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ESPNcricinfo staff Feb Wakelam was soon to be drafted to do first Football, and then Tennis at Wimbledon. The same year, i. New Zealand match at Leyton. Plum Warner, ex England player became the first to do cricket commentary. Gillingham who as John Arlott wrote "had the ill luck to be announced for his first quarter hour when rain prevented start of play.
He struggled on to fill his time out of nothing, proceeded to read out the advertisements on the hoarding. That was the last one heard of Gillingham. How true — the best way of judging the knowledge, intelligence, love of the game and skills as a communicator is to hear what a commentator says when there is a long lull in the game.
I have personally seen many a stalwart fumble — one worthy read out the whole scorecard of the match this was the 3rd innings during a longish drinks break. With the failure of Messers Warner and Gillingham, Teddy Wakelam was drafted to do cricket commentary. BBC, unfortunately, concurred and cricket commentary went into limbo in England but there were others who saw the potential.
Poste Parisian in Paris brought former Australia batsman Alex Fairfax over, set him down in a studio in Eifell Tower, gave him cables of what was going on in the match in England and allowed Fairfax to use his talking skills and knowledge of cricket to convert the written words into sound. Dalla Bona joins AC Milan. Bernard in Magpies U-turn. Duff's d-day. Hiddink back at PSV. Bolton close in on West. Seaman talks to Gunners. Maccarone signs in.
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