Christopher Martin-Jenkins – meticulous and precise to the last day
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, fondly known as CMJ, passed away on January 1, 2013. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the respected broadcaster who was a...
The standard of commentary has gone down all over the world: Chishty Mujahid
Chishty Mujahid is widely regarded as the grand old voice of Pakistani cricket, a legendary figure in Pakistani Cricket journalism and broadcasting...
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...
Commentators in cricket history - 7: Robert 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...
Commentators in cricket history - 5: Brian Johnston - Legend, laughter and leg-over
Today we celebrate the birth centenary of Brian Johnston, the heart of Test Match Special, the voice that reached homes around cricket playing countries...
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...
Commentators in cricket history - 1: Alan McGilvray - Voice of the game in Australia
On June 11, 1927, 28 days after an experiment by BBC featuring Reverend Frank Gillingham, Pelham Warner made the first ball-by-ball radio broadcast...
The birth of ball-by-ball cricket commentary on BBC - 85 years ago
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...
