1 CD: 40 minutes

1 CD, Alan Davidson, cricketer, interviewed by Ralph Dellor. The CD consists of 14 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-1:19] Dellor introduces Davidson with brief biography, [1:20-2:04] Davidson talks about health issues as a fast bowler, [2:05-3:54] Davidson talks about his cricketing family, [3:55-5:00] Davidson talks about living condition growing up and learning how to bowl. Track 2: [0:00-0:40] Davidson talks about being taught by his grandfather, [0:41-1:20] Davidson talks about his first club game as a 10 year old in a final, [1:21-1:57] Davidson talks about further club games, developing his action and facing Richie Benaud, [1:58-3:15] Davidson talks about his grandfather watching his career and how good he was as a player, [3:16-4:20] Davidson talks about his grandfather’s coaching style contrasting and it with the captaincies of Richie Benaud and Michael Clarke, [4:21-6:06] Davidson talks about his apprenticeship under Keith Miller and Ray Lindwall and watching other bowlers. Track 3: [0:00-3:14] Davidson talks about changing from a spin to a fast bowler and his first successful season in Sydney grade cricket, [3:15-4:29] Davidson talks about his debut for New South Wales, [4:30-5:09] Davison talks about meeting Don Bradman for the first time. Track 4: [0:00-0:42] Davidson talks about his meteoric rise to being called into the Australian 2nd XI tour to New Zealand, [0:43-1:53] Davidson talks about developing his body suited to bowling, [1:54-3:50] Davidson talks about his first dinner in England at the Savoy in 1953 and befriending Lord Brabazon, [3:51-5:40] Davidson talks about Brabazon's influence on his life and the advice he received. Track 5: [0:00-2:12] Davidson talks about becoming aware of the wider world on the 1953 Australian tour to England and subsequent tours, [2:13-3:40] Davidson talks about his debut at Trent Bridge and his first wicket being Len Hutton, [3:41-5:26] Davidson talks about getting Gary Sobers out with his last ball in first-class cricket and how to bowl to the best batsmen. Track 6: [0:00-2:07] Davidson talks about not being on an Ashes winning side for his first 12 Tests and coming back from being dropped for New South Wales, [2:08-6:55] Davidson talks about the bowling of Ray Lindwall and receiving advice from him. Track 7: [0:00-2:06] Davidson talks about the humour of Bill Johnston and the ability of the Australian players to relax and do things together, [2:07- 4:15] Davidson talks about team spirit and Ken Mackay. Track 8: [0:00-3:06] Davidson talks about receiving the new ball on the 1957-1958 Australian tour to South Africa and his success on the tour, [3:07-4:32] Davidson talks about taking 12 wickets in a match in India and still lost and still learning as a bowler in different conditions. Track 9: [0:00-1:09] Davidson talks about being in the only team to win successive tours in Pakistan and India and dealing with native umpires, [1:10-2:18] Davidson talks about only ever being no-balled once, [2:19-5:04] Davidson talks about the tied test against West Indies in 1960-1961 Track 10: [0:00-3:35] Davidson talks about the tied test against West Indies in 1960-1961 and the camaraderie between the two teams through whole tour. Track 11: [0:00-3:05] Davidson talks about his love for Lord's including his first visit, sitting next to Herbert Sutcliffe at a dinner and what it was like to play there, [3:06-4:20] Davidson talks about the Centenary Test in Melbourne and the history of Lord's. Track 12: [0:00-1:19] Davidson talks about the sense of history at Lord's and the nature of cricket being the learning of life, [1:20-2:37] Davidson talks about different countries passion for cricket and being inspired by greats of the game, [2:38-3:19] Davidson talks about Lord's being the heritage of all cricket and the nature of its crowds, [3:20-4:31] Davidson talks about getting involved with his club's committee post-career and learning from Don Bradman, [4:32-5:16] Davidson talks about working for Commonwealth Bank and becoming Vice-President of New South Wales in 1967 and then President until 2003. Track 13: [0:00-2:15] Davidson talks about being involved with a coaching organisation in New South Wales and working, advisory councils and continuing to sit on boards of organisations. Track 14: [0:00-1:21] Davidson talks about his views on current state cricket and needing to help lesser sides, [1:22-3:15] Davidson talks about establishing a competition for school children and identifying talent, [3:16-4:25] Davidson talks about MCC's Spirit of Cricket and says the ICC could do more. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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