1 CD: 27 minutes 16 seconds

1 CD, Bandula Warnapura, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 5 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:10] Introduction by Rayvern Allen, [0:11-0:55] Warnapura talks about captaining Sri Lanka in their first official Test Match, [0:56-1:34] Warnapura talks about missing over a year of cricket due to hepatitis and ending his career by going on a rebel tour to South Africa, [1:35-2:32] Warnapura talks about playing in the 1975 and 1979 cricket world cups and Sri Lanka not getting enough unofficial Test Matches, [2:33-3:55] Warnapura talks about how Sri Lanka adapted to Test status compared to Bangladesh highlighting Sri Lanka's school setup and never being accused of not being a good enough standard, [3:56-5:24] Warnapura talks about being an opening batsman and scoring two centuries against touring Australian schoolboy teams. Track 2: [0:00-0:54] Warnapura talks about touring England twice, [0:55-1:13] Warnapura talks about playing Lancashire League Cricket, [1:14-2:03] Warnapura talks about how he found English conditions, [2:04-2:40] Warnapura talks about opening the bowling at school and in his first Test Match, [2:41-3:48] Warnapura talks about how the character of Sri Lankan cricket has changed from a more cavalier attitude to being more suited to long forms of the game, [3:49-4:52] Warnapura talks about how bats have changed and young cricketers needing to play with lighter bats. Track 3: [0:00-1:13] Warnapura talks about the check-drive compared to the full-drive and not seeing the leg-glance anymore, [1:14-2:43] Warnapura talks about how the gentleman aspect of cricket has declined as a result of the shorter forms of the game, [2:44-4:10] Warnapura talks about human errors by umpires being part of the game and increasing money aspects of cricket, [4:11-5:39] Warnapura bemoans how the socialising aspect between teams has declined. Track 4: [0:00-1:35] Warnapura talks about how Sri Lanka plays many more matches now than in his time leading to less free time, [1:36-1:54] Warnapura talks about how financially he would have preferred to play in the modern era but in terms of socialising he preferred his ear, [1:55-4:03] Warnapura talks about getting banned for going on a rebel tour to South Africa and players rights, [4:04-5:11] Warnapura talks about playing cricket in Holland, becoming involved with producing turf for wickets, sports goods , and various roles he has occupied in Sri Lankan cricket. Track 5: [0:00-1:53] Warnapura talks about playing cricket in Holland and aspects of Dutch cricket, [1:54-2:43] Warnapura talks about how he believes Ireland stand the best chance on breaking through on world stage and Nepal stand good chance too, [2:44-4:13] Warnapura talks about Burmese cricket and other small cricketing nations trying to qualify for world cups, [4:14-6:09] Warnapura talks about the future for Sri Lankan cricket through more investment in schools cricket. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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