The imagery and wit of an incomparable broadcaster is captured here in a unique collection of historic, and humorous, moments from the 20th century. From the 1940s we hear about Bradmans last test, from the 1950s Comptons highest Test Score, from the 1960s Truemans 300th Test wicket and Boycotts first ton, and then the 1970s with Arlotts freaker (the Lords streaker), and finally Johns last commentary at the Lords centenary Test in 1980. His commentary was poetic in its elegance, and the pictures he painted with words are vintage: the stroke of a man knocking a thistle top off with a walking stick (on Clive Lloyd in 1975) and a colony of silver gulls... perched on the top of the stand as if they were vultures recruited for Lillee during the Centenary Test in Melbourne. Presented by Peter Baxter, here is a selection of classic clips from the very personification of cricket, brought together for the first time.
1 CD. 1 hr 9 mins.
