John Arlott

Fred Trueman’s short-straws sledge: How true was John Arlott’s story?

IST 26 September 2017 •7:30 AM IST

15 iconic quotes on Jack Hobbs

16 December 2015 •7:05 PM IST

Legendary John Arlott’s final moments in commentary box

31 December 2014 •2:19 PM IST

History of streaking towards glory

16 March 2014 •3:16 PM IST

JW McKenzie Cricket Books: The only cricket bookshop in the world

25 August 2013 •11:52 AM IST

John Arlott News

Dickie Bird: The superstar among umpires

Dickie Bird was an institution within cricket, universally loved and respected, and instantly recognisable.

23 April 2013 •10:53 AM IST

David Lloyd: A truly multi-faceted personality

David Lloyd, born March 18, 1947, runs Dicky Bird close to top the list of curious English cricket characters. Arunabha Sengupta looks at a flipping interesting career.

19 March 2013 •4:15 PM IST

Fazal Mahmood: The man who inspired a generation of Pakistan fast bowlers

Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan’s Brylcreem boy, was one of the foremost finest fast bowlers to emerge from the region. He is well-known for the role he played in helping Pakistan get to the Test level, and for his magnificent performances during the nation’s inaugural tours of India and England.

18 February 2013 •8:57 AM IST

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 whose name has become synonymous with Pakistani cricket’s best known triumphs.

31 December 2012 •10:01 AM IST

The first streaker at Lord’s cricket ground

It was August 4, 1975. The person was called Michael Angelow.

04 August 2012 •11:07 AM IST

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.

26 July 2012 •11:35 AM IST

Commentators in cricket history – 6: EW “Jim” 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.

01 July 2012 •11:01 AM IST

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.

21 June 2012 •10:51 AM IST

How commentators over the ages would describe a Sachin Tendulkar cover drive!

By Venkataraman Ganesan

In an era where quality of cricket commentary ranges from the mesmerising to the macabre (mostly the latter). In the following lines, I employ the hypothetical setting of Tendulkar executing a cover drive and then don the pseudo mantle of various living and dead commentators to describe the shot.

27 May 2012 •10:07 AM IST