List of cricket commentators
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This is a list of media commentators and writers on the sport of cricket.
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.
Name | First-class / List A career | Broadcaster/Publication | |
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Abdul Hamid (1935-2012) | East Pakistan Volleyball 1956-1972 Wanderers Club Dhaka 1956-1970 |
BTV, Channel-i, Bangladesh Radio 1963-2013 | |
Khoda Baksh Mridha (1945-2010) | Rajshahi District 1967-1975 Sunrise Club Rajshahi 1965-1998 Rajshahi Division 1968-1976 Rajshahi University 1966-1970 |
BTV, ATN Bangla, Channel-i, Bangladesh Radio 1972-2010 | |
Mohammad Musa (1948-2013) | Dhaka University 1976-1982 T & T Club Dhaka 1975-1990 |
BTV, & Bangladesh Radio 1983-2013 | |
AlfazUddin Ahmed | Vollyball: East Pakistan & Bangladesh Team 1968-1976 Cricket: Kushtia District & Rupali Bank 1967-1980 |
Bangladesh Radio 1981–Present BTV, ATN Bangla, Channel-i, SA TV & Ekushey TV 1981–Present | |
Dr. Saidur Rahman | Rajshahi University 1986-1990 Khulna Railway Club 1986-1998 |
BTV, ATN Bangla, Bangladesh Radio 1995–Present | |
Md. Shamsul Islam | Rajshahi University 1997-2002 Friends Sporting Club, Rajshahi 1998-2003 |
BTV, ATN Bangla, Bangladesh Radio & RadioBhumi 1999–Present | |
Russel Arnold | Sri Lanka 1997-2007 Nondescripts Cricket Club 1993-2007 World XI Chennai Superstars |
TEN Sports 2009–present | |
Ranil Abeynaike | Bedfordshire 1982 Sinhalese Sports Club 1989–1990 |
TEN Sports 2004–2011 Nimbus Sport 2006–2011 | |
Karunaratne Abeysekera | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
First ever Sinhala cricket commentator | |
H. D. Ackerman | South Africa 1998 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) | |
Jonathan Agnew | Leicestershire 1978–1990, 1992 England 1984–1985 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1991–present
The People 1990–1991 | |
Wasim Akram | Pakistan 1985–2003 | ESPN Star Sports 2003–present | |
Terry Alderman | Australia 1981–1991 | ABC ?-present | |
Paul Allott | Lancashire 1978–1991 England 1981–1985 |
BBC Television 1994–1995
Sky Sports 1995–present | |
Rex Alston | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1945–1964 | |
John Arlott | None | BBC Radio 1946–1957 BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–1980 The Guardian 1968–1980 | |
Athar Ali Khan | Bangladesh 1988–1998 | Independent Television 2013–present Nimbus Sport | |
Mike Atherton | Lancashire 1987–2001 England 1989–2001 |
Channel 4 2002–2005 Sunday Telegraph 2002–present TalkSPORT 2004–2005 Sky Sports 2005–present | |
Trevor Bailey | Essex 1946–1967 England 1949–1959 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1967–1999 | |
Jack Bannister | Warwickshire 1950–1968 | BBC Television 1984–1998
TalkSPORT 2001–present | |
Richie Benaud (1930-2015) | New South Wales 1948–1964 Australia 1952–1964 |
BBC Television 1960–1999, 2007 Nine Network 1977–2015 Channel 4 1999–2005 | |
Harsha Bhogle | None | ABC 1991–present ESPN Star Sports 1995– | |
Ian Bishop | West Indies 1989–1998 | Sky Sports 2005–present
Channel 4 2000-2004 | |
Greg Blewett | South Australia 1991–2007 Australia 1995–2000 |
Sky Sports 2009– | |
Henry Blofeld | Cambridge University 1958–1960 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1972–1991, 1994–present Sky Sports 1991–1994 | |
Ian Botham | Somerset 1974–1985 Worcestershire 1986–1991 Durham 1992–1993 England 1976–1992 |
BBC Television 1994–1995
Sky Sports 1996–present | |
Geoffrey Boycott | Yorkshire 1962–1986 England 1964–1982 |
Sky Sports 1990–1998 BBC Television 1993–98 TalkSPORT 1998–2003 | |
James Brayshaw | Western Australia 1987–1990 South Australia 1990–1997 |
Nine Network 2007– | |
Freddie Brown | England 1931–1953 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–69 | |
Jim Burke | Australia 1951–1959 | ||
Chris Cairns | New Zealand 1989–2004 | Fox Sports Australia 2012–present | |
Greg Chappell | South Australia 1966–1973 Queensland 1973–1984 Somerset 1968–1969 Australia 1970–1984 |
Nine Network 1989–1994 | |
Ian Chappell | South Australia 1961–1980 Lancashire 1963 Australia 1964–1980 |
Nine Network 1980–present ESPN Star sports 2007–present Channel 5 2009 | |
Michael Charlton | None | ABC ?–? BBC Radio 1956 (Ashes series); | |
Shamim Chowdhury | None | Nimbus Sport | |
Denis Compton | England 1937–1957 | BBC Television 1958–75 Sunday Express | |
Jeremy Coney | Wellington 1971–1987 New Zealand 1974–1987 |
Sports Roundup/Radio Sport 1990–2000 Sky Sport (New Zealand) 2004 | |
Dominic Cork | Derbyshire 1990–2003 Lancashire 2004–2008 Hampshire 2009–2011 England 1992–2002 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 2010 –present Pakistan Television Corporation 2009–present Talksport 2013–present | |
Jamie Cox | Tasmania 1987–2005 | ||
Tony Cozier | None | Barbados Daily News 1961–1969 Nine Network 1977–1992 ABC ?–? Sky Sports BBC (Test Match Special) 1966– | |
Peter Cranmer | Warwickshire 1934–1954 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1965–1968 | |
Martin Crowe | New Zealand 1982–1995 | Sky Sport (New Zealand) 2006 | |
Aravinda De Silva | Sri Lanka 1984–2003 | Sky Sports 2006 | |
Ted Dexter | Sussex 1956–1968 England 1958–1968 |
BBC Television 1968-19?? | |
Allan Donald | South Africa 1991–2003 | ||
Simon Doull | New Zealand 1992–2000 | Sky Sport (New Zealand) 2006– | |
Jeff Dujon | Jamaica 1974–1993 West Indies 1981–1991 |
Sky Sports | |
Matthew Engel | None | The Guardian Wisden Cricketers' Almanack | |
Farokh Engineer | India 1961–1975 | BBC (Test Match Special) | |
Ranjit Fernando | Ceylon 1964–1978 Sri Lanka 1975 |
Ten Sports 2004–2009 | |
Jack Fingleton | New South Wales 1928–1940 Australia 1932–1938 |
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Damien Fleming | Australia 1994–2001 | ABC ?-present | |
Tom Fordyce | None | BBC Live Text | |
Graeme 'Foxy' Fowler | Lancashire 1979–1991 Durham 1992–1994 England 1982–1985 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1994–2005 | |
Angus Fraser | Middlesex 1984–2002 England 1989–1999 |
BBC (Test Match Special) The Independent 2002– | |
David Frith | None | The Cricketer Wisden Cricket Monthly 1979–1996 | |
Arve Fuglum | None | NRK 1998– | |
Mike Gatting | Middlesex 1975–1998 England 1977–1994 |
BBC (Test Match Special) | |
Sunil Gavaskar | Mumbai 1966–1988 Somerset 1980 India 1971–1987 |
ESPN Star Sports 1992– BCCI BBC (Test Match Special) | |
Natalie Germanos | None | SABC (Radio 2000) | |
Alan Gibson | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1962–1975 | |
Arthur Gilligan | England 1922–1925 | ||
Graham Gooch | Essex 1973–2000 England 1978–1992 |
Test Match Special 2002–2009 | |
David Gower | Leicestershire 1975–1989 Hampshire 1990–1993 England 1978–1992 |
BBC Television1995–1999
Sky Sports1999–present | |
Tom Graveney | England 1951–1969 | ||
Tony Greig | Sussex 1966–1978 England 1972–1977 |
Nine Network 1979–2012 Channel 4 2005 TEN Sports | |
Bob Harvie | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | |
Mike Haysman | Leicestershire – | SuperSport (Super Cricket) TEN Sports | |
Ian Healy | Queensland 1986–1999 Australia 1988–1999 |
Nine Network 1999–present | |
Michael Holding | West Indies 1975–1987 | Sky Sports Nine Network 1992–present | |
David Hookes | South Australia 1975–1992 Australia 1977–1986 |
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Robert Hudson | None | BBC Television 1949–1950, 1962–1964 BBC (Test Match Special) 1958, 1962–1968 | |
Simon Hughes | Middlesex 1980–1992 Durham 1992–1993 |
The Independent Daily Telegraph Channel 4 1999–2005 Channel 5 2006–present BBC (Test Match Special) 2007–present | |
Nasser Hussain | Essex 1987–2004 England 1989–2004 |
Sky Sports 2004–present | |
Ray Illingworth | England 1958–1973 | BBC Television 1984-1993 | |
Robin Jackman | England 1974–1983 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) | |
Brian Johnston | None | BBC Television 1946–1970 BBC (Test Match Special) 1970–1994 | |
Dean Jones | Australia 1984–1992 | ABC TEN Sports 2003–2006 Zee Sports 2007–2008 (Indian Cricket League) NDTV 24x7 2010 | |
Nick Knight | Warwickshire 1991–2006 England 1995–2003 |
Sky Sports 2006–present | |
Jim Laker | England 1948–1959 | BBC Television 1969–1985 | |
Arun Lal | India 1982–1989 | Nimbus Sport 2003– TEN Sports 2010– | |
Gavin Larsen | Wellington 1984–1999 New Zealand 1990–1999 | ||
Geoff Lawson | Australia 1989–2004 | ABC ?-present | |
Bill Lawry | Victoria 1955–1972 Australia 1961–1971 |
Nine Network 1977–present | |
Darren Lehmann | Australia 1996–2005 | Sky Sports 2005–2007 | |
Tony Lewis | Glamorgan 1955–1974 England 1972–1973 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1975–1984 The Sunday Telegraph 1975–1993 BBC Television 1984–1998 | |
David Lloyd | Lancashire 1965–1983 England 1973–1980 |
Test Match Special 1992–1995 Sky Sports 1999–present | |
Simon Mann | None | BBC (Radio 5) 1994–1996 BBC (Test Match Special) 1996–present | |
Sanjay Manjrekar | Mumbai 1984–1998 India 1987–1996 |
ESPN Star Sports 2009–present TEN Sports 2003–2009 | |
Neil Manthorp | None | SuperSport (Super Cricket) BBC (Test Match Special) ABC ?-present Talksport 2003-2008 | |
Vic Marks | Somerset 1975–1989 England 1982–1988 |
The Observer 1989–present BBC (Test Match Special) 1992–present | |
Howard Marshall | None | BBC (BBC Radio) early 1930s–1945 | |
Christopher Martin-Jenkins | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1973–1980, 1985–2012 BBC Television 1980–1985 The Cricketer 1980–1990 Daily Telegraph 1990–1998 The Times 1998–2012 | |
Jim Maxwell | None | ABC 1973–present BBC (Test Match Special) 2005– (Ashes series); | |
Pommie Mbangwa | Zimbabwe 1996–2002 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) TEN Sports | |
Alan McGilvray | New South Wales 1933–1937 | ABC 1938–1985 BBC (Test Match Special) 1948–1985 (Ashes series) | |
Glenn Mitchell | None | ABC 1990–2011 | |
Drew Morphett | None | ABC 197?-2015 | |
Danny Morrison | New Zealand 1987–1997 | Sky Sport (New Zealand) 2000–present Fox Sports | |
Don Mosey | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1974–1999 | |
Johnnie Moyes | South Australia 1912–1915 Victoria 1920–1921 |
ABC 1950–1963 | |
Kass Naidoo | None | SABC Television 2003–2007 | |
Mark Nicholas | Hampshire 1978–1995 | Sky Sports 1996–1998 Channel 4 1999–2005 Daily Telegraph Nine Network 2001–present Channel 5 2006–present | |
Kerry O'Keeffe | New South Wales 1968–1980 Australia 1971–1977 |
ABC 2001–2014 | |
Cate McGregor | none | The Australian Australian Financial Review The Spectator[1] | |
Kalpa Palliyaguruge | NCC,BRC & Nomads 1993–2001 Australia – Elestrenweek Cricket Club 1996–2000 |
Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation 2008– | |
Shaun Pollock | KwaZulu Natal 1992-2004 Warwickshire 1996-2002 |
SuperSport 2008-present | |
Venkatesh Prasad | India 1996–2001 | SET Max 2003 | |
Norton Pereira | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | |
Rameez Raja | Servis 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) | |
Aqeel Samar | None | Hum FM Hum FM Apna FM Network | |
Dermot Reeve | Sussex 1983–1987 Warwickshire 1988–1996 Somerset 1998 Marylebone Cricket Club 1990 England 1991–1996 |
Channel 4 1999–2005 | |
Barry Richards | South Africa 1970 | TEN Sports | |
Mark Richardson | New Zealand 2000–2004 | Sky Sport (New Zealand) 2006–present | |
Vic Richardson | Australia 1927-1936 | ABC 1929-? | |
R C Robertson-Glasgow | Somerset 1920–1935 | The Morning Post The Observer | |
Peter Roebuck | Somerset 1974–1991 | ABC 2001–2011 | |
Mike Selvey | Surrey 1968–1971 Middlesex 1972–1982 Glamorgan 1983–1984 England 1976–1977 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1984–2008 The Guardian 1985–present | |
Debayan Sen | None | Zee Sports Sri Lanka vs India ODI series 2008 Zee Sports ICL Twenty20 Championship 2007-08 All India Radio Tests, ODIs, T20s 2012- Sony SIX Indian Premier League 2013 starsports.com 2012- Known as a multi-sport commentator, who has provided commentary in both English and Hindi | |
Ravi Shastri | Mumbai 1979–1994 Glamorgan 1987–1989, 1991 India 1981–1992 |
ESPN Star sports 1994–present BCCI 2006–present | |
Navjot Singh Sidhu | Punjab 1981–1999 India 1983–1999 |
ESPN Star sports 1999–2003 TEN Sports 2003–2004 NDTV 24x7 2006–2009 Times Now 2010–present | |
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | India1983–1987 | Nimbus Sport BCCI | |
Michael Slater | New South Wales 1991–2001 Australia 1993–2001 |
Channel 4 2001–2005 Sky Sports 2006 | |
Ed Smith | Middlesex 2005-2008 Kent 1996-2004 |
BBC (Test Match Special) | |
Ian Smith | New Zealand 1980–1992 | Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Channel 4 1999-2003 | |
Aamer Sohail | Lahore 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 | |
Pranav Soneji | None | BBC Live Text | |
Keith Stackpole | Australia 1966-1974 | ABC ?-? | |
Michael Standing | None | BBC Radio c1937-c1939 |
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Scott Styris | New Zealand 2002– | Sky Sport (New Zealand) 2006 | |
E.W. Swanton | Middlesex 1937-8 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1938–1975 BBC Television 1948–1967 The Daily Telegraph 1946–1975 | |
Donna Symmonds | None | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation 1988–? BBC (Test Match Special) 1998–2000? | |
Clive Taylor | None | The Daily Herald The Sun | |
Mark Taylor | New South Wales 1985–1999 Australia 1989–1999 |
Nine Network 1999–present | |
Fred Trueman | Yorkshire 1949–1969 England 1952–1965 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1974–1999 | |
Phil Tufnell | Middlesex 1986–2002 England 1990–2001 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 2003–present | |
Michael Vaughan | Yorkshire 1993–2009 England 1999–2008 |
Channel 5 2009–present BBC (Test Match Special) 2009–present | |
Bryan Waddle | None | Radio Sport ABC ?-present | |
Ian Ward | Surrey 1992–2003 Sussex 2003–2005 England 2001 |
Sky Sports 2005–present | |
Shane Warne | Hampshire 2000–2007 Australia 1992–2006 |
Nine Network 2008–present Sky Sports 2009–present | |
Kepler Wessels | Queensland 1979–1986 Australia 1982–1994 Sussex 1976–1980 |
SuperSport (Super Cricket) | |
Peter West | None | BBC Television 1952–1986 | |
Arlo White | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 2005–2008 | |
Lucien Wijesinghe | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation | |
Alan Wilkins | Glamorgan 1975–1979, 1983 Gloucestershire 1980–1982 |
BBC 1987–1998 ESPN Star Sports 2000–present | |
Bob Willis | Surrey, Warwickshire 1969–1984 England 1971–1984 |
Sky Sports | |
Sourav Ganguly | Bengal 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 | |
Rahul Dravid | Karnataka 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–present BCCI 2012–present | |
John Woodcock | None | The Guardian The Times | |
Norman Yardley | Yorkshire 1935–1955 England 1938–1950 |
BBC (Test Match Special) 1956–1969 | |
Waqar Younis | Karachi, 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 | |
Charles Colville | None | Sky Sports 1990–present | |
Neeraj M Mehra | None | Domestic Level Matches, Corporate Cup, College Matches 2007–present
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See also
- List of Test cricketers
- List of ODI cricketers
References
- ↑ Malcolm McGregor, The Spectator, 12 November 2011
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and the Wisden online archive
- Channel 4 Cricket: Meet the Team
- Test Match Special Website
- Cricinfo Website
- Christopher Martin-Jenkins: Ball by Ball – The Story of Cricket Broadcasting, Grafton Books, 1990, ISBN 0-246-13568-9