John Michael "Mike" BrearleyOBE (born 28 April 1942) is a retired English first-class cricketer who captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. He captained the international side in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007–08. Since his retirement from professional cricket he has pursued a career as a writer and psychoanalyst, serving as President of the British Psychoanalytical Society 2008–10.
Early life
Brearley was educated at the City of London School (where his father Horace, himself a first-class cricketer, was a master). While at St. John's College, Cambridge, Brearley excelled at cricket (he was then a wicketkeeper/batsman). After making 76 on first-class debut as a wicketkeeper, he played for Cambridge University between 1961 and 1968 (captaining the side from 1964 onwards), first as an undergraduate in the Classical and Moral Sciences tripos, and then as a postgraduate. While still at Cambridge he was chosen for the MCC tour to South Africa in 1964–65, and to captain the MCC Under-25 side in Pakistan in 1966–67, when he scored 312 not out against North Zone (his highest first-class score) and 223 against the Pakistan Under-25 side he ended the tour with 793 runs from six matches at an average of 132.
Mike Brearley in conversation with Stephen Chalke (Part 1)
Mike Brearley OBE, one of England's greatest cricket captains, talks with acclaimed author Stephen Chalke about the Spirit of Cricket to an audience of members of The Cricket Society.
published: 11 Mar 2021
Mike Brearley
MCC-MIOLP Q&A with Mike Brearley on Monday 17 May 2021
published: 23 May 2021
Mike Brearley: Socrates and CLR James
This keynote speech by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain explores CLR James' seminal book Beyond a Boundary. Brearley provides extraordinary testimony, gripping for cricket lovers and non-cricket fans alike, drawing as James did on classics, philosophy and his own experience to unravel the meaning of James' famous saying "What do they know of cricket who only cricket know."
This programme was filmed by WORLDwrite CLR James project volunteers at The Beyond A Boundary Conference held at The University Of Glasgow in 2013. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of CLR James' book Beyond A Boundary.
published: 16 Jan 2014
ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND 2nd TEST MATCH DAY 2 TRENT BRIDGE AUGUST 11 1978 MIKE BREARLEY DAVID GOWER
published: 27 Sep 2020
2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture | Mike Brearley on “Sorting Sheep from Goats”
Mike Brearley shares his opinion on Douglas Jardine and Bodyline - from field placings to rolling the ball underarm, the former England Captain muses on whether such practices are within the spirit of cricket.
Former England and Middlesex Captain Mike Brearley was invited to give the 2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's Cricket Ground. He was later joined on stage by Shane Warne and Kumar Sangakkara for a Q&A.
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published: 29 May 2019
Gavaskar, Botham & Khan - Mike Brearley's All Time XI
Mike Brearley, former MCC President, discusses his All Time XI.
The criteria for selection is players they have played with, against or have been influenced by.
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published: 30 Jul 2018
Mike Brearley's 'On Cricket'
Mike Brearley, Ramachandra Guha, Suresh Menon
December 15, 2018
https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/mike-brearley-on-cricket/
Insightful humorous, On Cricket is an intelligent expositing of the game’s idiosyncratic culture and its enduring appeal. Mike Brearley was arguably one of England’s finest cricket captains; not just for his outstanding record leading his country but also for the way he orchestrated, during the 1981 Ashes series, one of the most extraordinary reversals in sporting history.
In this collection of sparkling essays, Brearley reflects on the game he has come to know so well. He ranges from the personal – the influence of his Yorkshire father and the idols of his youth – to controversial aspects of the professional game, including cheating, corruption, and in...
published: 20 Dec 2018
Team Spirit | Psychology of sport | Dave Bassett | Mike Brearley | 1987
MAVIS NICHOLSON TALKS TO JOHN SYER ABOUT HIS BOOK "TEAM SPIRIT" WHICH DEALS WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND SPEAKS TO MIKE BREARLEY AND DAVE BASSETT ABOUT THEIR VIEWS
First shown: 23/01/1987
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published: 21 Apr 2021
Private Passions with Mike Brearley
Mike Brearley, the former England cricket captain, talks to Michael Berkeley about the wide range of classical music that inspires him.
Mike is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, winning 17 tests for England and losing only four. No one who follows the game will forget the so-called ‘miracle’ of the 1981 Ashes: recalled as captain, Mike galvanised the demoralised team in one of the greatest-ever feats of sporting psychology - and led England to an astonishing 3-1 series victory.
The Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg famously described Mike as having ‘a degree in people’ – and that’s particularly appropriate as he’s gone on to have a long and successful second career as a psychoanalyst, as well as writing a series of books and working as a cricket journalist.
Mike ...
Mike Brearley OBE, one of England's greatest cricket captains, talks with acclaimed author Stephen Chalke about the Spirit of Cricket to an audience of members ...
Mike Brearley OBE, one of England's greatest cricket captains, talks with acclaimed author Stephen Chalke about the Spirit of Cricket to an audience of members of The Cricket Society.
Mike Brearley OBE, one of England's greatest cricket captains, talks with acclaimed author Stephen Chalke about the Spirit of Cricket to an audience of members of The Cricket Society.
This keynote speech by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain explores CLR James' seminal book Beyond a Boundary. Brearley provides extraordinary testimo...
This keynote speech by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain explores CLR James' seminal book Beyond a Boundary. Brearley provides extraordinary testimony, gripping for cricket lovers and non-cricket fans alike, drawing as James did on classics, philosophy and his own experience to unravel the meaning of James' famous saying "What do they know of cricket who only cricket know."
This programme was filmed by WORLDwrite CLR James project volunteers at The Beyond A Boundary Conference held at The University Of Glasgow in 2013. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of CLR James' book Beyond A Boundary.
This keynote speech by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain explores CLR James' seminal book Beyond a Boundary. Brearley provides extraordinary testimony, gripping for cricket lovers and non-cricket fans alike, drawing as James did on classics, philosophy and his own experience to unravel the meaning of James' famous saying "What do they know of cricket who only cricket know."
This programme was filmed by WORLDwrite CLR James project volunteers at The Beyond A Boundary Conference held at The University Of Glasgow in 2013. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of CLR James' book Beyond A Boundary.
Mike Brearley shares his opinion on Douglas Jardine and Bodyline - from field placings to rolling the ball underarm, the former England Captain muses on whether...
Mike Brearley shares his opinion on Douglas Jardine and Bodyline - from field placings to rolling the ball underarm, the former England Captain muses on whether such practices are within the spirit of cricket.
Former England and Middlesex Captain Mike Brearley was invited to give the 2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's Cricket Ground. He was later joined on stage by Shane Warne and Kumar Sangakkara for a Q&A.
Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/S5Evuejg_Pg
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Mike Brearley shares his opinion on Douglas Jardine and Bodyline - from field placings to rolling the ball underarm, the former England Captain muses on whether such practices are within the spirit of cricket.
Former England and Middlesex Captain Mike Brearley was invited to give the 2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's Cricket Ground. He was later joined on stage by Shane Warne and Kumar Sangakkara for a Q&A.
Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/S5Evuejg_Pg
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Mike Brearley, former MCC President, discusses his All Time XI.
The criteria for selection is players they have played with, against or have been influenced b...
Mike Brearley, former MCC President, discusses his All Time XI.
The criteria for selection is players they have played with, against or have been influenced by.
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Mike Brearley, former MCC President, discusses his All Time XI.
The criteria for selection is players they have played with, against or have been influenced by.
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Mike Brearley, Ramachandra Guha, Suresh Menon
December 15, 2018
https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/mike-brearley-on-cricket/
Insightful humorous, O...
Mike Brearley, Ramachandra Guha, Suresh Menon
December 15, 2018
https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/mike-brearley-on-cricket/
Insightful humorous, On Cricket is an intelligent expositing of the game’s idiosyncratic culture and its enduring appeal. Mike Brearley was arguably one of England’s finest cricket captains; not just for his outstanding record leading his country but also for the way he orchestrated, during the 1981 Ashes series, one of the most extraordinary reversals in sporting history.
In this collection of sparkling essays, Brearley reflects on the game he has come to know so well. He ranges from the personal – the influence of his Yorkshire father and the idols of his youth – to controversial aspects of the professional game, including cheating, corruption, and innovation, the latter often being on a borderline between genius and rebellion.
Mike Brearley, Ramachandra Guha, Suresh Menon
December 15, 2018
https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/mike-brearley-on-cricket/
Insightful humorous, On Cricket is an intelligent expositing of the game’s idiosyncratic culture and its enduring appeal. Mike Brearley was arguably one of England’s finest cricket captains; not just for his outstanding record leading his country but also for the way he orchestrated, during the 1981 Ashes series, one of the most extraordinary reversals in sporting history.
In this collection of sparkling essays, Brearley reflects on the game he has come to know so well. He ranges from the personal – the influence of his Yorkshire father and the idols of his youth – to controversial aspects of the professional game, including cheating, corruption, and innovation, the latter often being on a borderline between genius and rebellion.
MAVIS NICHOLSON TALKS TO JOHN SYER ABOUT HIS BOOK "TEAM SPIRIT" WHICH DEALS WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND SPEAKS TO MIKE BREARLEY AND DAVE BASSETT ABOUT THEI...
MAVIS NICHOLSON TALKS TO JOHN SYER ABOUT HIS BOOK "TEAM SPIRIT" WHICH DEALS WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND SPEAKS TO MIKE BREARLEY AND DAVE BASSETT ABOUT THEIR VIEWS
First shown: 23/01/1987
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Quote: VT37879
MAVIS NICHOLSON TALKS TO JOHN SYER ABOUT HIS BOOK "TEAM SPIRIT" WHICH DEALS WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND SPEAKS TO MIKE BREARLEY AND DAVE BASSETT ABOUT THEIR VIEWS
First shown: 23/01/1987
To license a clip please e mail:
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Quote: VT37879
Mike Brearley, the former England cricket captain, talks to Michael Berkeley about the wide range of classical music that inspires him.
Mike is one of the most...
Mike Brearley, the former England cricket captain, talks to Michael Berkeley about the wide range of classical music that inspires him.
Mike is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, winning 17 tests for England and losing only four. No one who follows the game will forget the so-called ‘miracle’ of the 1981 Ashes: recalled as captain, Mike galvanised the demoralised team in one of the greatest-ever feats of sporting psychology - and led England to an astonishing 3-1 series victory.
The Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg famously described Mike as having ‘a degree in people’ – and that’s particularly appropriate as he’s gone on to have a long and successful second career as a psychoanalyst, as well as writing a series of books and working as a cricket journalist.
Mike talks to Michael Berkeley about the close engagement he has with music – he listens with the same intensity and concentration he brought to test cricket and that he brings to his work as a psychoanalyst.
He chooses music by Bach, Monteverdi, and Tchaikovsky, and a Mozart sonata that reminds him of his father, also a first-class cricketer.
Mike is drawn to the complexity and darkness of music written by Beethoven and by Schubert at the very end of their lives and to an opera by Harrison Birtwistle that he finds challenging and difficult but ultimately enlightening.
Mike Brearley, the former England cricket captain, talks to Michael Berkeley about the wide range of classical music that inspires him.
Mike is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, winning 17 tests for England and losing only four. No one who follows the game will forget the so-called ‘miracle’ of the 1981 Ashes: recalled as captain, Mike galvanised the demoralised team in one of the greatest-ever feats of sporting psychology - and led England to an astonishing 3-1 series victory.
The Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg famously described Mike as having ‘a degree in people’ – and that’s particularly appropriate as he’s gone on to have a long and successful second career as a psychoanalyst, as well as writing a series of books and working as a cricket journalist.
Mike talks to Michael Berkeley about the close engagement he has with music – he listens with the same intensity and concentration he brought to test cricket and that he brings to his work as a psychoanalyst.
He chooses music by Bach, Monteverdi, and Tchaikovsky, and a Mozart sonata that reminds him of his father, also a first-class cricketer.
Mike is drawn to the complexity and darkness of music written by Beethoven and by Schubert at the very end of their lives and to an opera by Harrison Birtwistle that he finds challenging and difficult but ultimately enlightening.
Mike Brearley OBE, one of England's greatest cricket captains, talks with acclaimed author Stephen Chalke about the Spirit of Cricket to an audience of members of The Cricket Society.
This keynote speech by Mike Brearley, former England cricket captain explores CLR James' seminal book Beyond a Boundary. Brearley provides extraordinary testimony, gripping for cricket lovers and non-cricket fans alike, drawing as James did on classics, philosophy and his own experience to unravel the meaning of James' famous saying "What do they know of cricket who only cricket know."
This programme was filmed by WORLDwrite CLR James project volunteers at The Beyond A Boundary Conference held at The University Of Glasgow in 2013. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of CLR James' book Beyond A Boundary.
Mike Brearley shares his opinion on Douglas Jardine and Bodyline - from field placings to rolling the ball underarm, the former England Captain muses on whether such practices are within the spirit of cricket.
Former England and Middlesex Captain Mike Brearley was invited to give the 2019 MCC Cowdrey Lecture at Lord's Cricket Ground. He was later joined on stage by Shane Warne and Kumar Sangakkara for a Q&A.
Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/S5Evuejg_Pg
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Mike Brearley, former MCC President, discusses his All Time XI.
The criteria for selection is players they have played with, against or have been influenced by.
Watch more All Time XIs: http://bit.ly/29YlYgN
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Mike Brearley, Ramachandra Guha, Suresh Menon
December 15, 2018
https://bangaloreinternationalcentre.org/event/mike-brearley-on-cricket/
Insightful humorous, On Cricket is an intelligent expositing of the game’s idiosyncratic culture and its enduring appeal. Mike Brearley was arguably one of England’s finest cricket captains; not just for his outstanding record leading his country but also for the way he orchestrated, during the 1981 Ashes series, one of the most extraordinary reversals in sporting history.
In this collection of sparkling essays, Brearley reflects on the game he has come to know so well. He ranges from the personal – the influence of his Yorkshire father and the idols of his youth – to controversial aspects of the professional game, including cheating, corruption, and innovation, the latter often being on a borderline between genius and rebellion.
MAVIS NICHOLSON TALKS TO JOHN SYER ABOUT HIS BOOK "TEAM SPIRIT" WHICH DEALS WITH THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND SPEAKS TO MIKE BREARLEY AND DAVE BASSETT ABOUT THEIR VIEWS
First shown: 23/01/1987
To license a clip please e mail:
[email protected]
Quote: VT37879
Mike Brearley, the former England cricket captain, talks to Michael Berkeley about the wide range of classical music that inspires him.
Mike is one of the most successful cricket captains of all time, winning 17 tests for England and losing only four. No one who follows the game will forget the so-called ‘miracle’ of the 1981 Ashes: recalled as captain, Mike galvanised the demoralised team in one of the greatest-ever feats of sporting psychology - and led England to an astonishing 3-1 series victory.
The Australian fast bowler Rodney Hogg famously described Mike as having ‘a degree in people’ – and that’s particularly appropriate as he’s gone on to have a long and successful second career as a psychoanalyst, as well as writing a series of books and working as a cricket journalist.
Mike talks to Michael Berkeley about the close engagement he has with music – he listens with the same intensity and concentration he brought to test cricket and that he brings to his work as a psychoanalyst.
He chooses music by Bach, Monteverdi, and Tchaikovsky, and a Mozart sonata that reminds him of his father, also a first-class cricketer.
Mike is drawn to the complexity and darkness of music written by Beethoven and by Schubert at the very end of their lives and to an opera by Harrison Birtwistle that he finds challenging and difficult but ultimately enlightening.
John Michael "Mike" BrearleyOBE (born 28 April 1942) is a retired English first-class cricketer who captained Cambridge University, Middlesex, and England. He captained the international side in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 2007–08. Since his retirement from professional cricket he has pursued a career as a writer and psychoanalyst, serving as President of the British Psychoanalytical Society 2008–10.
Early life
Brearley was educated at the City of London School (where his father Horace, himself a first-class cricketer, was a master). While at St. John's College, Cambridge, Brearley excelled at cricket (he was then a wicketkeeper/batsman). After making 76 on first-class debut as a wicketkeeper, he played for Cambridge University between 1961 and 1968 (captaining the side from 1964 onwards), first as an undergraduate in the Classical and Moral Sciences tripos, and then as a postgraduate. While still at Cambridge he was chosen for the MCC tour to South Africa in 1964–65, and to captain the MCC Under-25 side in Pakistan in 1966–67, when he scored 312 not out against North Zone (his highest first-class score) and 223 against the Pakistan Under-25 side he ended the tour with 793 runs from six matches at an average of 132.
Reflecting on what's been Though past will be future When again yesterday to be made For me hazy times fume all around Burning grass in a field of endless supplies Tall people casting shadows on the short Little people running circles round the wide Lazy times waste it well What better to do with my mind ! Crazy times no rhythm too hard Deep corners and people with my time Chorus : Overground in joy in clouds sunlit Snow untouched make pure silhouette Catches steam grass and dew Rays not harm the upward gaze Hosts bring out a game of openfields on the box Watch the guests who bring the heat of outside Flags of faith for boundaries to fight The young so wise before their time My time your time all time My time yout time all time Repeat Chorus Rhythm to your right rhythm the other side Expression outside and poetry inside Pleasure to your touch Taste of heaven on your mind