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Radio Commentators
Fri, December 27 2013
Legendary commentator, Kerry O’Keeffe announces retirement from commentary career
ABC's celebrated commentator, Kerry O'Keeffe has announced retirement from commentary.
Sun, September 14 2014
Commentators in cricket history 8: Alan Gibson’s genius and other demons
Alan Gibson was perhaps the most learned man ever to hold the microphone as a cricket broadcaster, someone who brought classical knowledge into his reporting. In the eighth part of the series on cricket commentators, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this man in whom flair and erudition forever battled with whimsy and the bottle.
Wed, July 18 2012
Veteran cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passes away
Veteran radio cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passed away here on Wednesday following a heart attack.
Thu, February 25 2016
Commentators in cricket history – 4: John Arlott – the master
John Arlott was a policeman, poet, wine-connoisseur, author, part time politician, anti-apartheid spokesperson and renowned host of dinner parties, all rolled into one.
Sun, September 14 2014
Commentators in cricket history – 3: Rex Alston
With his scholastic background, Rex Alston was clear, accurate and very much 'on the ball during his many years of covering Test matches. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the commentator whose calm sanity balanced the idiosyncrasies of the likes of John Arlott and Brian Johnston.
Sun, September 14 2014
Commentators in cricket history – 2: BBC’s Howard Marshall
Howard Marshall, along with BBC director Seymour de Lotbini re, formed the equivalent of Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe in the art of cricket commentary, setting the tone and benchmarks that would be followed by BBC and Test Match Special for years to come. In the second part of the series on broadcasters, Arunabha Sengupta replays the first popular English voice of ball by ball commentary.
Sun, September 14 2014
Commentators in cricket history – 1: Alan McGilvray – Voice of the game in Australia
There is little doubt that Alan McGilvray was the Australia's greatest radio cricket commentator.