This is a list of notable media commentators and writers on the sport of cricket from around the world.

A number of famous players have had a second career as writers or commentators. However, many commentators never played the game at a professional level, yet they have gone on to become famous names associated with the game. The following is a list of the cricket commentators, including name, nationality, Broadcaster/Publication and other careers.

List of commentators

NameFirst–class / List A careerBroadcaster/Publication
David AcfieldEssex 1966–1986BBC Television 1986-1990[1][2]
Russel ArnoldSri Lanka 1997–2007
Nondescripts Cricket Club 1993–2007
Chennai Superstars		TEN Sports 2009–present
Star Sports Tamil 2019–present
Ranil AbeynaikeBedfordshire 1982
Sinhalese Sports Club 1989–1990		TEN Sports 2004–2011
Nimbus Sport 2006–2011
Karunaratne AbeysekeraNoneRadio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Bandula Saman WathuregamaNoneRadio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation/ Sri Lanka Cricket Youtube Channel
Roshan AbeysingheRagama Cricket ClubTEN Sports 2010–present
H. D. AckermanSouth Africa 1998SuperSport (Super Cricket)
Jonathan AgnewLeicestershire 1978–1990, 1992
England 1984–1985		BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 1991–present
The People 1990–1991
BBC Television 1999, 2007–2009
ABC ?–present
Wasim AkramPakistan 1985–2003ESPN Star Sports 2003–2015
Channel 4 1999–2002
Terry AldermanWestern Australia 1974–1963
Australia 1981–1991
Kent 1984–1986
Gloucestershire 1988		ABC (Grandstand) 1993–present[3]
Paul AllottLancashire 1978–1991
England 1981–1985		BBC Television 1994–1995
Sky Sports 1995–present
Rex Alston (1901–1994)NoneBBC Radio 1945–1957[4]
BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 1957–1964,[4]
Lala Amarnath (1933–1955)India 1936–1952All India Radio
James AndersonLancashire County Cricket Club
England cricket team 2002–2024		BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 2017–present[5]
BBC Television 2021–present[6]
John Arlott (1914–1991)NoneBBC Radio 1946–1957[7][8]
BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 1957–1980[8]
BBC Television 1965-1980
The Guardian 1968–1980
Athar Ali KhanBangladesh 1988–1998Independent Television 2013–present
Nimbus Sport
Mike AthertonLancashire 1987–2001
England 1989–2001		Channel 4 2002–2005
Sunday Telegraph
The Times
Talksport 2004–2005
Sky Sports 2005–present Channel 7 2021–22 Ashes Series[9]
Trevor Bailey (1923–2011)Essex 1946–1967
England 1949–1959		BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 1967–1999[10]
Jack Bannister (1930–2016)Warwickshire 1950–1968BBC Television 1984–1998
Talksport 2001–2015
Richie Benaud (1930–2015)New South Wales 1948–1964
Australia 1952–1964		BBC Television 1960–1999, 2007[11]
Channel 9 1977–2013[12]
Channel 4 1999–2005[11]
Channel 5 2009[13]
Harsha BhogleNoneABC 1991–present
ESPN Star Sports 1995–
BBC Radio 1996-2008[14][15]
Fox Cricket 2018–
Ian BishopWest Indies 1989–1998Sky Sports 2005–present
Channel 4 2000–2004
SABC Television 2005–2008
Channel 5 2007–2009
Greg BlewettSouth Australia 1991–2007
Australia 1995–2000		Sky Sports 2009–
Seven Network 2018–
Henry BlofeldCambridge University 1958–1960ITV 1966–1969
BBC (Test Match Special) 1972–1991, 1994–2017[16][17]
Sky Sports 1991–1992[16]
Sir Ian BothamSomerset 1974–1985
Worcestershire 1986–1991
Durham 1992–1993
England 1976–1992		Sky Sports 1995–2019[18][19]
Sir Geoffrey BoycottYorkshire 1962–1986
England 1964–1982		Sky Sports 1990–1998
BBC Television 1990–1998
Talksport 1998–2003
Channel 4 2004–2005
BBC (Test Match Special) 2005–2020[20]
Channel 5 2006–2020
Carlos BrathwaiteBarbados 2010–present
West Indies 2011–2019		BBC Television 2020–present[21]
BBC (Test Match Special) 2020–?[22]
James BrayshawWestern Australia 1987–1990
South Australia 1990–1997		Nine Network 2007–2016[23]
Seven Network 2018–,
Stuart BroadLeicestershire 2005–2007
Nottinghamshire 2008–2023
England 2006–2023		Sky Sports 2018–present
Freddie Brown (1910–1991)England 1931–1953BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–69
Mark ButcherSurrey 1992–2009
England 1997–2004		Talksport 2018–2019[24]
ITV Sport 2010–2014
Sky Sports 2018–present
Jim BurkeAustralia 1951–1959
Chris CairnsNew Zealand 1989–2004Fox Sports Australia 2012–present
Greg Chappell [a]South Australia 1966–1973
Queensland 1973–1984
Somerset 1968–1969
Australia 1970–1984		Channel 9 1989–1994
Ian Chappell [a]South Australia 1961–1980
Lancashire 1963
Australia 1964–1980		Channel 9 1980–2018[25]
ESPN Star sports 2007–present
Channel 5 2009
BBC Television 1977, 1993, 1997-1999,[26]
Michael CharltonNoneABC 1954–?[27]
BBC Radio 1956 (Ashes series)[27][28]
Nimbus Sport
Michael ClarkeAustralia 2003-2015Nine Network 2014-2018
Brian Close (1931-2015)England 1949-1976BBC Television 1978-1982[29][30]
Charles ColvilleNoneSky Sports 1990–present
Denis Compton (1918–1997)England 1937–1957
Middlesex 1936–58		BBC Television 1958–75
Sunday Express
Jeremy ConeyWellington 1971–1987
New Zealand 1974–1987		Sports Roundup/Radio Sport 1990–2000
Sky Sport 2004
Sir Alastair CookBedfordshire 2002
Essex 2003–present
England 2006–2018		BBC (Test Match Special) 2019–present[31] BBC Television 2020–present
Dominic CorkDerbyshire 1990–2003
Lancashire 2004–2008
Hampshire 2009–2011
England 1992–2002		BBC (Test Match Special) 2007-2010[32][33]
Pakistan Television Corporation 2009–present
Talksport 2013–present
Sky Sports 2011–present
Jamie CoxTasmania 1987–2005
Tony Cozier (1940–2016)NoneBarbados Daily News 1961–1969
Nine Network 1977–1992
ABC ?–?
Sky Sports
BBC (Test Match Special) 1966–2015[34]
Peter Cranmer (1914–1994)Warwickshire 1934–1954BBC (Test Match Special) 1965–1968 [35]
BBC Radio 1958-1974[36][37]
Aidan Crawley (1908-1993)Kent 1927-1947BBC Television 1939-1947[38][39]
Colin CroftWest Indies 1977-1982BBC Television 1995, 1999[40][41]
Martin Crowe (1962–2016)New Zealand 1982–1995Sky Sport 2006
Craig CummingCanterbury 1995–2000
Otago 2000–2015
New Zealand 2005–2009		Sky Sport 2014,
Charles DagnallWarwickshire 1999-2001
Leicestershire 2002-2004		BBC Radio 2012-2021[42][43]
Aravinda De SilvaSri Lanka 1984–2003Sky Sports 2006
Ted Dexter (1935-2021)Sussex 1956–1968
England 1958–1968		BBC Television 1968-1988[44][45]
Allan DonaldSouth Africa 1991–2003
Simon DoullNew Zealand 1992–2000Sky Sport 2006–
Rahul DravidKarnataka 1990–2012
Kent 2000
Scotland 2003
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2008–2010
Rajasthan Royals 2011–2013
India 1996–2012		ESPN Star sports 2012–present
ABC 2014–2018
BCCI 2012–present
Neil Durden-SmithBBC Radio 1964-1975[46][47]
BBC Television 1967-1970[48]
Jeff DujonJamaica 1974–1993
West Indies 1981–1991		Sky Sportsannounce
Dean du PlessisNoneESPNcricinfo 2001–present
Matthew EngelNoneThe Guardian
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Farokh EngineerIndia 1961–1975BBC (Test Match Special) 1986, 1990[49][50]
Premasara EpasingheNoneRadio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Percy Fender (1892–1985)Sussex 1910–1913
Surrey 1914–1935
MCC 1920–1936
England 1921–1929		BBC Radio 1936-1946
BBC Television 1947[51]
Ranjit FernandoCeylon 1964–1978
Sri Lanka 1975		Ten Sports 2004–2009
Aaron FinchAustralia 2011–2022Channel 7 2024–present[52]
Jack Fingleton (1908-1981)New South Wales 1928–1940
Australia 1932–1938
Kate FitzpatrickNoneChannel 9 (Australia) 1983[53][54]
Damien FlemingAustralia 1994–2001ABC ?–present
Fox Sports 2010–2012
Ten Network 2013–2018
Channel 7 2018–present[55]
Tom FordyceNoneBBC Live Text
Charles FortuneNoneSABC
Graeme 'Foxy' FowlerLancashire 1979–1991
Durham 1992–1994
England 1982–1985		BBC (Test Match Special) 1994–2005
Angus FraserMiddlesex 1984–2002
England 1989–1999		BBC (Test Match Special) 2000-2010
The Independent 2002–
David FrithNoneThe Cricketer
Wisden Cricket Monthly 1979–1996
C. B. Fry (1872-1956)Oxford University 1892–1895
Sussex 1894–1908
England 1895–1912		BBC Radio 1936–?
Iain GallawayOtago 1946–1948Sports Roundup various media 1953–1992
Sourav GangulyBengal 1989–2012
Lancashire 2000
Kolkata Knight Riders 2008–2010
Pune Warriors India 2011–2012
India 1992–2008		ESPN Star sports 2010–present
BCCI 2012–present
Mike GattingMiddlesex 1975–1998
England 1977–1994		BBC (Test Match Special) 2002-2007
Sunil GavaskarMumbai 1966–1988
Somerset 1980
India 1971–1987		ESPN Star Sports 1992–
BCCI
BBC (Test Match Special)
SuperSport 2018[56]
Alan Gibson (1923–1997)NoneBBC (Test Match Special) 1962–1975
The Times
Adam GilchristNew South Wales 1992–1994
Western Australia 1994–2008
Deccan Chargers 2008–2010
Middlesex 2010
Kings XI Punjab 2011–2013		Nine Network 2008-2011[57]
Ten Network 2013–2018
Fox Sports 2018–present[55]
Arthur Gilligan (1894–1976)Cambridge University 1919–1920
Surrey 1919
Sussex 1920–1932
England 1922–1925		ABC[58]
Rev. Frank Gillingham (1875–1953)Essex 1903–1928BBC Radio 1927–?[59][60]
Graham GoochEssex 1973–2000
England 1978–1992		BBC (Test Match Special) 2002–2009
Darren GoughYorkshire 1989–2003; 2007–2008
Essex 2004–2006
England 1994–2006		Talksport 2018–2019[24]
David GowerLeicestershire 1975–1989
Hampshire 1990–1993
England 1978–1992		BBC Television1994–1999
Sky Sports 1999–2019[19]
Sunday Times
Phil "Phil G" GowersNoneEuropean Cricket League 2022-current
Tom Graveney (1927–2015)England 1951–1969BBC Television 1980-1991[61][62]
Tony Greig (1946–2012)Sussex 1966–1978
England 1972–1977		Nine Network 1979–2012
Channel 4 2005
TEN Sports
Isa GuhaThames Valley 1998–1999
Berkshire 2000–present
England 2002–2011		Fox Sports 2018–present[63] ITV Sport 2010–2014
BBC (Test Match Special) 2014–present
Sky Sports 2015–2019
BBC Television 2020–present
Alex HartleyLancashire 2008–2012
Middlesex 2013–2016
Surrey Stars 2016
Lancashire 2017–2023
England 2016–2019		BBC (Test Match Special) 2020–present[64]
Bob HarvieNoneRadio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Mike HaysmanLeicestershire –SuperSport (Super Cricket)
TEN Sports
Ian HealyQueensland 1986–1999
Australia 1988–1999		Channel 9 1999–present[65]
Fox Sports 2018–present[65][66]
Mike Hendrick (1948-2021)England 1974-1981BBC Radio 1990-1994[50][67]
Michael HoldingWest Indies 1975–1987Sky Sports
Nine Network 1992–present
David Hookes (1955-2004)South Australia 1975–1992
Australia 1977–1986
Robert Hudson (1920—2010) [b]NoneBBC Television 1949–1950, 1962–1964
BBC (Test Match Special) 1958, 1962–1968[68]
Simon HughesMiddlesex 1980–1992
Durham 1992–1993		The Independent
Daily Telegraph
Channel 4 1999–2005[69]
Channel 5 2006–2017[69]
BBC (Test Match Special) 2007–present
Nasser HussainEssex 1987–2004
England 1989–2004		Sky Sports 2004–present
Michael Hussey [c]Western Australia 2004–2013
Australia 2004–2013		Nine Network 2014–2016
Fox Sports 2018–present[70]
Ray Illingworth (1932-2021)England 1958–1973BBC Television 1984–1993
Asif IqbalPakistan 1964-1980BBC Television 1992, 1996[71][72]
Robin Jackman (1945–2020)England 1974–1983SuperSport (Super Cricket)
BBC Television 1987-1988, 1994[73][74]
Mahela JayawardeneSinhalese Sports Club 1995–2015
Sri Lanka 1997–2015		Talksport 2018–2019[24]
Brian Johnston (1912–1994)NoneBBC Television 1946–1969[75][76]
BBC (Test Match Special) 1966–1994[77][78]
Dean Jones (1961-2020)Australia 1984–1992ABC
TEN Sports 2003–2006[79][80]
Zee Sports 2007–2008 (Indian Cricket League)
NDTV 24x7 2010
Star Sports 2018–2020 (Select Dugout),
Dinesh KarthikTamil Nadu 2002–2024
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2015, 2022–2024
India 2004–2022		Sky Sports 2021–present
Rob KeyKent 1998–2016
England 2002–2009		Sky Sports 2012–present
Nick KnightWarwickshire 1991–2006
England 1995–2003		Sky Sports 2006–present
Jim Laker (1922-1986)England 1948–1959ITV 1966–1968
BBC Television 1969–1985
Arun LalIndia 1982–1989Nimbus Sport 2003–
TEN Sports 2010–
Gavin LarsenWellington 1984–1999
New Zealand 1990–1999
Geoff LawsonAustralia 1989–2004ABC ?–present
Bill LawryVictoria 1955–1972
Australia 1961–1971		Channel 9 1977–2018[81][82]
Brett LeeNew South Wales 1997–2012
Australia 1999–2012		Channel 9 2010–2014[83] Fox Sports 2018–present[70]
Darren LehmannAustralia 1996–2005Sky Sports 2005–2007
Disney+ Hotstar
Andrew LeonardIreland under-19 2010 Ireland A 2010

Sky Sports 2023[84]
ESPN Star Sports 2023 BBC 2023

BCCI 2023

Tony LewisGlamorgan 1955–1974
England 1972–1973		BBC (Test Match Special) 1975–1984
The Sunday Telegraph 1975–1993
BBC Television 1984–1998
David Lloyd [d]Lancashire 1965–1983
England 1973–1980		BBC (Test Match Special) 1992–1995
Sky Sports 1999–2021[85]
Channel 9 2013–14 (The Ashes)
Simon MannNoneBBC (Radio 5) 1994–1996
BBC (Test Match Special) 1996–present
Sanjay ManjrekarMumbai 1984–1998
India 1987–1996		ESPN Star Sports 2009–present
TEN Sports 2003–2009
Neil ManthorpNoneSuperSport (Super Cricket)
BBC (Test Match Special) 2007, 2012, 2016[86][87]
ABC ?–present
Talksport 2003–2008
Vic MarksSomerset 1975–1989
England 1982–1988		The Observer 1989–present
BBC (Test Match Special) 1992–present
Rod Marsh (1947–2022)Australia 1970-1984Nine Network 1985-1990, 1996-1998[88]
Howard Marshall (1900–1973)NoneBBC (BBC Radio) 1927–1945[89]
Christopher Martin–Jenkins (1945–2013)NoneBBC (Test Match Special) 1973-2012
BBC Television 1980–1989
The Cricketer 1980–1990
Daily Telegraph 1990–1998
The Times 1998–2012
Jim MaxwellNoneABC 1973–present
BBC (Test Match Special) 2005– (Ashes series);
Mpumelelo ("Pommie") MbangwaZimbabwe 1996–2002SuperSport (Super Cricket)
TEN Sports
Alan McGilvray (1909–1996)New South Wales 1933–1937ABC 1938–1985[90][91]
BBC (Test Match Special) 1948–1985 (Ashes series)
Glenn McGrathNew South Wales 1992–2008
Australia 1993–2007
Worcestershire 2000
Middlesex 2004
Delhi Daredevils 2008–2010		Channel 7 (Australia) 2018–present[92]
BBC (Test Match Special) 2019 (Ashes series)[93]
Cate McGregorNoneThe Australian
Australian Financial Review
The Spectator[94]
Vijay Merchant (1936–1952)India 1936–1952All India Radio
Colin Milburn (1941–1990)Northamptonshire 1960–1969
England 1966–1969		BBC Television 1969 [95]
BBC (Test Match Special) 1983–1988 [96]
Keith Miller (1919-2004)Australia 1946-1956BBC Television 1977-1979[97][98]
Alison MitchellNoneBBC (BBC Radio 5 Live; Test Match Special) 2003–present[99]
ESPN Star sports 2013, 2014
ABC 2014–
Channel 7 (Australia) 2018–present[54]
Channel 5 2018–2019
BBC Television 2020–present
Glenn MitchellNoneABC 1990–2011[100][101]
Tom MoodyAustralia 1987-1999Nine Network 2002-2018
Eoin MorganSurrey 2005–present
Ireland 2007–2009
England 2010 - 2022		Sky Sports 2022–present
Drew MorphettNoneABC 197?–2015
Danny MorrisonNew Zealand 1987–1997Sky Sport 2000–present
Fox Sports
ABC ?–present
Don Mosey (1925–1999)NoneBBC (Test Match Special) 1974–1991[102]
Johnny Moyes (1893–1963)South Australia 1912–1915
Victoria 1920–1921		ABC 1950–1963[103][104]
Brian MurgatroydNoneTEN Sports ca.2008–present
Others?
Chandra NayuduUttar Pradesh[105]All India Radio[106]
Mark NicholasHampshire 1978–1995Sky Sports 1995–1998
Channel 4 1999–2005[107]
Daily Telegraph
Nine Network 2001–2018
SuperSport 2018–
Channel 5 2006–2019
Talksport 2018–2019[citation needed]
Monty Noble (1873–1940)New South Wales 1893–1919
Australia 1898–1909		ABC
Daniel NorcrossNoneBBC (Test Match Special) 2015–present[108]
Simon O'DonnellAustralia 1985-1991Nine Network 1988–2011[109]
Kerry O'KeeffeNew South Wales 1968–1980
Australia 1971–1977		ABC 2001–2014[110] Fox Sports (Australia) 2018–present,[70]
Norton PereiraNoneRadio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Palitha PereraNoneRadio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
Nandan PhadnisMaharashtra 1986–1996All India Radio
NDTV
Marjorie Pollard (1899–1982)NoneBBC Radio 1938[7]
Shaun PollockKwaZulu Natal 1992–2004
Warwickshire 1996–2002
South Africa 1995–2008		SuperSport 2008–present
Sky Sports[111]
Ricky PontingTasmania 1992–2013
Australia 1995–2012		Ten Network 2013–2018
Seven Network 2018–present
Venkatesh PrasadIndia 1996–2001SET Max 2003
Ramiz RajaServis Industries 1977–1978
Punjab 1978
Lahore City 1979–1983, 1985–1987, 1992–1993
Allied Bank Limited 1983–1984, 1994–1998
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation 1988–1991
Islamabad 1994
Pakistan 1984–1997		TEN Sports
BBC (Test Match Special) 2007-2012, 2019[112][113]
Ebony Rainford-BrentEngland 2001-2010BBC Radio 2015–present[114]
BBC Television 2021–present[115]
Dermot ReeveSussex 1983–1987
Warwickshire 1988–1996
Somerset 1998
MCC 1990
England 1991–1996		BBC Television 1997-1999[116]
Channel 4 1999–2005[117]
Barry RichardsSouth Africa 1970TEN Sports
BBC Television 1998-1999[118][119]
Channel Four 2000-2002
Viv RichardsWest Indies 1974-1991BBC Radio 1999-2014 (not all years)[120][121]
BBC Television 1999[122]
Mark RichardsonNew Zealand 2000–2004Sky Sport 2006–present
The Crowd Goes Wild 2006–present
Vic Richardson (1894–1969)Australia 1927–1936ABC 1929–?[58]
Greg RitchieAustralia 1982-1987Nine Network 1992-1997[123]
R C Robertson–Glasgow (1901-1965)Somerset 1920–1935The Morning Post
The Observer
BBC Television 1947-1948[124]
Peter Roebuck (1956–2011)Somerset 1974–1991ABC 2001–2011
Kumar SangakkaraNondescripts 1998–2014
Sri Lanka 2000–2015		Sky Sports 2018–present[125]
Mike SelveySurrey 1968–1971
Middlesex 1972–1982
Glamorgan 1983–1984
England 1976–1977		BBC (Test Match Special) 1984–2008[126][127]
The Guardian 1985–present
Ravi ShastriMumbai 1979–1994
Glamorgan 1987–1989, 1991
India 1981–1992		ESPN Star sports 1994–present
BCCI 2006–present
BBC Television 1996, 1999
Anand SetalvadAll India Radio
Navjot Singh SidhuPunjab 1981–1999
India 1983–1999		ESPN Star sports 1999–2003
TEN Sports 2003–2004
NDTV 24x7 2006–2009
Times Now 2010–present
Laxman SivaramakrishnanIndia1983–1987Nimbus Sport
BCCI
Star Sports Tamil 2017–present
Michael SlaterNew South Wales 1991–2001
Australia 1993–2001		Channel 4 2001–2005[9]
Sky Sports 2006
ABC ?–?
Channel 9 2006–2018[9]
Channel 7 2018–2021[9]
Ed SmithMiddlesex 2005–2008
Kent 1996–2004		BBC (Test Match Special) 2012–2018[128]
Ian SmithNew Zealand 1980–1992Sky Sport Channel 4 1999–2003
Aamer SohailLahore 1983–1999
Habib Bank Limited 1987–1992
Allied Bank Limited 1995–2001
Karachi 1998–1999
Lahore 2000–2001
Somerset 2001
Pakistan 1990–2000		Ten Sports 2001–present
Keith StackpoleVictoria 1959–1974
Australia 1966–1974		ABC ?–2005[129]
Nine Network 1977-1986[130]
Andrew StraussEngland 2003-2012Sky Sports 2013–present[131]
Scott StyrisNew Zealand 2002–) 2006
Star Sports 2018–present (Select Dugout)
Pearson SuritaAll India Radio
Graeme SwannNorthamptonshire 1998–2004
Nottinghamshire 2005–2013		BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 2014–2019[132]
E. W. (Jim) Swanton (1907–2000)Middlesex 1937–8BBC Radio 1938–1956[7]
BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–1975[7]
BBC Television 1948–1967 [133]
The Daily Telegraph 1946–1975
Donna SymmondsNoneCaribbean Broadcasting Corporation 1988–?
BBC (Test Match Special) 1998-2000[134][135]
A.F.S. "Bobby" TalyarkhanAll India Radio 1936-1973
Mark TaylorNew South Wales 1985–1999
Australia 1989–1999		Channel 9 1999–present[136]
Fred Trueman (1931–2006)Yorkshire 1949–1969
England 1952–1965		BBC (Test Match Special) 1974–1999[137]
Channel 9 1977–1978[138]
Phil TufnellMiddlesex 1986–2002
England 1990–2001

BBC (Test Match Special) 2003–present Channel 7 2018

BBC Television 2020–present

Frank Tyson (1930-2015)England 1954-1959BBC Television 1977-1983[97][139]
Polly UmrigarIndia 1948–1962All India Radio
Michael VaughanYorkshire 1993–2009
England 1999–2008		Channel 5 2009–2019
BBC (Test Match Special) 2009–present[140]
Fox sports 2018–present[141]
BBC Television 2020–present
Dudley VernonNoneBBC Television 1946–? [133]
Bryan WaddleNoneRadio New Zealand
Radio Sport
ABC ?–present
Max Walker (1948–2016)Victoria 1969–1982
Australia 1972–1981		ABC 1981–1985[142]
Channel 9 1986–1991[143]
Ian WardSurrey 1992–2003
Sussex 2003–2005
England 2001		Sky Sports 2003–present[144]
Sir Pelham Warner (1873–1963)Oxford University 1894–1896
Middlesex 1894–1920		BBC Radio 1927–?[59]
Shane Warne (1969–2022)Hampshire 2000–2007
Australia 1992–2006
Rajasthan Royals 2008–2010
Victoria 1990–2006		Nine Network 2008–2018
Sky Sports 2009–2022[145]
Star Sports 2013–2022[146]
BCCI 2012–2022
Fox Sports 2018–2022[55]
Len WattNoneLocal radio, Sydney 1922 [e][7]
ABC 1924–?[147]
Mark WaughNew South Wales 1985–2004
Essez 1988–1989
Australia 1988–2002		Ten Network 2013–2018[148]
Fox sports 2018–present[141]
Everton Weekes (1925-2020)West Indies 1948-1958BBC Television 1976, 1979[149][150]
Kepler WesselsQueensland 1979–1986
Australia 1982–1985
South Africa 1992–94
Sussex 1976–1980		SuperSport (Super Cricket)
Peter West (1920–2003)NoneBBC Radio 1948–1959[151][152]
BBC Television 1952–1986[153][154]
Arlo WhiteNoneBBC (Test Match Special) 2005–2008[155]
Alan WilkinsGlamorgan 1975–1979, 1983
Gloucestershire 1980–1982		BBC 1987–1998
ESPN Star Sports 2000–present
Bob Willis (1949–2019)Surrey, Warwickshire 1969–1984
England 1971–1984		BBC Television 1985-1987
Sky Sports 1990-2019
John WoodcockNoneThe Guardian
The Times
Thomas Woodrooffe (1899-1978)NoneBBC Television 1939[156]
Bruce Yardley (1947-2019)Australia 1978-1983Nine Network 1989-199?[157]
Norman Yardley (1915–1989)Yorkshire 1935–1955
England 1938–1950		BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 1956–1969
Waqar YounisKarachi, Lahore, Multan,
National Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi,
Redco Pakistan Ltd, United Bank Limited 1989–2003
Surrey 1990–1993
Glamorgan 1997–1998
Warwickshire 2003
Pakistan 1989–2003		TEN Sports 2010–present

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Chappell brothers (Greg and Ian) are grandsons of Vic Richardson.
  2. ^ The idea of providing complete ball-by-ball coverage of a Test match was conceived by Hudson whilst commentating with Fred Trueman on a county game at Scarborough in 1955, as a result of which Test Match Special went on air two years later.[68]
  3. ^ Also known as 'Mr Cricket' due to his encyclopedic knowledge of the game.
  4. ^ Often referred to using the nickname 'Bumble'.
  5. ^ The first ever broadcast coverage of a cricket match anywhere in the world – a testimonial game for Charles Bannerman (1851–1930) at the SCG between two teams from New South Wales[7]

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Further reading

  • Arlott, John (1992). Basingstoke Boy : An Autobiography. London: Fontana. ISBN 0-00-637737-8.
  • Baxter, Peter (ed.) (1981). Test Match Special. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00547-8.
  • Baxter, Peter (ed.) (1983). Test Match Special 2. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00547-8.
  • Baxter, Peter (2007). Test Match Special : 50 Not Out - The Official History of a National Sporting Treasure. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-0-563-53906-3.
  • Benaud, Richie (2010). Over But Not Out : My Life So Far. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-4447-0592-8.
  • Blofeld, Henry (2017). Over and Out : My Innings of a Lifetime with Test Match Special. London: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-4736-7091-4.
  • Fay, Stephen & Kynaston, David (2018). Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4088-9540-5.
  • Haynes, Richard (2009). "'Lobby' and the Formative Years of Radio Sports Commentary, 1935–1952". Sport in History. 29: 25–48. doi:10.1080/17460260902775193. hdl:1893/1565. S2CID 143888265
  • Johnston, Brian (1983). Chatterboxes : My Friends the Commentators. London: Methuen. ISBN 0-413-49580-9.
  • Maxwell, Jim (2017). The Sound of Summer : A Memoir. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74237-082-8.
  • McGilvray, Alan & Tasker, Norman (1985). McGilvray : The Game is Not the Same... As Told to Norman Tasker. Sydney: ABC Books. ISBN 0-642-52928-0.
  • Swanton, E. W. (1972). Sort of A Cricket Person. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-211748-7.
  • Williams, Jack (2011). "Broadcasting and cricket in England". The Cambridge Companion to Cricket. Bateman, Anthony (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–69. ISBN 978-0-521-16787-1.