1 CD: 43 minutes 11 seconds

1 CD, Neil Harvey, cricketer, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 8 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:19] Introduction by David Rayvern Allen, [0:20-0:57] Harvey talks about when he last picked up a bat in Les Favell's testimonial, [0:58-4:26] Harvey talks about his cricketing family. Track 2: [0:00-1:12] Harvey talks about growing up and playing cricket with his family, [1:13-2:26] Harvey talks about playing baseball, [2:27-3:10] Harvey talks about the possibility of playing baseball in the United States, [3:11-3:46] Harvey talks about cricket remaining Australia's No.1 summer sport, [3:47-5:34] Harvey talks about his first matches for Victoria. Track 3: [0:00-1:25] Harvey talks about playing against the MCC including batting against the MCC, getting praise by Godfrey Evans and becoming friends with Alec Bedser, [1:26-2:37] Harvey talks about a loss of camaraderie in cricket and how he enjoys meeting old friends, [2:38-4:40] Harvey talks about being on the 1948 Australia tour to England and Sid Barnes getting injured. Track 4: [0:00-2:27] Harvey talks about getting called up to his first Ashes Test at Headingley in 1948 and batting with Keith Miller and Sam Loxton, [2:28-3:24] Harvey talks about learning to bat at Fitzroy and never getting stumped in his career, [3:25-5:09] Harvey talks about playing the innings of his life against Hugh Tayfield on a sticky wicket in South Africa. Track 5: [0:00-0:48] Harvey talks about playing against South Africa on a sticky wicket in 1949-1950 and the innings of his life, [0:49-4:05 Harvey talks about arriving in England in 1948 without equipment, using a Sykes Bradman Slazenger bat on debut for the only time and how Sam Loxton got it signed by Don Bradman, [4:06-4:57] Harvey talks about batting against Fazal Mahmood on matting. Track 6: [0:00-1:14] Harvey talks about batting against Fazal Mahmood on matting in Pakistan 1959-1960 and playing forward, [1:15-1:59] Harvey talks about batting technique and playing forward or back, [2:00-4:31] Harvey talks about how one-day cricket has changed batting technique. Track 7: [0:00-1:41] Harvey talks about playing against the MCC on the 1954-1955 tour of Australia, [1:42-3:51] Harvey talks about being in favour of uncovered wickets and what it is like to play on them, [3:52-4:51] Harvey praises the captaincy of Mike Brearley and how Australia has not had a great captain since Richie Benaud, [4:52-6:05] Harvey talks about his tours of England and 1948 being his favourite. Track 8: [0:00-1:24] Harvey talks about being an Australian Test selector, [1:24-2:54] Harvey talks about being a distributor of tupperware, becoming a wine and beer salesman and following cricket in retirement, [2:55-4:58] Harvey talks about watching one-day cricket and not liking flat wickets, short boundaries and modern bats, [4:59-6:27] Harvey talks about his hopes for the future and the need to make things fairer for the bowler, [6:28-7:12] Harvey talks about the soul of cricket being intact and the success of the Australian academy, [7:13-7:46] Harvey talks about the Test that has just happened between England and Australia A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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