With 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 MorePoliceman, poet, wine-connoisseur, author, part time politician, anti-apartheid spokesperson and word renowned host of dinner parties - John Arlott was also the soul of cricket commentary for over three decades. In the fourth part of the series on cricket commentators, Arunabha Sengupta covers the career of the Basingstoke legend.
November 15 2012, 2:23 pm
Read MoreA man who got the 1939 Wisden stamped as Not Subversive by the Japanese at a Prisoner of War camp, EW Swanton was one of the pioneering commentators and a regular member of the Test Match Special team.
November 15 2012, 1:52 pm
Read MoreOn this day 55 years ago, Colin Cowdrey and Peter May used their pads to frustrate and blunt the spin of Sonny Ramadhin and put on a gigantic partnership. However, spin struck back exactly 36 years later when Mike Gatting was bowled by the Ball of the Century from Shane Warne. Arunabha Senguptatakes a look at the mixed day for spinners.
November 19 2012, 5:20 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 MoreSeventy three years ago, Britain declared war on Germany and cricket vacated the stage for the Second World War. However, the game went on and in its own way served in the war effort.
October 12 2012, 2:32 am
Read MoreToday 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 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
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