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Rachel Heyhoe Flint interviewed by Alastair Lack



Reference
MCC/AAL/3/221
Date:
2009
Level of description
item
Extent
43 minutes 58 seconds
Part of
David Rayvern Allen Audio Archive (MCC/AAL/3)
Scope and Content
Rachel Heyhoe Flint, cricketer and Baroness, interviewed by Alastair Lack. The recording consists of 1 track.

Track 1: [0:00-1:24] Heyhoe Flint talks about how she got her love of cricket and playing with her family and at school, [1:25-3:39] Heyhoe Flint talks about the structure of women's cricket upon leaving school and it's development and the first note of women's cricket in 1745, [3:40-4:45] Heyhoe Flint talks about the Women's Cricket Association and women's cricket structure, [4:46-5:58] Heyhoe Flint talks about thinking of herself an all-rounder and playing 20 over matches, [5:59-7:57] Heyhoe Flint talks about the quality of women county sides and links with men county sides, [7:58-9:06] Heyhoe Flint talks about the longevity of her career and breaking into the England setup, [9:07-10:44] Heyhoe Flint talks about women paying their own expenses to tour Australia and bringing in sponsorship, [10:45-11:38] Heyhoe Flint talks about getting publicity for the women's cricket, [11:39-13:06] Heyhoe Flint talks about her batting technique, [13:07-17:24] Heyhoe Flint talks batting for 8 and a half hours against Australia, [17:25-23:34] Heyhoe Flint talks about playing one-day cricket and first women's match at Lord's in 1976, [23:35-29:07] Heyhoe Flint talks about getting sponsorship for the England Women's Cricket Team from Sir Jack Heywood, going on tour to the West Indies and the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973, [29:08-32:57] Heyhoe Flint talks about being dropped as captain, not being selected for a tour of India in 1977 and playing on until 1982, [32:58-35:39] Heyhoe Flint talks about advances in women's cricket, [35:40-42:06] Heyhoe Flint talks about applying to be a MCC member and MCC allowing women members, [42:07-43:58] Heyhoe Flint talks about her career highlights.


Associations

Alastair Lack
Women's Cricket Association
Marjorie Pollard
England Women's Cricket Team
Subject
women's cricket, school cricket, expenses, Lord's Cricket Ground, Women's Cricket World Cup 1973, women membership
Conditions governing access
Open
Language
English
Size
43 minutes 58 seconds
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