1 CD: 33 minutes 53 seconds

1 CD, Arthur Milton, cricketer, interviewed by David Foot. The CD consists of 7 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:08] Introduction by Foot, [0:09-0:36] Milton talks about not preferring football over cricket and vice-versa, [0:37-1:40] Milton talks about signing for Arsenal Football Club and marrying his landlady's daughter, [1:41-2:57] Milton talks about playing for the England Football Team, [2:58-4:51] Milton talks about being spotted by Gloucestershire whilst at school and in the army and watching Denis Compton make his 180 vs. Australia at Trent Bridge in 1948. Track 2: [0:00-0:39] Milton talks about being watched by Wally Hammond in 1946, [0:40-1:05] Milton talks about being taught cricket and manners at Gloucestershire, [1:06-1:41] Milton talks about not initially being an all-rounder, [1:42-3:51] Milton talks about the overlap between football and cricket seasons and playing football for Arsenal and Bristol City, [3:52-4:28] Milton talks about cricket being more of a social game than football, [4:29-5:12] Milton talks about getting a century on his Test debut. Track 3: [0:00-0:23] Milton talks about his Test debut and being on the field for the whole match, [0:24-1:09] Milton talks about being on the 1958-1959 MCC tour of Australia, [1:10-1:50] Milton talks about his playing temperament, [1:51-3:12] Milton talks about his and Tom Graveney’s batting, [3:13-4:49] Milton talks about making scoring calculations whilst batting. Track 4: [0:00-0:47] Milton talks about a narrow victory over Kent, [0:48-1:49] Milton talks about centuries that stood out for him, [1:50-3:32] Milton talks about needing a challenge whilst batting and his fielding, [3:33-4:05] Milton talks about his captaincy of Gloucestershire, [4:06-4:58] Hammond talks about Wally Hammond struggling in a Gloucestershire match in 1951. Track 5: [0:00-0:51] Milton talks about being coach at Oxford University and some of the players he coached, [0:52-1:31] Milton talks about regretting missing out on going to university, [1:32-2:13] Milton talks about a scout for the England Cricket Team, [2:14-4:03] Milton talks about how cricket has changed including how one-day cricket has changed the game and the decline of West Indies, [4:04-4:51] Milton talks about how football has changed. Track 6: [0:00-3:23] Milton talks about being a postman, [3:24-4:09] Milton talks about getting an honorary degree from Bristol University, [4:10-4:56] Milton talks about greyhound racing. Track 7: [0:00-1:49] Milton talks about watching little cricket and agents involved with football, [1:50-2:51] Milton talks about being satisfied with life, [2:52-4:05] Milton talks about Willie Watson being a dual international, [4:06-4:15] Closing remarks. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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