top cricket commentators

Top Cricket Commentators

21. Bob Harvie
Bob Harvie is one of the most popular cricket commentators in Sri Lanka. He has been the voice of Radio Ceylon for many years and led their English commentary team. He later also did commentary for the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Company. He has joined ranks with the likes of other great Sri Lankan commentators like Norton Pereira and done commentary for a number of cricket matches. He is one of the most famous radio broadcasters of Sri Lanka.
22. Bob Willis
Bob Willis, the former English captain is a famous cricket commentator today. Though he has been shrouded in a lot of controversy, he remains a popular commentator. Bob Willis style of commentary has often been criticized and he has been accused of using less humor and more seriousness in his commentary. He has also been subject to a lot of flak for voicing his opinions about bringing about changes in the cricket scene in England. However, Willis is a respected cricket commentator today, in spite of all this and has managed to win many fans across the world.

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23. Bryan Waddle
Bryan Waddle is a New Zealand born broadcaster for Radio Sport. He has also been seen commentating for BBCs Test Match Special.Cricketscorelive.com offers information on Bryan Waddle and other famous cricket commentators.
24. David Gower
David Gower was one of the greatest English batsmen of all time. He was a masterful stroke player and made it almost a habit to score big runs. He was immensely popular and since his retirement from the game, he has become as popular a cricket commentator. David Gower today is one of the most famous cricket commentators. He has been a very popular television personality and apart from commentary has been featured on a number of other shows connected to cricket. He has been associated with BBC for many years and more recently with Sky Sports.

From playing the game to doing commentary for cricket, David Gower has made a smooth transition and such is his popularity today as a broadcaster that many think his stint as a cricketer was like a training course for his second career. Cricketscorelive.com offers information on David Gower and the other famous cricket commentators.

25. E W Swanton
E.W. Swanton was born of a stockbroker in Forest Hill, London on 11 February 1907. For 30 years E.W. Swantons fruity voice brought alive the images of cricket matches on BBC radio; he remained a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph for as many years. E.W. Swanton was an integral part of BBCs Test Match Special.

E.W. Swanton brief cricketing career with Middlesex ended with 3 matches. A string of dismal batting performances caused a irrevocable rupture on his career, but his love for the game survived, cocooned safely inside his heart. After the Second World War, during which he served in the Bedfordshire Yeomanry, E.W. Swanton chose to be a cricket correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. Known to be a prolific writer, E.W. Swanton is credited to have authored over 20 books. In 1965, E.W. Swanton was awarded the OBE and almost thirty years later in 1994, he got the CBE. E.W. Swanton died on 22 January 2000. Cricketscorelive.com offers information on E.W. Swanton and other famous cricket commentators.

26. Fred Trueman
Popularly known to the cricketing world as the Fiery Fred, Fred Trueman was the first bowler in the history of test cricket to take three hundred wickets. If praises were coins, Fred Trueman would have been a billionaire, the like of Sir Garfield Sobers considered Fred Trueman to be one of the best fast bowlers he has ever faced.

Fred Trueman was uninhibited about expressing his dislike for the modern changes in game. He carried his strong views to his commentator chair when he joined BBC in the 1970s. His favorite phrase to capture what according to him was a case of chaotic modern cricket was I dont know what is happening out there. Fred Trueman was a respected summariser and a broadcaster for BBC Test Match Special. Fred Trueman was made the OBE in 1989. He breathed his last on July 1 2006. Cricketscorelive.com offers information on Fred Trueman and other famous cricket commentators.

27. Graham Gooch
Graham Gooch, the former English captain is one of the top run scorers of all time. He was a prolific batsman who mastered all the shots in the book and seldom fell short of scoring the big runs. He was also a very successful captain, a coach and a selector for the England national team. He had a long and illustrious career that spanned for nearly 30 years. Gooch was involved in a few controversies, but that in no way took away from him his class as a cricketer and his popularity as one of Englands cricketing legends.

Since his retirement, Gooch has been involved in a lot of activities that range from coaching to endorsements. He is also an occasional commentator and quite a famous one too. He is especially popular for his wit, which comes as a surprise to many, as he was generally considered to be a serious batsman who rarely smiled. Cricketscorelive.com offers information on Graham Gooch and other famous cricket commentators.

28. Ian Healy
Ian Healy, the former Australia wicketkeeper had won many fans as a brilliant cricketer. However, when his cricket career coming to an end, his fan following did not and he just seemed to carry his popularity into the commentary box. Since retirement, Ian Healy has taken up the commentators job and today is a very famous cricket commentator.

Ian Healy is widely considered as Australias most successful wicketkeeper. Thus, as a person so enriched in cricketing genius, Ian Healy is a natural in the commentary box. His analytic style is much appreciated. Cricketscorelive.com offers information on Ian Healy and other famous cricket commentators.

29. Lucien Wijeysinghe
Lucien Wijeysinghe is a Sri Lankan commentator. He is heard on Radio Ceylon and Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

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30. Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor captained Australia for over five years from 1994 1999. Taking the reins of the team from Allan Border, Mark Taylor took the Australian to a great height. He played in 104 test matches for Australia and at the time he retired in 1999, he had a respectable average of 43.49. Mark Taylor came forward as a cool headed captain, who maintained a cheerful disposition no matter the circumstances.