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His Royal Highness Prince Phillip interviewed by Jo Rice



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/176
Date:
2005-11-17
Level of description
item
Extent
1 CD: 26 minutes 12 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
1 CD, His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, interviewed by Jo Rice. The CD consists of 6 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:12] Introduction by Rice, [0:13-1:10] Prince Phillip talks about becoming MCC President in 1949, [1:11-2:13] Prince Phillip talks about what MCC was like in 1949, [2:14-3:42] Prince Phillip talks about chairing a meeting to award the first honorary life memberships for professionals, the rise of professionalism and helping amateur players, [3:43-4:24] Prince Phillip talks about his nomination for presidency, [4:25-4:40] Prince Phillip talks about a picture of him bowling in sunglasses, [4:41-5:28] Prince Phillip talks about his involvement with National Playing Fields Association.

Track 2: [0:00-0:10] Prince Phillip briefly talks about playing cricket in the Navy, [0:11-1:06] Prince Phillip talks about being President of MCC for the second time, [1:07-1:45] Prince Phillip talks about MCC at the time of his second presidency and chairing a meeting to put up membership fees, [1:46-3:12] Prince Phillip talks about turning down the role of Chairman of the Cricket Council, [3:13-4:14] Prince Phillip talks about MCC changed between his two presidencies, [4:15-4:54] Rice talks about Tom Graveney being the first ex-professional President of MCC and Prince Phillip talks about having Tom Graveney at fine-leg.

Track 3: [0:00-0:26] Prince Phillip talks about membership doubling since his two presidencies, [0:27-1:34] Prince Phillip talks about opening the Mound Stand and the construction of the Media Centre, [1:35-2:43] Prince Phillip talks about following the County Championship and finding it difficult to attend matches, [2:44-4:35] Prince Phillip talks about cricket has to offer young people and crickets popularity around the world.

Track 4: [0:00-1:18] Prince Phillip talks about players of former school clubs joining youth teams of cricket clubs, [1:19-1:58] Prince Phillip talks about never playing at Lord's, [1:59-3:12] Prince Phillip talks about playing school cricket, [3:13-4:02] Prince Phillip talks about the Duke of York playing cricket and his family being able to play sport, [4:03-5:16] Prince Phillip talks about his involvement with cricket and visiting the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground.

Track 5: [0:00-1:34] Prince Phillip talks about one-day cricket, [1:35-1:53] Prince Phillip talks about Twenty20 cricket, [1:54-4:08] Prince Phillip compares cricket and football, how sportsmen can be role models and need for individual sport to raise their profiles, [4:09-5:18] Prince Phillip talks about Sky buy all cricket television rights.

Track 6: [0:00-0:41] Prince Phillip and Rice talk about cricket being on satellite television.




A back-up copy of this CD is included.
Associations
Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip
Jonathan Rice
National Playing Fields Association
Cricket Council
Thomas William Graveney
Subject
MCC presidents, Honorary Life Membership, amateurs and professionals, Professionalism, Mound Stand, Media Centre, school cricket, one-day cricket
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
1 CD: 26 minutes 12 seconds
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