Arlott was a poet, with a profound love for and knowledge of the game which shone through all his commentaries. Test Match Special in the days of Arlott, Johnston, Trueman etc. was without doubt the finest sports commentary programme of all time
@UKsoldier45 Жыл бұрын
Memories of a wonderful 60s childhood listening to a Perdio Popsy radio in the family car on very long journeys!! Far better days!
@markhayward7400Ай бұрын
There would be no place in today's cricket for someone like John Arlott, a non-professional cricketer who was a poet with words. Cricket is the poorer for the loss of different voices. Today we are treated to the endless hindsights and 'wisdom' of former professional cricketers turned commentators, many of whom are as inarticulate in front of a microphone as they were talented when out in the middle.
@francishuddy94623 жыл бұрын
Such a brilliant, beguiling Hampshire voice 👍🎙️🏏. The best ever cricket commentator 🏏👍🎙️
@glennmorris3712 жыл бұрын
John Arlot was the voice of my childhood, walking home from school listening on my little radio. It was to me a thing of beauty.
@MyChristine64 жыл бұрын
My favourite cricket commentator of all times.
@neilreading35523 жыл бұрын
Impossible to disguise a profound love of the game. A truly great man.
@thaiyar3 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Sri Lanka and only live radio commentary available then he was one of my favourite voices . He once described in a test match in the 70s “Derek underwood bowls a maiden ball to Viv Richards “ 😂when viv was smashing every delivery to all parts of the ground ...
@wildfire72503 жыл бұрын
Wonderful just Wonderful A Master Made Cricket Come Alive 😊
@joyslater83843 жыл бұрын
Glorious, how we miss understated, decent world that Arlott epitomized
@jackpayton5065 Жыл бұрын
Broadcast cricket games like poetry
@richturnermusic3 жыл бұрын
An utterly glorious programme in celebration of an incomparable commentator.
@SuperFerdie19653 жыл бұрын
The voice of cricket. I'm here rather than listening to the abject radio commentary on the current test match in India.
@volt7cooltangs7013 жыл бұрын
I’m with you bro. Arlott was the master.
@AnwarKhan-bk2pp2 жыл бұрын
What a passionate commentator.
@WesleyMcpherson-lu1rf3 ай бұрын
And it's Lance Gibbs from the pavilion ,and he puts a little bit more of air into that one. WI tour of England 1963. The venue was Old Trafford,Manchester.
@Sreeprayag4 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Thanks so much
@grahamboffey4573 жыл бұрын
Always remember his commentary on Sunday league cricket. Sublime. Made my summer seem always sunny.
@peterturley13314 жыл бұрын
💜😪💔
@tiggersmith7393 Жыл бұрын
TV on, volume off, JA on the radio commentating....what else do you need?....cucumber sandwich maybe?
@timspare802 жыл бұрын
The sounds of 'British summer' are so dry and dull, it's amazing the game has survived in that country. The 'sounds of summer' in Australia are very different. I appreciate dry English wit as much as anyone else, but I prefer more colour and life in cricket broadcasting.
@YagaYooo8 ай бұрын
It's fine, not everyone has any measure of class and humility about them. That's why we in England celebrate hourly the fact you are on the opposite side of the globe.
@dlamiss4 жыл бұрын
Just a selection of his commentaries and little about his life, listened to the whole thing but disappointing