Jim Cumbes interviewed by David Rayvern Allen

Reference

MCC/AAL/3/208

Date:

2013

Level of description

item

Extent

52 minutes 8 seconds

Part of

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

Scope and Content

1 CD, Jim Cumbes, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The recording consists of 3 tracks.

Track 1: [0:00-1:28] Cumbes talks about Jim Standen, compares their careers and being able to play cricket and football, [1:29-2:07] Cumbes talks about sportsmen who are good enough to play muti-sports now including Phil Neville, [2:08-3:23] Cumbes talks about Arthur Milton being the last double-international with mentions to Ian Botham and Phil Neale, [3:24-3:52] Cumbes takes his dog outside, [3:53-5:39] Cumbes talks about double-sportsmen, [5:40-6:39] Cumbes talks about watching both Manchester City and United football matches and goalkeepers, [6:40-7:43] Cumbes talks about cricket being his first love, [7:44-10:11] Cumbes talks about Brian Statham being his cricketing hero, [10:12-11:53] Cumbes talks about always being a bowler and school life, [11:54-17:51] Cumbes talks about becoming a goalkeeper and playing for Tranmere Rovers, [17:52-19:47] Cumbes talks about a lack of opportunities at Lancashire and his first first-class wicket being Don Kenyon, [19:48-22:29] Kenyon talks about moving to Surrey and living with a vicar, [22:30-23:18] Cumbes talks about sharing a flat with Derek Taylor, [23:19-26:33] Cumbes talks about balancing cricket with football and missing out on a Test Match playing for Tranmere, [26:34-28:49] Cumbes talks about being transferred to West Bromwich Albion, football impacting on his cricket season and leaving Surrey, [28:50-32:02] Cumbes talks about moving to Lancashire 2nd XI, being signed by Aston Villa and moving to Worcestershire, [32:03-33:07] Cumbes talks about cricket transfers, [33:08-36:36] Cumbes talks about winning trophies at Worcestershire and Aston Villa, moving to Portland in the USA for a year and playing against Pele, [36:37-39:09] Cumbes talks about playing for Worcestershire again, [39:10-41:50] Cumbes talks about extending his football career, [41:51-43:15] Cumbes talks about being a player coach for Warwickshire, [43:16-48:07] Cumbes talks about becoming commercial manager at Warwickshire and moving to Lancashire to be commercial manager, [48:08-51:26] Cumbes talks about becoming chief executive of Lancashire, [51:27-51:46] Cumbes talks about having a radio show on Radio Birmingham, [51:47-52:25] Rayvern Allen asks about wanting a part 2 for the interview.

Track 2: [0:00-0:16] Ravern Allen goes over the first part of the interview, [0:17-1:32] Cumbes talks about being a goalkeeper and a bowler, [1:33-9:21] Cumbes talks about goalkeeping, [9:22-11:28] Cumbes talks about being out-swing bowler and bowling against opening batsmen, [11:29-12:47] Cumbes talks about the importance of fielders, [12:48-14:41] Cumbes talks about the role of the wicket-keeper [14:42-21:06] Cumbes talks about becoming a commercial manager in cricket at Warwickshire, [21:07-23:56] Cumbes talks about moving to Lancashire as commercial manager, [23:57-26:29] Cumbes talks about becoming chief executive of Lancashire, [26:30-44:14] Cumbes talks about redeveloping Old Trafford, staging concerts and court case against Albert Gubay, [44:15-44:51] Cumbes talks about Lancashire winning the county championship and winning the Gubay court case, [44:51-51:55] Cumbes talks about retirement and meeting Albert Gubay to secure funding for the indoor cricket school, [51:56-53:20] Cumbes talks about retirement plans.

Associations

James Cumbes
David Rayvern Allen
James Alfred Standen
Clement Arthur Milton
John Brian Statham
Frederick Sewards Trueman
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club
Cecil Geoffrey Howard
Derek John Somerset Taylor
Worcestershire County Cricket Club

Subject

football, Lancashire cricketers, Surrey cricketers, fielders, fielding, Wicket keepers, commercial meetings, Old Trafford

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

52 minutes 8 seconds

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