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Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - chairman - 08-28-2014
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) – Australia’s voice of cricket Richie Benaud has been offered the chance to commentate on Test matches from his home this year if he is not well enough to get to the grounds, according to broadcaster Channel Nine.
The 83-year-old former Australia captain has been absent from the commentary box since crashing his car into a low wall as he drove to his home in the Sydney beachside suburb of Coogee last October.
Channel Nine chief executive David Gyngell said his desire to have Benaud on board for the four-Test series against India later this year meant the offer to broadcast from home was a serious option.
“If he’s not up to calling from the ground this summer, I’d like him to call from home,†Gyngell told the Sydney Morning Herald. “He’d be the ultimate armchair caller from the couch, wouldn’t he?
“I’d prefer to have him calling at the ground, but I would say that will be difficult. If I have my way, he will be calling it from his home but it is completely his decision.â€
While Benaud’s ill-health meant he missed the last Ashes series, he was represented at the Sydney Test by dozens of fans dressed up in silver wigs and beige suits waving oversize Channel Nine microphones.
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - dillinger10 - 08-28-2014
Nice touch from Gyngell. Benaud is the voice of cricket. I grew up listening to Richie on both radio and tv. Would love to hear him call one last Test match.
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - Mail - 08-28-2014
Dillinger,
John Arlott was the more all voice. However I do like Benaud.
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - dillinger10 - 08-28-2014
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Dillinger,
John Arlott was the more all voice. However I do like Benaud.
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You are right. I should have amended my statement to read that Benaud was the voice of my cricketing childhood. Arlott was just a little before my time and so I never had the pleasure of listening to him on the Test Match Special.
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - mapoui - 08-28-2014
arlott was the man of his time. benaud is the man of this time..
who is to replace benaud...Fazeer, Bish, Duje...Mikey..den english fellas and dem..
its a new world really in which great men..and women...are scarce like gold
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - Captain - 08-28-2014
so what is he going to comm on his dog chasing the cat
you need to be at the stadium
next the players will want to play from home
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - ketchim - 08-28-2014
hahahahahaha....funnee Cappo :
I do play stick it cricket on line ::LOL::
Re: Benaud offered chance to commentate from home - Mail - 08-28-2014
[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=92292.msg584567#msg584567 date=1409246715]
You are right. I should have amended my statement to read that Benaud was the voice of my cricketing childhood. Arlott was just a little before my time and so I never had the pleasure of listening to him on the Test Match Special.
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I think in those days, without all the additional media, radio commentary was a real art.
Arlott, apart from his beautiful voice, set the scene and drama. I believe Arlott may have last commentated in around 1980!!!!
We have no really good radio commentators although there is a lady on TMS who I rate and an Indian gentleman (not sure of his name) who remind me of exciting commentary.
Tony Greig and Bill Lawry were agood TV combination.
In terms of the Windies Raphie Knowles and Reds are a couple of my favourites.