Editor’s Note: I used to write often for CaribbeanCricket.com. In 2007, I had done this interview and submitted it, but regrettably, it was not published. Having just attended the 3rd Test match between West Indies and England in Grenada from 24th – 27th March 2022, and being only one of two females in the media […]
Journalism
Remembering Tony Cozier
I struck up the courage to request an interview with him and was chuffed when he agreed. I made sure to prepare my questions in advance, as I imagine he would have done, though his elephant-like memory meant that he perhaps did not need to. The interview was carried in two parts in April 2004, such was the extent of his opinions on West Indies cricket.
After the interview….the transcription
I remember when I was finished with the Lawrence Rowe transcription, it ended up being 24 typed pages! So you know how many days that took to finish transcribing.
Preparing for Interviews
Over the 11 years that I have been interviewing cricketers, I have used several approaches to prepare for one-on-one interviews. For persons like Lawrence Rowe, I spent MANY days preparing. This was because I knew nothing about him, other than what was said about him in the media for going to South Africa. When he […]