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Desert Island Discs
Presented by Roy Plomley
Women's cricket player who became England captain in 1966 and led the team on an undefeated tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Eight records
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The keepsakes
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In conversation
Presenter asks
How did the team do on [the] 1960 tour against South Africa?
We had four Test matches altogether and we drew three and won one, so we hold the series over South Africa at the moment.
Presenter asks
How many other series have you played in?
I played in nineteen sixty three in this country in three Tests against Australia, then in another three Tests against New Zealand in nineteen sixty six also in this country, and then I had three in Australia and three in New Zealand during the winter.
Presenter asks
When were you elected captain?
This was in nineteen sixty six when the New Zealanders came over to England.
Presenter asks
How long are the test matches? How many days?
Well, we play for three days because we perhaps tend to get on with things a little bit more than the men do at some stages.
The recording
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Rachael Heyhoe
This download is the only extract the BBC has of this edition of Desert Island Discs. The presenter was Roy Plumley.
Presenter
Now Rachel, you played in your first Test match in 1960 against South Africa. How did the team do on that tour?
Rachael Heyhoe
We had four Test matches altogether and we drew three and won one, so we hold the series over South Africa at the moment.
Presenter
How many other series have you played in?
Rachael Heyhoe
I played in nineteen sixty three in this country in three Tests against Australia, then in another three Tests against New Zealand in nineteen sixty six also in this country, and then I had three in Australia and three in New Zealand during the winter.
Presenter
Yes, and and that last series, last winter, the team was undefeated.
Rachael Heyhoe
Yes, yes they were.
Presenter
When were you elected captain?
Rachael Heyhoe
This was in nineteen sixty six when the New Zealanders came over to England.
Presenter
How long are the test matches? How many days?
Rachael Heyhoe
Well, we play for three days because we perhaps tend to get on with things a little bit more than the men do at some stages.
Presenter
Fine. And then Aust in the Australian and New Zealand tour, apart from the test matches, of course you played lots and lots of of local matches.
Rachael Heyhoe
Yes, yes. We played in all most of the states in Australia, with the exception of Queensland and Northern Territories. And then in New Zealand we travelled from the top of North Island to the bottom of South Island.
Presenter
How long was the tour?
Rachael Heyhoe
four and a half months.
Presenter
Was it?
Rachael Heyhoe
Hmm.
Presenter
Any difficulty in keeping all those ladies happy in a segregated community for so long?
Rachael Heyhoe
This I thought might be a problem, because you know what a lot of women are together for any length of time they tend to.
Rachael Heyhoe
get rather at one another's throats, but in fact there there were no problems at all. They're they're a marvellous team and they'd all got a tremendous sense of humour and they all enjoyed singing when things weren't going quite so well and this helped us a lot.
Presenter asks
How long was the tour of Australia and New Zealand?
four and a half months.
Presenter asks
Any difficulty in keeping all those ladies happy in a segregated community for so long?
This I thought might be a problem, because you know what a lot of women are together for any length of time they tend to get rather at one another's throats, but in fact there there were no problems at all. They're they're a marvellous team and they'd all got a tremendous sense of humour and they all enjoyed singing when things weren't going quite so well and this helped us a lot.
“We had four Test matches altogether and we drew three and won one, so we hold the series over South Africa at the moment.”
“Well, we play for three days because we perhaps tend to get on with things a little bit more than the men do at some stages.”
“four and a half months.”
“This I thought might be a problem, because you know what a lot of women are together for any length of time they tend to get rather at one another's throats, but in fact there there were no problems at all. They're they're a marvellous team and they'd all got a tremendous sense of humour and they all enjoyed singing when things weren't going quite so well and this helped us a lot.”