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Tony Grieg interviewed by Peter Baxter



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/175
Date:
2005
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 41 minutes 16 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, Tony Greig, cricketer, interviewed by Peter Baxter. The CD consists of 8 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-1:54] Greig talks playing school cricket at Queen's College in Queenstown, South Africa and going to Sussex for a trial, [1:55-2:52] Greig talks about getting invitation for a trial with Sussex and travelling to England, [2:53-3:46] Greig talks about simply wanting to play cricket, [3:47-5:11] Greig talks about the Sussex dressing room environment and being friends with first team players.

Track 2: [0:00-2:51] Greig talks about breaking into the Sussex first team, his debut against Lancashire and the umpire Dusty Rhodes being friends with his father, [2:52-3:37] Greig talks about Sussex being a popular county and being great place to live, [3:38-4:34] Greig talks about qualifying to play for England.

Track 3: [0:00-0:48] Greig talks about England being his cricketing home, [0:49-1:46] Greig talks about making a name for himself in the 1970 Rest of the World series, [1:47-3:46] Greig talks about fighting for an England place with Richard Hutton and going on tour to India under Tony Lewis, [3:47-4:35] Greig talks about loving being in India, [4:36-5:25] Greig talks about captaining MCC in India.

Track 4: [0:00-1:09] Greig talks about a defensive innings in Calcutta and Ken Barrington's response, [1:10-5:07] Greig talks about the run out incident with Alvin Kallicharran and winning the last Test in Trinidad.

Track 5: [0:00-1:19] Greig talks about the 1974-1975 MCC tour of Australia, [1:20-1:57] Greig talks about the first Test in Brisbane, [1:58-3:47] Greig talks about the atmosphere of the tour and players getting injured, [3:48-4:50] Greig talks about MCC winning the last Test of the series and getting out to Max Walker during the series.

Track 6: [0:00-1:48] Greig talks about becoming captain of England, [1:49-3:41] Greig talks about the 1975 Australia tour of England and selecting David Steele, [3:42-5:23] Greig talks about his "grovel" comment regarding the 1976 West Indies tour of England.

Track 7: [0:00-0:49] Greig talks about the West Indian pace attack, [0:50-2:50] Greig talks about the Centenary Test Match in Australia and the starting of organising World Series Cricket, [2:51-3:52] Greig talks about the announcement of World Series Cricket, [3:53-5:20] Greig talks about the fallout to the announcement of World Series Cricket and why did it.

Track 8: [0:00-3:33] Greig talks about some of his regrets regarding World Series Cricket and the its impact on cricket, [3:34-5:27] Greig talks about the impact of World Series Cricket on broadcasting.




A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Anthony William Greig
Peter Baxter
Sussex County Cricket Club
Albert Ennion Groucott Rhodes
Richard Anthony Hutton
Kenneth Frank Barrington
Alvin Isaac Kallicharran
Dennis Keith Lillee
Jeffrey Robert Thomson
David Stanley Steele
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer
Sir Donald George Bradman
Subject
coaching, school cricket, Sussex cricketers, Rest of the World in England 1970, MCC in India 1972-1973, MCC in India 1976-1977, captains, MCC in West Indies 1973-1974, controversies, MCC in Australia 1974-1975, Australia in England 1975, West Indies in England 1976, World Series Cricket, broadcasting
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 41 minutes 16 seconds
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