1 cassette, Dennis Amiss interviewed by Ahmer Khokhar. The cassette recording consists of one side. The recording took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.
[0:00-2:55] Amiss talks about his heroes when he first began to play cricket including D C S Compton and the Warwickshire team who won the County Championship in 1951, [2:55-5:50] Amiss talks about playing cricket at school, [5:50-8:30] Amiss talks about making his debut for Warwickshire (against Surrey at The Oval in 1960), [8:30-12:40] Amiss talks about the back injury caused by playing football which ended his bowling career, [12:40-16:05] Amiss talks about his early Test career including making his debut for England against West Indies at The Oval in 1966 and his hopes for the England team in 2001, [16:05-18:55] Amiss talks about the highlights of his Test career including touring Australia with England in 1974-1975 and facing the bowling of D K Lillee and J R Thomson, [18:55-22:40] Amiss talks about the challenges of playing against fast bowlers, getting hurt and wearing helmets in World Series Cricket, [22:40-26:20] Amiss talks about highlights of his Test career including making 262 not out against West Indies in 1973-1974 and scoring 203 against West Indies in 1976, [26:20-28:30] Amiss talks about his highlights playing for Warwickshire including winning the County Championship in 1972 and winning the Gillette Cup in 1968, [28:30-34:10] Amiss talks about the future of the County Championship, the introduction of cricket academies and the use of central contracts for the England team, [34:10-35:50] Amiss talks about his career regrets including not scoring a Test century against Australia and also talks about his retirement from cricket, [35:50-38:06] Amiss talks about how he would like history to remember him and his hopes for success as Chief Executive of Warwickshire, and his hopes for cricketers such as I R Bell coming through the Warwickshire academy.
