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Rex Alston
Mon, September 11 2017
Rex Alston reads his obituary
Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day when Rex Alston had woken up in the hospital to read his own obituary in the papers.
Tue, September 02 2014
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.
Sun, September 14 2014
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 Sengupta recalls the commentator whose calm sanity balanced the idiosyncrasies of the likes of John Arlott and Brian Johnston.