda de Silva, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 10 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:55] de Silva talks about why he retired, [0:56-2:19] de Silva talks about how more matches and travelling has lead to shorter careers, [2:20-4:16] de Silva talks about the influence of his father on his cricket and being insipired by the West Indies Cricket Team and Viv Richards.

Track 2: [0:00-1:44] de Silva talks about his father, [1:45-2:56] de Silva talks about his playing his cricket being on Buddhist principles, [2:57-4:18] Rayvern talks about muscular Christianity and de Silva talks about cricket being a religion on the sub-continent.

Track 3: [0:00-1:55] de Silva talks about his batting mentality when new to the crease and his confidence, [1:56-3:38] Talks about dealing with lack of confidence and loss of form.

Track 4: [0:00-1:02] de Silva talks about playing for Nondescripts Cricket Club, [1:03-3:05] de Silva talks about the different levels of cricket in Sri Lanka, [3:06-4:53] de Silva talks about making his Sri Lankan debut at Lord's.

Track 5: [0:00-1:21] de Silva talks about thriving in difficult situations, [1:22-4:31] de Silva talks about Sri Lanka winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Track 6: [0:00-1:33] de Silva talks about his batting in the 1996 World Cup, [1:34-2:35] de Silva talks about his double century against New Zealand, [2:36-4:09] de Silva talks about enjoying and playing best against Australia, South Africa and Pakistan, [4:10-4:47] de Silva talks about the West Indies, [4:48-5:07] de Silva talks about thriving on the big challenge.

Track 7: [0:00-0:49] de Silva talks about what bowling he preferred to face, [0:50-1:37] de Silva talks about favouring the hook shot, [1:38-2:41] de Silva talks about Abdul Qadir being one of the most difficult spin bowlers he faced, [2:42-4:03] de Silva talks about facing Richard Hadlee and how he and Wasim Akram where the toughest bowlers he played against.

Track 8: [0:00-1:35] de Silva says if he could tour just one country it would be England, [1:36-4:12] de Silva talks about playing for Kent and enjoying his time there.

Track 9: [0:00-2:45] de Silva compares the fortunes of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, [2:46-4:11] de Silva talks about what it takes to captain Sri Lanka and his own captaincy.

Track 10: [0:00-1:02] de Silva talks about the administrative side interfering with cricket, [1:03-3:35] de Silva talks about the commercial aspects of cricket, [3:36-4:27] de Silva talks about his only regret being not beating Australia in Australia and wanting to help young Sri Lankan cricketers.


A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva
David Rayvern Allen
Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards
West Indies Cricket Team
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
Abdul Qadir
Richard John Hadlee
Wasim Akram
Kent County Cricket Club
Bangladesh Cricket Team
Peter Barker Howard May
Rugby School
Fiji Cricket team
Jack Gale Wilmot Davies
Sir George Oswald Browning Allen
Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip
Arthur Brian Sellers
John Michael Brearley
John Arlott

Subject

Sri Lankan cricket, cricket in Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Cricketers, Cricket World Cup 1996, captaincy, captains, Cricket World Cup, South Africa in England 1951

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 42 minutes 16 seconds

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