John Arlott
John Arlott
Leslie Thomas John Arlott OBEwas an English journalist, author and cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match Special. He was also a poet and wine connoisseur. With his poetic phraseology, he became an iconic cricket commentator noted for his "wonderful gift for evoking cricketing moments" by the BBC...
batting matter richards
Batting for Vivian Richards is a matter of strokes, more strokes, and even more strokes.
lonely team games
Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing a bowler supported by ten fieldsmen and observed by two umpires to ensure that his error does not go unpunished.
food wine successful
Wine is a successful effort to translate the perishable into the permanent.
technique nests umbrella
The batsman's technique was like an old lady poking her umbrella at a wasp's nest.
umpires bird stopping
Umpire Harold Bird, having a wonderful time, signalling everything in the world, including stopping traffic coming on from behind.
air umpires bye
The umpire signals a bye with the air of a weary stalk
rays fronts
Ray Illingworth is relieving himself in front of the pavilion.
done bills afl
Bill Frindall has done a bit of mental arithmetic with a calculator
umpires dresses tasks
It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps.
cricket village
Villagers do not think village cricket is funny.