1 cassette: 2 sides, total time 77 minutes 27 seconds

Cassette recording, Harry Latchman interviewed by Mike Burns and David Kynaston. The interview took place at Merchant Taylor's School, Hertfordshire. Side A: [0:00-4:50] Latchman talks about moving to England from the West Indies as a boy with his family and his early memories of watching cricket as a boy, and the impact of the West Indies' victory over England in 1950, [4:50-7:50] Latchman talks about living in West London and his education at Christopher Wren School, and playing cricket at Wandsworth Grammar School, [7:50-15:10] Latchman talks about joining the MCC ground staff in 1959 after being noticed by Archie Fowler and his time spent with the MCC ground staff and learning his bowling technique while at Lord's, and the pay he received when working for MCC, [15:10-15:40] Latchman talks about working during the winter in a factory, [15:40-19:10] Latchman talks about working as a bowler for net sessions at Lord's, and becoming friends with MCC Member Sir Charles Mott-Radclyffe who he would assist in net sessions and being invited to play matches as a professional away from Lord's, [19:10-20:00] Latchman talks about working at Lord's which he described as 'very strict', [20:00-32:35] Latchman talks about playing Second XI cricket before making his first-class debut (in 1965) and getting a contract to play for Middlesex and playing his first first-class match against Glamorgan, and his second first-class match against Yorkshire where he took 6-52 and met Sir Leonard Hutton, [32:35-33:40] Latchman talks about feeling established in the Middlesex team after making his debut and getting short-term contracts throughout his career, [33:40-36:50] Latchman talks about whether the salaries he received caused him to reconsider playing cricket, and talks about M J Harris and R W Hooker's contribution to the Middlesex team, [36:50-39:35] Latchman talks about being one of the few leg spinners in county cricket at the time and talks about Ian Bedford, [39:35-42:55] Latchman talks about the team spirit at Middlesex and the differences between players who played international cricket and those who didn't in the Middlesex team, [42:55-46:20] Latchman talks about changes to county cricket that affected his playing style such as the introduction of one-day cricket and the Sunday League, [46:20-48:40] Latchman talks about bowling to B A Richards and R E Marshall and his friendship with Essex cricketers. Side B: [0:00-7:10] Latchman talks about playing under J M Brearley's captaincy at Middlesex and moving from Middlesex to Nottinghamshire, [7:10-9:10] Latchman talks about playing for Nottinghamshire, [9:10-13:30] Latchman talks about his attacking bowling style and his preferred field placings, [13:30-15:10] Latchman talks about the differences with playing for Nottinghamshire and playing for Middlesex such as the crowds, [15:10-16:00] Latchman talks about the grounds he enjoyed playing at (Lord's and Hove), [16:00-16:55] Latchman talks about the counties he didn't enjoy playing against such as Northamptonshire and Kent, [16:55-17:30] Latchman talks about not receiving racial abuse for being West Indian during his career and being sang 'Happy Birthday' to by the crowd at Yorkshire, [17:30-18:30] Latchman talks about playing league cricket for Bilton in Yorkshire, [18:30-20:20] Latchman talks about Kent being an unpopular county and the Kent crowd, [20:20-21:40] Latchman talks about sledging when he played, [21:40-23:55] Latchman talks about the impact of the Packer affair on cricket which helped cricketers financially and being granted a benefit by Middlesex in 1974 despite having moved to Nottinghamshire, [23:55-25:00] Latchman recommends cricketers for Burns and Kynaston to interview including Jack Birkenshaw, [25:00-27:30] Latchman talks about the International XI tour he was part of in 1967-1968, [27:30-29:00] Latchman talks about F J Titmus recovering from a boating accident in 1967-1968 to continue playing cricket, [29:00-33:20] Latchman talks about Jack Birkenshaw, and Latchman, Burns and Kynaston talk about potential interviewees, [33:20-35:00] Latchman talks about socialising with opposing counties during matches, [35:00-38:47] Latchman talks about the highlights of his cricketing career including receiving a bowling prize for a match-winning performance for Middlesex against Surrey at The Oval in 1971, and the decline of slow bowlers such as himself.

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