1 CD: 39 minutes 48 seconds

1 CD, Eric Dawson, steward at Lord's, interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The CD consists of 7 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-0:47] Dawson talks about disliking something Rayvern Allen write on Jim Swanton, [0:48-2:44] Dawson talks about first visiting in Lord's in 1957 to watch the West Indies and getting a job at the ground, [2:45-3:06] Introduction by Rayvern Allen, [3:07-4:39] Dawson talks about moving to England from Jamaica in 1952 and being a carpenter, [4:40-4:55] Dawson talks about being drafted into doing national service. Track 2: [0:00-2:41] Dawson talks about doing national service and getting a letter of recommendation from Allan Rae to play county cricket, [2:42-4:15] Dawson talks about working for a metal company and wanting to watch the West Indies because he was friends with Collie Smith back in Jamaica, [4:16-4:55] Dawson talks about working during 1957 West Indies Lord's Test Match and staying on permanently. Track 3: [0:00-1:40] Dawson talks about initially working part-time as a Lord's steward, [1:41-2:24] Dawson talks about working in the Mound Stand and getting to watch cricket and meet players, [2:25-2:51] Dawson talks about Denis Compton and George Headley being his cricket idols and admiring English players, [2:52-4:34] Dawson talks about how he met players, befriending Peter May and calls Tom Graveney the complete player. Track 4: [0:00-0:12] Dawson talks about Tom Graveney, [0:13-1:02] Dawson talks about meeting Australian players and becoming friends with Keith Miller, [1:03-1:52] Dawson talks about being based in the Mound Stand and the Indoor Cricket School during winter, [1:53-4:26] Dawson talks about moving in the pavilion when a member of staff was rude to a member, [4:27-5:24] Dawson talks about stopping stewarding in 2004. Track 5: [0:00-2:59] Dawson talks about how MCC has become too commercialised since when he started and how the Tavern has changed, [3:00-3:58] Dawson talks about George Headley hitting a six into the top of the old Tavern Stand, [3:59-4:54] Dawson talks about positive changes at Lord's. Track 6: [0:00-1:25] Dawson talks about wishing to see Father Time weather vane back on the new Grand Stand, [1:26-4:05] Dawson talks about his retirement due to his wife being ill and MCC being good to him, [4:06-4:58] Dawson talks about his duties as a steward. Track 7: [0:00-2:14] Dawson talks about his duties as a steward, [2:15-5:37] Dawson talks about dealing with unruly crowds, receiving letters of praise and single complain over MCC becoming too commercial, [5:38-6:59] Dawson talks about the 1975 Lord's streaker, [7:00-9:58] Dawson talks about the 1973 IRA bomb scare. A back-up copy of this CD is included.

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