Today we celebrate the birth centenary of Brian Johnston, the heart of Test Match Special, the voice that reached homes around cricket playing countries carrying warmth and cheer. In happy coincidence with his 100th birthday, Arunabha Sengupta covers the career of the legend in the fifth episode of the series.
November 15 2012, 2:16 pm
Read MoreWith his scholastic background, Rex Alston was clear, accurate and very much 'on the ball during his many years of covering Test matches. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the commentator whose calm sanity balanced the idiosyncrasies of the likes of John Arlott and Brian Johnston.
November 15 2012, 2:28 pm
Read MoreChristopher Martin-Jenkins, fondly known as CMJ, passed away on January 1, 2013. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the respected broadcaster who was a pillar of Test Match Special (YMS) for 38 years.
January 2 2013, 7:08 pm
Read MoreOn May 6, 1922 Jennings Tune took 10 wickets without conceding a run. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at arguably the greatest bowling feat in the any recorded cricket match.
May 6 2013, 3:50 pm
Read MoreChishty Mujahid is widely regarded as the grand old voice of Pakistani cricket, a legendary figure in Pakistani Cricket journalism and broadcasting whose name has become synonymous with Pakistani cricket’s best known triumphs.
December 31 2012, 10:02 am
Read MoreRobert Hudson is perhaps the most unsung of the Test Match Special commentators. Nevertheless, he played the most important role in the conception of the programme. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this most meticulous of commentators.
November 15 2012, 12:27 pm
Read MoreOn June 11, 1927, 28 days after an experiment by BBC featuring Reverend Frank Gillingham, Pelham Warner made the first ball-by-ball radio broadcast from Lord's on the first day of the match between Middlesex and Nottinghamshire, perched next to the clock at the Nursery End. Since then, several relentless voices bringing us ball by ball updates have gone on to become much loved household names.
November 19 2012, 5:22 pm
Read MoreAlan Gibson was perhaps the most learned man ever to hold the microphone as a cricket broadcaster, someone who brought classical knowledge into his reporting. In the eighth part of the series on cricket commentators, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and career of this man in whom flair and erudition forever battled with whimsy and the bottle.
November 15 2012, 12:23 pm
Read MoreOn May 14, 1927, a Reverend was called away from his church pulpit and asked to broadcast cricket live on BBC. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the birth of ball-by-ball cricket commentary in England.
October 12 2012, 1:20 am
Read MoreSachin Tendulkar celebrates his 40th birthday today [April 24, 2013]. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a few great performances by batsmen after they had turned 40.
April 24 2013, 12:40 pm
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