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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