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Read MoreTony Cozier: Full of zest for life till the very end
In an age when commentators compare W.G. Grace's batting with Sunil Narine's , Tony Cozier is sorely missed writes Mayukh Ghosh.
Read MoreEW Swanton : No one gave more to cricket
EW Swanton was born on February 11, 1907
Read MoreAlan Gibson - Of 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. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this man in whom flair and erudition forever battled with whimsy and the bottle.
Read MoreRobert Hudson - the art of being prepared
Robert Hudson is perhaps the most unsung of the Test Match Special commentators. Nevertheless, he played the most important role in the conception of the programme. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this most meticulous of commentators.
Read MoreJim Swanton - The Old Reliable
A man who got the 1939 Wisden stamped as “Not Subversive” by the Japanese at a Prisoner of War camp, EW Swanton was one of the pioneering commentators and a regular member of the Test Match Special team. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this often liked, often disliked, always admired man.
Read MoreBrian Johnston - Legend, Laughter and Leg-over
Brian Johnston was the heart of Test Match Special, the voice that reached homes around cricket playing countries carrying warmth and cheer. Arunabha Sengupta covers the career of the legend in the fifth episode of the series.
Read MoreJohn Arlott - the master
Policeman, poet, wine-connoisseur, author, part time politician, anti-apartheid spokesperson and word renowned host of dinner parties – John Arlott was also the soul of cricket commentary for over three decades. In the fourth part of the series on cricket commentators, Arunabha Sengupta covers the career of the Basingstoke legend.
Read MoreRex Alston - always on the ball
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.
Read MoreHoward Marshall - the pioneer of BBC cricket commentary
Howard Marshall, along with BBC director Seymour de Lotbinière, 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.
Read MoreAlan McGilvray - Voice of Australian Cricket
Arunabha Sengupta pays homage the voice of Australian cricket, Alan McGilvray.
Read More1927 - Ball by ball Commentary is born
On May 14, 1927, a Reverend was called away from his church pulpit and asked to broadcast cricket live on BBC. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the birth of ball-by-ball cricket commentary in England.
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