Quote Originally Posted by BaggieSingh View Post
Morning Kettering, Morning Everybody

Smooth as silk, dont make em like that anymore - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPxyxKO48HQ

Have you ever seen.heard the 12th man/Billy Birmingham? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skV1_sJsPLM
Richie Benaud was the greatest commentator of all time in my opinion.

I could sit and watch a match from ball one right through the 90 overs back in the 70’s and 80’s just for the pure joy of him often saying nothing for minutes on end.

Only a true master of his craft can have the confidence to leave the airwaves completely free of dialogue when not required.

“Bowled him”

“Shot”

“Quite magnificent”

Often the long silence broken by just one or two of the phrases above.

Cricket will never be the same again for me now that Richie is no longer with us.

Same with Test Match Special on the radio.

For me Henry Blofeld was the best of the bunch since John Arlott but Arlott was the master.........what a beautiful tone he had to his voice. He painted a commentary like Constable painted a picture.