My 13 Favorite Cricket Commentators Of All Time

Bat-PadTogether · #1 January 11, 2005, 03:24 PM

Here are my 13 favorite cricket Commentators of all time.Who are your favorites and why?
1-Alan McGilvray(Awesome Voice)
2-John Arlott
3-Brain Johnston
4-Richie Benaud
5-Tony Cozier
6-Jim Maxwell
7-Henry Blofeld
8- Jonathan Agnew
9- Omer Kureishi
10-Harsha Bhogle
11-Ian Chappell
12-Fred Trueman
13-Trevor Baily
Among all these Greats Commentators Ian Chappell tells you things you don\'t know which is what an expert should do.

akabir77 · #2 January 11, 2005, 03:35 PM

How come you didn't mention Jeff Boycot To me he is the "Give it strait" guy i have evr seen...

Frost · #3 January 11, 2005, 03:43 PM

Tony greg should have been in the list.

Bat-PadTogether · #4 January 11, 2005, 04:03 PM

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Tony greg should have been in the list.

Yes Frost u r right I should have Tony Greg here.Don Mosey was good too always exciting and colorful!!!DR.N.Puri from India was also a very good commentator.

artcellyus · #5 January 11, 2005, 04:04 PM

khoda box koi??

Bat-PadTogether · #6 January 11, 2005, 04:14 PM

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khoda box koi??

He talks too much about the nature,birds,sky,grass on the pitch and "Bolayer Saathay Bailayer Aattiota".I have no doubt that Khuda Box Mridha is a very good poetic cricket commentator!!!

Gilchrist · #7 January 11, 2005, 08:57 PM

I like Waqar Younis he is a very good commentator.

Spitfire_x86 · #8 January 12, 2005, 01:37 AM

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Originally posted by artcellyus
khoda box koi??

He talks too much about the nature,birds,sky,grass on the pitch and "Bolayer Saathay Bailayer Aattiota".I have no doubt that Khuda Box Mridha is a very good poetic cricket commentator!!!

Khoda box is a clown, not a commentator.

BTW, he's an all-in-one commentator, not cricket commentator.

Spitfire_x86 · #9 January 12, 2005, 01:40 AM

My favorites:

1. Geoff Boycott
2. Ravi Shastri
3. Harsha Bhogle

James90 · #10 January 12, 2005, 09:45 PM

Tony Greig says the most stupid irrelevant things, I'd prefer listen to Bill Lawry.

Waqar's a good commentator but his english is disgraceful, hopefully next time he comes to Australia he'll have taken a few lessons. And I don't like the way he goes "beauty"

Favourite commentators
1. Harsha Bhogle
2. Kerry O'Keefe
3. Mark Nicholas
4. Richie Benaud
5. David Gower

Ameer · #11 January 12, 2005, 11:32 PM

Waqar is a joke, one second he sounds like a Sri Lankan and and the next he tries to have a cheap Australian accent. If he fixes that, he can be a good one.

James90 · #12 January 13, 2005, 06:19 AM

Waqar is disgraceful. What is a wictory? or a half wolley? or Chaminda Waas? Or the wee bee series?

"Beewwwwwdy, dat's a great timing"
"Dat's a totally unseasonal shot"

He has a good knowledge of the game though and says some interesting things.

Spitfire_x86 · #13 January 13, 2005, 06:54 AM

I'm yet to hear Waqar. Wasim Akram isn't doing bad though

Carte Blanche · #14 January 13, 2005, 07:03 AM

1. Bill Lawry
2. Geoff Boycott
3. Ian Chappell
4. Paul Allot
5. Ian Smith
6. Michael Holding
7. Jonathan Agnew
8. Barry Richards
9. Harsha Bhogla
10. Atahar Ali Khan (just kidding)

fab · #15 January 13, 2005, 06:46 PM

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Waqar is disgraceful. What is a wictory? or a half wolley? or Chaminda Waas? Or the wee bee series?

LOL! That is strange as it's normally the Sri Lankans who can't pronounce 'V'. Do you think his name is really Vaqar?

I think Mark Taylor has improved a lot as a commentator. And the only time Bill Lawry is good is during the last 15 overs of an ODI!

Edited on, January 13, 2005, 11:47 PM GMT, by fab.

Samin · #16 January 13, 2005, 09:10 PM

Have any of you guys heard of Kerry O'Keefe from Australian radio? He's the guy that keeps laughing all the time, and cannot stop telling funny anecdotes, and then laughing at his own stories.

He is hilarious!!

PS: I think Ian Chappell is a hopeless commentator who can't stop bagging (putting down) other teams except Australia. Also, more disturbingly, he has a habit of targeting non-anglo saxon teams, or teams which do not have "christian: names.

Edited on, January 14, 2005, 2:13 AM GMT, by Samin.

Gilchrist · #17 January 13, 2005, 11:50 PM

Yeah, Kerry O'Keefe is very funny at times.

Edited on, January 14, 2005, 4:51 AM GMT, by Gilchrist.

islam · #18 January 15, 2005, 01:05 AM

1. Navjid shidu
2. Michale holding
3. Kerry o'keaf
4. Bogla
5. Allan donald
6. Barry richards
7. tony greg

bourny3 · #19 January 17, 2005, 01:33 AM

I wasnt around to hear most of the comentators like mcgilivray. but my top 5 would be.
1. Ian chappell. He talks about the game and actually coaches the younger generation in his comentary.
2. Harsha Bogle
3. Richie Benaud. He has some good one liners.
4. Bill Lawry
5. Kerry O'Keefe.

cricketfan · #20 January 17, 2005, 05:21 AM

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Originally quoted by Samin
PS: I think Ian Chappell is a hopeless commentator who can't stop bagging (putting down) other teams except Australia. Also, more disturbingly, he has a habit of targeting non-anglo saxon teams, or teams which do not have "christian: names.

I am surprised at this remark. He is lavish with his praise whoever the player or whatever the team provided they actually perform. I think you have not read his articles about the batting of V.V.S. Laxman.

Edited on, January 17, 2005, 10:22 AM GMT, by cricketfan.