Sir Oliver Popplewell interviewed by Jo Rice

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/181

Date:

2005-05-04

Level of description

item

Extent

1 CD: 52 minutes 39 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Sir Oliver Popplewell, judge and former MCC President, interviewed by Jo Rice. The CD consists of 9 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-0:07] Introduction by Rice, [0:12-0:43] Popplewell talks about when he was president and the other presidents who had 2-year terms, [0:44-2:39] Popplewell talks about doing the Easter coaching classes at Lord's and playing cricket with Peter May at Charterhouse School, [2:40-2:55] Popplewell talks about playing cricket in the Navy with John Dewes, [2:56-4:44] Popplewell talks about playing cricket at Cambridge University.

Track 2: [0:00-3:44] Popplewell talks about playing cricket for Cambridge University including playing against the West Indies, [3:48-4:29] Popplewell talks about not playing for Surrey and summarises his cricket career, [4:30-5:19] Popplewell talks about playing at Lord's.

Track 3: [0:00-0:34] Popplewell talks about playing for the Butterflies Cricket Club, [0:35-2:07] Popplewell talks about joining the Committee in 1970, [2:08-2:49] Popplewell initially forgets which sub-committee he was chairman which was the general purposes sub-committee, [2:50-3:55] Popplewell talks about being able to be MCC President after previously being too busy, [3:56-4:15] Rice talks about second-choice presidents.

Track 4: [0:00-3:30] Popplewell talks about organising the 1999 Cricket World Cup Final including the Grand Stand Media Centre projects and members having to pay for tickets.

Track 5: [0:00-2:05] Popplewell talks about the planning stages for the new Grand Stand, [2:06-5:58] Popplewell talks about the planning stages for the Media Centre.

Track 6: [0:00-2:31] Popplewell talks about construction of the Media Centre, [2:32-3:07] Popplewell talks about complaints of the state of the wickets, [3:08-3:38] Popplewell talks about women membership not being issue during his presidency, [3:39-4:20] Popplewell talks about the Jack Bailey affair.

Track 7: [0:00-3:47] Popplewell talks about rows with the Test and County Cricket Board and Jack Bailey leaving MCC.

Track 8: [0:00-1:59] Popplewell talks about continuing ground redevelopment from Dennis Silk and not expanding the Compton and Edrich stands, [2:00-2:47] Popplewell talks about the Tavern and Gillette wanting to give away free razors during the Gillette Cup, [2:48-3:56] Popplewell talks crowds being able to walk on the playing area, [3:57-4:50] Popplewell talks about redecorating the Long Room and refurbishment of the Museum, [4:51-5:27] Popplewell talks about MCC's current role including promoting the spirit of cricket.

Track 9: [0:00-1:25] Popplewell talks about how MCC is seen abroad, its work as an independent body and International Cricket Council leaving the ground, [1:26-3:19] Popplewell talks about MCC needing to stay a cricket club, failure to find other uses for Lord's away from cricket, real tennis and praises the pavilion refurbishment, [3:20-7:08] Popplewell expresses disappointment over the role of the president being downgraded, [7:09-11:52] Popplewell talks about a diversity in MCC presidents and system of selecting a president, [11:53-12:26] Popplewell talks about Doug Insole turning down the presidency, [12:27-15:09] Popplewell talks about watching his son's cricket career, [15:10-15:17] Closing remarks.




A back-up copy of this CD is included.

Associations

Sir Oliver Bury Popplewell
Jonathan Rice
Charterhouse School
Peter Barker Howard May
Cambridge University Cricket Club
George Hubert Graham Doggart
Butterflies Cricket Club
Sir Herbert Baker
Jack Arthur Bailey
Douglas John Insole

Subject

MCC presidents, school cricket, membership, Grand Stand, Media Centre, Cricket World Cup 1999, Life Membership, wickets, women membership, Lord's Tavern, perambulation, Long Room, Gillette Cup

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 CD: 52 minutes 39 seconds

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