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10 greatest cricket commentators and summarisers

Conversely. My bottom 10 (in no order other than No1.)

Gavaskar (racist little clunt)
Bhogle (another racist little clunt)
Pietersen
Nicholas
Morrison
Shastri
Hayden
Cork
Harmison
Blofeld (stupid old twat)
 

FatCat2402 said:
Conversely. My bottom 10 (in no order other than No1.)

Gavaskar (racist little clunt)
Bhogle (another racist little clunt)
Pietersen
Nicholas
Morrison
Shastri
Hayden
Cork
Harmison
Blofeld (stupid old twat)
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Bhogle is a tit like, can't abide him.

Nicholas is marmite but is actually a decent bloke I think.

Harmy comes across alright, just talks too much.

Shastri has grown on me.
 
The Breen Machine said:
Bhogle is a tit like, can't abide him.

Nicholas is marmite but is actually a decent bloke I think.

Harmy comes across alright, just talks too much.

Shastri has grown on me.
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The problem I have with Harmison is firstly, he sounds absolutely dense and secondly, once you've heard him say "y'kna"...you can't miss it. And it's basically in every thing he says.
 
FatCat2402 said:
Yep. Qualified solicitor. Just don't like her voice
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plus she supports them up the road
Ian Smith is up there just for the "barest of all Margins"

Holding's voice is just soothing to the ears, but Benaud is the GOAT for me, reminds of playing street cricket as a kid, my mate did a fabulous impression of him so would commentate our games as we were playing, starting with Morning everyone before the first ball was bowled, He did Tony Greig too but it wasnt as good
 
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John Arlott was the master, was scheduled to fly on that fateful flight with Man Utd in 1958, but he boss pulled rank & went instead (he didn't survive)
Johnson was OK for a posh twat
Agnew & Alistar Cook out of the current crop
Vic Markes
Michael Holding
Richie Benaud & Jim Laker from my childhood
Didn't mind Bumble
Gower
 
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I always thought we seen the best of Benaud in his channel 4 days. Was all a bit straight laced and stuffy when on the beeb. Channel 4 took the shackles off them and properly allowed them to be express there opinions in depth. Use to get them amongst the crowd and taking questions and all the pundits bounced off each other. Can remember Barry Richards been excellent crack. Tremendous interaction with the racing morning like team back then too. They proper moved the coverage on in broadcasting terms
 
redandwhiterob said:
I always thought we seen the best of Benaud in his channel 4 days. Was all a bit strait laced and stuffy when on the beeb. Channel 4 took the shackles off them and properly allowed them to be express there opinions in depth. Use to get them amongst the crowd and taking questions and all the pundits bounced off each other. Can remember Barry Richards been excellent crack. Tremendous interaction with the racing morning like team back then too. They proper moved the coverage on in broadcasting terms
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I remember Boycott doing a batting masterclass during a lunch break on Channel 4.

Although I generally find him irritating this 20 minute session was absolutely brilliant and he nailed the technique there and then.

Any kids watching couldn’t fail to learn from that
 
I know Mark Nicholas can be unpopular here but was the perfect choice for channel 4.
redandwhiterob said:
I always thought we seen the best of Benaud in his channel 4 days. Was all a bit straight laced and stuffy when on the beeb. Channel 4 took the shackles off them and properly allowed them to be express there opinions in depth. Use to get them amongst the crowd and taking questions and all the pundits bounced off each other. Can remember Barry Richards been excellent crack. Tremendous interaction with the racing morning like team back then too. They proper moved the coverage on in broadcasting terms
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Richie loved talking about the horses... oh on that note Mikey Holding. Lord Gower should still be on sky.
Eggman said:
I remember Boycott doing a batting masterclass during a lunch break on Channel 4.

Although I generally find him irritating this 20 minute session was absolutely brilliant and he nailed the technique there and then.

Any kids watching couldn’t fail to learn from that
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Eggman said:
I think Mark Wood might be an entertaining media person, once he retires.
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He just tries a bit too hard for me.
chunksafc said:
Tms is such an easy listen.

Agnew, Johnson, Boycott, Viv Marks etc where lovely to listen to.

Its still an institution with the even with the new presenters and is the sound of the summer
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Sadly no longer ALL summer these days. It used to be almost the cue to get your autumn clothes ready when they broadcast the last day of test cricket of the summer.
Exapno Mapcase said:
I can't bear Agnew, like someone trying to impersonate a TMS commentator but not quite getting the off topic lightheartedness.
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He is fine for about 50% of the time when he actually commetates but when he tries to be wacky/funny it just doesnt work. Yes Aggers, we know you play second euphonium in a local band. You've told us 378 times already this summer.
The Breen Machine said:
Agnew is great, Tufnell probably doesn't get the credit he deserves as he's a great radio commentator and more astute than he likes to let on. Vic Marks was always good and Isa Guha is the best of the females.
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Quad42 said:
Listening to the wireless back in the day, no body could encapsulate a game of cricket like John Arlot, along side Henry Blofeld with his idiosyncratic descriptions of buses and pigeons, and the boyish humour of Brian Johnston.
Happy summer days simpler times.
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Please include Trevor Bailey.
FatCat2402 said:
Conversely. My bottom 10 (in no order other than No1.)

Gavaskar (racist little clunt)
Bhogle (another racist little clunt)
Pietersen
Nicholas
Morrison
Shastri
Hayden
Cork
Harmison
Blofeld (stupid old twat)
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Replace Blofeld with Alex Hartley and we have a deal.
 
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Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan said:
He just tries a bit too hard for me.

Sadly no longer ALL summer these days. It used to be almost the cue to get your autumn clothes ready when they broadcast the last day of test cricket of the summer.

He is fine for about 50% of the time when he actually commetates but when he tries to be wacky/funny it just doesnt work. Yes Aggers, we know you play second euphonium in a local band. You've told us 378 times already this summer.

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Please include Trevor Bailey.

Replace Blofeld with Alex Hartley and we have a deal.
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I don't like Hartley, but Blofeld used to get my blood pressure going. Useless owld clunt
 
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