1 CD: 35 minutes 28 seconds

1 CD, Dennis Silk, cricketer and schoolmaster, interviewed by Alastair Lack. The recording consists of 3 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:50] Silk talks about going to The Hall School and claiming to be the first pupil to bowl overarm there. Track 2: [0:00-1:10] Silk talks about being coached by Len Bates at Christ Hospital School. Track 3: [0:00-0:42] Silk talks about being coached by Len Bates and learning defence, [0:43-2:50] Silk talks about being gifted a wicket in a match against a governor's xi in New Zealand to get an average, [2:51-4:11] Silk talks about being turned down for military service and missing out on playing military cricket, [4:12-8:50] Silk talks about breaking into the Cambridge University team, his early difficulties and finding form, [8:51-11:42] Silk talks about being Cambridge University captain in 1955, experiencing a loss of form, the qualities of Mike Bushby and playing against the 1953 Australians, [11:43-14:27] Silk talks about the Fenners groundsman, Cyril Coote, and being coached by George Cox and Bruce Dooland, [14:28-17:54] Silk talks about enjoying playing county cricket for Somerset and highlights Australians Colin McCool and Bill Alley, [17:55-19:04] Silk talks about Somerset's form around the time he played. [19:05-23:07] Silk talks about being on the 1957-1958 MCC tour to East Africa, the leadership of Freddie Brown and taking a great catch, [23:08-25:46] Silk talks about being on the 1958-1959 MCC tour to South America, captaining the 1958-1959 tour to North America and meeting famous Philadelphian cricketers, [25:47-29:01] Silk talks about captaining the 1960-1961 MCC tour to New Zealand, [29:02-36:41] Silk talks about carrying his bat and scoring in a century in his first varsity match, [36:42- Silk talks about enjoying his experiences of playing at Lord's, [36:42-41:30] Silk talks about his time as MCC President, serving two years in the position and becoming close friends with Roger Knight, [41:31-42:34] Silk talks about being Chairman of the Test and County Cricket Board, [42:35-44:21] Silk talks about Peter May being the best batsman he ever saw and praises Willie Watson, [44:22-46:34] Silk talks about finding Tony Lock impossible to play, Peter Loader and Alec Bedser and praises Godfrey Evans and Alan Knott, [46:35-46:43] closing remarks.

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