1 33 RPM record: Two sides, total time 53 minutes 34 seconds

1 33 1/3 RPM vinyl record entitled 'Cricket: Readings By Members Of The Lord's Taverners'. The record consists of readings by members of the Lord's Taverners during the tea intervals of the Player's County League, 1970 Season, televised on BBC 2. The record was distributed by the BBC. The record contains readings by the following individuals associated with the Lord's Taverners: L T J Arlott, Brian Rix, P B H May, Graham Hill, Mick McManus, Ian Carmichael, Leslie Crowther, A V Bedser, Eric Sykes, Donald Houston, John Snagge. The front of the sleeve contains a picture of a nineteenth century cricket match. The back of the sleeve contains a brief history of the Lord's Taverners. Side A is 26 minutes 32 seconds long and consists of the following readings: [0:00-2:02] John Arlott reads the poem 'Cricket at Worcester, 1938' by Arlott, from "The Cricketer's Companion" an anthology by Alan Ross. [2:02-8:35] Brian Rix reads from 'Second Innings' by Neville Cardus (about Cardus's experiences of watching Lancashire defeat Yorkshire at Headingley). [8:35-13:25] P B H May reads 'Middlesex v. Surrey, 1920 by Pelham Warner, from "The Cricketer's Companion". [13:25-16:43] Graham Hill reads 'A Family Test' from "Crusoe on Cricket" by R C Robertson-Glasgow. [16:43-21:23] Mick McManus reads 'Ashes Regained' by A. A. Thompson (about the England vs. Australia Test match at Lord's in 1953) from "The Cricketer's Companion". [21:23-26:32] Ian Carmichael reads 'How to Become a Test Cricketer' by R C Robertson-Glasgow. Side B is 27 minutes and 2 seconds long and consists of the following readings: [0:00-2:28] Leslie Crowther reads the poem 'The One-Way Boy' from "Crusoe on Cricket" by R C Robertson-Glasgow. [2:28-6:38] Alec Bedser reads from 'Maurice Tate' by John Arlott. [6:38-10:05] Eric Sykes reads 'First Class Ambitions' by Herbert Farjeon from "Herbert Farjeon's Cricket Bag". [10:05-16:45] Donald Houston reads 'More Reflections' by J C Clay from "Cricket", an anthology by John Arlott. [16:45-27:02] John Snagge reads the poem 'Eighty-five to win' (about Australia's Test victory against England at The Oval in 1882) by John Masefield from "Bluebells and Other Verses".

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