- ReferenceAV/5/23
- TitleSouth African Broadcasting Corporation: 'Talking Cricket' Parts 7 and 8
- Date1970 - 1970
- Level of descriptionitem
- Extent1 33 RPM Record: two sides, total time 29 minutes 31 seconds
- Part of
- Scope and Content1 33 RPM Record, 'Talking Cricket' Parts 7 and 8, produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation Overseas Transcription Service. The record was compiled and narrated by Martin Young. Part 7 discusses Newlands, Cape Town; Part 8 discusses Melbourne Cricket Ground. Part 7: Cricketers including John Reid, Bill O'Reilly and Clive van Ryneveld talk about their memories of Newlands, Cape Town, Herbie Taylor and Andrew Sandham recall the Test Match between South Africa and England at Cape Town in 1922-1923, I J Siedle talks about the South Africa vs. England Test match at Cape Town in 1930-1931, Richie Benaud and Syd Buller talk about whether batsman should walk after being given out. Part 8: Cricketers talk about their memories of Melbourne Cricket Ground. G S Sobers talks about the Melbourne Test match between Australia and West Indies in 1960-1961, Frank Woolley talks about Sydney Barnes' bowling for England against Australia in 1911-1912, S J Pegler talks about G A Faulkner's batting for South Africa against Australia in 1910-1911, Ray Lindwall talks about scoring a century for Australia against England in 1946-1947, Jack Cheetham talks about Neil Harvey's batting, Hugh Tayfield talks about Jim Laker's bowling, Roy McLean talks about his partnership with H J Keith for South Africa against Australia in 1952-1953 which helped them defeat Australia at Melbourne (radio commentary on the match is included).
- AssociationsDouglas Martin Young
John Richard Reid
South African Broadcasting Corporation
Herbert Wilfred Taylor
Clive Berrange van Ryneveld
Ivan Julian Siedle
Andrew Sandham
William Joseph O'Reilly
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers
Frank Edward Woolley
Sydney Francis Barnes
Sidney James Pegler
George Aubrey Faulkner
Richard Benaud
syd buller
Roy Alastair McLean
Headley James Keith
Raymond Russell Lindwall
John Erskine Cheetham
Robert Neil Harvey
Hugh Joseph Tayfield
James Charles Laker - Subject
- Institution nameMarylebone Cricket Club
- Conditions governing accessOpen
- LanguageEnglish
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