The Great Commentators.



Richie Benaud.



John Arlott.

Having been a rather modest football commentator for over 40 years, I ask 'Who was the greatest commentator of them all?' - It has to be between Messrs Arlott & Benaud. Precious little to choose between two understated but nonetheless contrasting styles.

If SKY TV merits praise for anything, it is surely with its cricket coverage where we have a 'sackload' of truly superb commentators who make the commentaries in all other sports seem profoundly inferior.

Many of the present crop will be classed as 'greats' by future generations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdotKNqeFsU *****

(From 7 minutes in, a two minute BBC News obituary of Arlott also featuring 'Jonners' and Botham.)
PS. I do not idolise them and their personal lives and opinions are of little or no interest to me.