1 CD: 42 minutes 68 seconds

1 CD, J J Warr, cricketer and administrator interviewed by Jonathan Rice. The CD consists of 9 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-1:27] Warr talks about starting playing cricket in the Royal Navy and how it helped make his name at Cambridge University, [1:28-1:57] Warr talks about starting his career at Middlesex in 1949 whilst still at Cambridge and had a very successful first season, [1.58-2:10] Warr talks about George Mann being captain of Middlesex, [2:10-5:00] Warr talks about being picked for the 1950-1951 tour to Australia and being much too young, other bowlers on the tour and how the team consisted of young players including David Sheppard, [5:01-5.30] Warr bemoans his luck at the start of tour. Track 2: [0:00-0:57] Warr talks about being picked on the MCC tour to Canada, [0:58-1:55] Warr talks about going back to Cambridge, [1:56-3:30] Warr talks about playing as amateur with Middlesex and his friendship with Denis Compton, [3.31-4:15] Warr talks about England's fast bowlers. Track 3: [0:00-0.59] Warr talks about playing with Frank Tyson, [1:00-2:03] Warr talks about the bowling action of Cuan McCarthy and Tony Lock, [2:04-4:00] Warr praises Alan Moss, [2:35-4:01] Warr remembers playing Lord's and living across the road from the ground from where he was forced to move, [4:02-5:25] Warr talks about his best bowling figures 9-65 vs. Kent at Lord's and missing out on 10 wickets. Track 4: [0:00-0:11] Warr talks about taking 14 wickets in the whole match vs. Kent, [0:12-1:21] Warr talks about improving as a bowler and taking 8 wickets vs. Nottingham, [1:22-3:07] Warr talks about his experiences playing for the Gentlemen vs. Players, [3:08-3:51] Warr talks about giving up playing for Middlesex due to his job in the City, [3:52-4:43] Warr talks about playing minor cricket and gradually getting unfit. Track 5: [0:00-1:27] Warr talks about being on Middlesex and MCC committees, [1:28-3:16] Warr talks about how he became the Australian representative on the ICC, [3:17-4:04] Warr talks positively of his relationship with Australian Cricket Board, [4:05-4:32] [Track cuts out here with some mumbling until track end]. Track 6: [0:00-3:06] Warr gives his thoughts on Middlesex players he played with including Denis Compton, Bill Edrich, Jack Robertson, Fred Titmus, Jack Young and team dynamics, [3:07-5:00] Warr talks about his relationship with overseas cricketers including Keith Miller, Don Bradman, Ray Lindwall and preferring Everton Weeks over Walcott and Worrell. Track 7: [0:00-1:27] Warr talks of his friendship with Everton Weeks, [1:28-2:52] Warr talks about facing Gary Sobers and what he does now, [2:53-3:19] Warr talks about not knowing Collie Smith, [3:20-5:19 Warr talks visiting South Africa with the ICC in 1970's to write a report on the state of race relations in cricket in the country. Track 8: [0:00-2:16] Warr talks on his lack of relationships with South African cricketers but did get to know Ali Bacher, [0:57-2:16] Warr talks about being on an MCC tour of East Africa, [2:17-3:17] Warr talks about being involved with the planning of the World Cup in Pakistan and India and bemoans Mike Gatting getting out in the final, [3:18-4:43] Warr talks about being on the committee that introduced one-day cricket. Track 9: [0:00-0:23] Warr disregards Twenty20, [0:24-2:20] Warr criticises number of overseas players in England goes back to Nigel Popplewell taking early retirement because of Viv Richards, [2:21-3:11] Warr talks about his selection of successor as MCC President which Bradman turned down and was eventually Baron Brammall, [3:12-4:29] Warr talks about Bradman rejecting the Presidency. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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