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Suresh Sureiya interviewed by David Rayvern Allen



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/154
Date:
2006-05
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 19 minutes 11 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Suresh Saraiya, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 5 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-3:02] Saraiya talks about the start of ball-by-ball radio commentary on All-India Radio and A F S Talyarkhan, [3:03-3:48] Saraiya talks about other commentators who came to India including John Arlott and Charles Fortune, [3:49-4:03] Saraiya talks about the influence of Alan McGilvray, [4:04-4:24] Saraiya names English summarisers on Test Match Special.

Track 2: [0:00-0:33] Saraiya talks about Abdul Rahim being the first Indian commentator on the BBC and other Indian commentators including Sushil Doshi, [0:34-1:55] Saraiya talks about the introduction of Hindi commentary and its influence, [1:56-2:32] Saraiya praises Anant Setalvad as greatest Indian English commentator and comapres him to Talyarkhan, [2:33-2:53] Saraiya praises Christopher Martin-Jenkins, [2:54-3:29] Saraiya mentions Australian commentators and Tony Cozier, [3:30-4:04] Saraiya praised the BBC World Service.

Track 3: [0:00-2:50] Saraiya talks about classic Indian commentaries being available in private hands not in public archives, [2:51-4:46] Saraiya talks about learning to be a commentator and needing to find his own style and talks about BBC being the benchmark for English cricket commentary, [4:47-5:05] Saraiya praises Vijay Merchant.

Track 4: [0:00-1:29] Saraiya talks about Talyarkhan, [1:30-3:24] Sarayia talks about more modern Indian commentaries and attitudes to the India Cricket Team and the 2005-2006 Test series between England and India, [3:25-4:45] Saraiya talks about the nature of English and Hindi commentary in India, [4:46-4:53].

Track 5: [0:00-1:25] Saraiya tells a story of getting praise from a gentleman at JFK Airport in 1976 and his honour at being a commentator in English.



A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Suresh Saraiya
David Rayvern Allen
Ardeshir Furdorji Sohrabji Talyarkhan
Alan David McGilvray
Test Match Special
Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins
Anthony Cozier
Anant Setalvad
BBC
Vijaysingh Madhavji Merchant
India Cricket Team
Subject
Commentators, Indian cricket, cricket in India, England in India 2005-2006
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 19 minutes 11 seconds
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