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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby meninblue » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:18 am

Robin Jackman is back with the mic. He has been fighting a malignant tumour in the vocal cords. Good to see he has recovered.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby meninblue » Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:56 pm

clubcricketeradi wrote:Robin Jackman is back with the mic. He has been fighting a malignant tumour in the vocal cords. Good to see he has recovered.


His voice has still not recovered to what he usually sounded like. Maybe his passion with cricket is motivating him enough to still be involved in cricketing jobs in spite of health issue. Hopefully, he will recover to his usual voice gradually.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:12 pm

I read through this again as it was bumped up. And I was shocked to see myself being a little equivocal about Knight's awfulness. I want to make it clear that i was going through shock therapy at the time.

Quite enjoying the Kiwis in this series. No Danny Morrison. No big egos.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby mikesiva » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:54 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:I read through this again as it was bumped up. And I was shocked to see myself being a little equivocal about Knight's awfulness. I want to make it clear that i was going through shock therapy at the time.

Quite enjoying the Kiwis in this series. No Danny Morrison. No big egos.

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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Chris de Burgh » Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:19 pm

Just found this, quite the good read.
Imho though
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From what I've heard of Ed Smith on TMS during the NZ series he seems ok. If I'm watching though 90% of the time I'll turn the tv to really low volume and listen to the TMS on my laptop.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Sandman » Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:32 pm

I used to like Henry Blofield.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby D/L » Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:21 pm

Sandman wrote:I used to like Henry Blofield.

That may be just two then, including his mother. B****dy awful commentator, a typical eccentricity over knowledge choice by the BBC.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Alviro Patterson » Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:36 am

Favourite Commentators: Jeremy Coney, followed by Alan Wilkins and Richie Benaud

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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Gingerfinch » Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:14 am

Quite like listening to Butcher & Harvey on Sky.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Sandman » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:08 pm

D/L wrote:
Sandman wrote:I used to like Henry Blofield.

That may be just two then, including his mother. B****dy awful commentator, a typical eccentricity over knowledge choice by the BBC.


Waaaat!! Having said that the last I heard him was 15 years ago, used to like his enthusiasm more so than anything else and that's all I remember.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Sandman » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:10 pm

Alviro Patterson wrote:Favourite Commentators: Jeremy Coney, followed by Alan Wilkins and Richie Benaud

Highly rated Commentators: Simon Doull, Mark Richardson, Ian David Stockley Smith, Sanjay Manjrekar, Mark Nicholas, Tony Greig, HD Ackerman, Russel Arnold

Least rated: Bob Willis, Nasser Hussain, Ian Botham, Paul Allott, Ian Ward, Charles Colville, Geoff Boycott, Michael Holding


Mark Nicholas :no
Russel Arnold :no

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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby Gingerfinch » Mon Mar 25, 2013 1:27 pm

Nicholas is annoying. Gets to excited.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby meninblue » Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:06 pm

Simon Taufel has started doing commentary in the ongoing IPL. I have liked his commentary thus far.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Presumably the bowlers think you can see the shine as they hide the ball or rotate it in their hands before delivery.


When the ball is new it is very very difficult to see the shine because it is almost similar color on both sides. However, when the fielding team works on it, one side becomes more darker as it is not worked upon.So due to the pronounced color difference it becomes bit easy to identify which side the shine is.That is when the bowlers try to hide the shine.Some international players have said they could see the shine even against pace bowlers,whereas others could not.

Majority of cricketers though play on the instinct once the ball is delivered and acts after pitching.
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Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby braveneutral » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:01 pm

Anyone for the effervescent Danny Morrison?
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I suppose.

At times.

Re: Who's your favourite commentator?

Postby SaintPowelly » Mon Apr 22, 2013 4:39 pm

braveneutral wrote:Anyone for the effervescent Danny Morrison?


I don't mind him, prefer him to David Lloyd.
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