Michael Tissera interviewed by Ralph Dellor

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/152

Date:

2006-05

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 52 minutes 35 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Michael Tissera, cricketer, interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 6 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:53] Introduction and brief biography by Dellor, [0:54-1:16] Tissera talks about the weather during the present Test Match between England and Sri Lanka, [1:17-1:47] Tissera talks about England fitting in 2 touring teams during the summer, [1:48-2:06] Tissera talks about it being his first official visit to Lord's, [2:07-2:46] Tissera mentions attending the 1975 World Cup Final and his feelings towards Lord's [2:47-3:16] Tissera talks about missing out on playing at Lord's during his career, [3:17-3:56] Tissera talks about cricket being part of his life from the age of 5 and following the game through collecting pictures and reading books, [3:57-4:32] Tissera talks about playing cricket at St. Thomas' College, [4:33-5:23] Tissera talks about the rivalry with Royal College, [5:24-5:44] Tissera talks about low attendances for Sri Lanka internationals.

Track 2: [0:00-0:30] Tissera talks about making a century on debut for the Nondescripts Cricket Club and being called up for Ceylon to play against the MCC touring side of 1958, [0:31-0:54] Tissera talks about being a natural at a cricket compared to his family, [0:55-1:35] Tissera talks about playing other sports including hockey, squash and rugby and working as a tea taster for Brooke Bond, [1:36-1:59] Tissera talks about having to take annual leave to play cricket, [2:00-3:09] Tissera talks about how he should have bowled more in his international cricket, preferring batting and Sri Lanka never getting enough international matches, [3:10-3:50] Tissera talks about playing English and Australian touring teams and playing unofficial Tests in India and Pakistan.

Track 3: [0:00-0:28] Tissera talks about captaining the 1964-1065 Ceylon tour of India and winning the 3rd unofficial Test, [0:29-1:10] Tissera talks about making 122 in the 2nd unofficial Test Match, [1:11-1:49] Tissera talks about having played against all Test playing countries apart from New Zealand and South Africa and meeting up with some of the old players he played against, [1:50-3:00] Tissera talks about the frustration in the delay in Sri Lanka being given Test status, [3:01-3:44] Tissera talks about Sri Lanka proving themselves in one-day cricket.

Track 4: [0:00-1:44] Tissera talks about playing Australia in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, [1:45-3:12] Tissera names some of the great players he played against, [3:13-3:51] Tissera talks about not modelling his playing style on any cricketers but did have his heroes including Keith Miller and Gary Sobers, [3:52-4:34] Tissera talks about Sri Lanka getting Test status in 1981, [4:35-6:00] Tissera talks about Sri Lanka winning the 1996 Cricket World Cup.

Track 5: [0:00-0:35] Tissera talks about his current duties including coach of the Sri Lanka, [0:36-1:34] Tissera talks about being outside of cricket administration in Sri Lanka and the nature of administration, [1:35-2:35] Tissera talks about Sri Lankan prospects for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, [2:36-3:00] Tissera talks about the nature of blooding young players, [3:01-4:09] Tissera talks about his hopes for more Sri Lankan cricketers to play county cricket, [4:10-6:08] Tissera talks about the nature of county cricket, [6:09-6:16 Dellor begins to ask a question.

Track 6: [0:00-0:46] Tissera talks about not having many regrets but not a playing a county season in England being one of them, [0:47-1:31] Tissera talks about other Sri Lankans being able to play in England and not being able to get the time off work, [1:32-2:33] Tissera talks about Ceylon winning their first unofficial Test Match, beating India in an unofficial Test Match and being in England for the 1975 Cricket World Cup being the highlights of his career, [2:34-2:43] Closing remarks.



A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Michael Hugh Tissera
Jonathan Rice
Sri Lanka St. Thomas' College
Nondescripts Cricket Club
Sri Lanka Cricket Team
Peter Barker Howard May
Edward Ralph Dexter
James Charles Laker
Keith Ross Miller
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers

Subject

Lord's Cricket Ground, MCC in Ceylon 1958, Sri Lankan cricket, cricket in Sri Lanka, school cricket, captains, Ceylon in India, Cricket World Cup 1975, Cricket World Cup 1996

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 52 minutes 35 seconds

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