1 CD: 39 minutes 38 seconds

1 CD, Sir Alec Bedser interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 8 tracks. Bedser's brother Eric speaks at various points in the interview. Track 1: [0:00-2:40 Bedser talks about being captained by Stuart Surridge for Surrey County Cricket Club, and working during the off-season, [2:40-5:19] Bedser talks about Surrey's 1946 season and being captained by Nigel Bennett instead of A C L Bennett because of a mistaken identity. Track 2: [0:00-2:26] Bedser talks about Surrey's County Championship victories in the 1950s, under Stuart Surridge, [2:26-3:40] Eric Bedser talks about his season in 1949 but not being selected for England despite playing well at county level, [3:40-5:04] Bedser talks about Surridge's methods of captaincy during Surrey's County Championship victories, and the players who contributed to those victories. Track 3: [0:00-2:10] Bedser talks about his highlights of playing for Surrey, [2:10-4:51] Alec and Eric talk about why modern batsman never use a late cut stroke and discuss shots that batsman no longer use. Track 4: [0:00-1:00] Bedser talks about why Surrey did not win more than 7 championships during the 1950s, [1:00-3:10] Bedser talks about becoming a Test selector, the problems he had during his early days of being a selector, being against the introduction of one day competitions such as the Gillette Cup, [3:10-4:00] Bedser talks about David Graveney and the differences between his role and the one Bedser held in the 1960s, [4:00-5:42] Bedser talks about being chairman of selectors and choosing the MCC team for the South African tour of 1968-1969 on merit. Track 5: [0:00-0:45] Bedser talks about Basil D'Oliveira's selection for the MCC tour of South Africa 1968-1969, [0:45-1:55] Bedser talks about the debate over whether Colin Cowdrey or Raymond Illingworth should be England captain in the 1970s, [1:55-3:59] Bedser talks about his role in the Packer affair and modern players receiving more money than in his career. Track 6: [0:00-1:28] Bedser talks about the players who joined World Series Cricket and whether he would have done the same if he was playing, [1:28-3:20] Bedser talks about the difficulties of being chairman of selectors including dropping Colin Cowdrey as captain and telling players they were dropped from the team, [3:20-5:00] Bedser talks about Len Hutton's personality and his friendship with the Australian team. Track 7: [0:00-0:40] Bedser talks about Hutton's decisions to bowl a slow over rate and not fraternise with the opposition, [0:40-2:10] Bedser talks about the best batsman he faced including Don Bradman, [2:10-4:19] Bedser talks about players he liked to watch and his opinions on current cricketers including Andrew Flintoff. Track 8: [0:00-2:50] Bedser talks about current bowlers and there being no England spinners in the current game, his opposition to limited-over cricket because of the decline in spin bowling, [2:50-3:10] Bedser talks about G A R Lock, [3:10-4:25] Alec and Eric talk about their hopes for cricket in the future, [4:25-5:23] Bedser talks about whether he would pursue a career in cricket had he been playing today. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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