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Guerilla Cricket is an Internet radio site that broadcasts commentaries of cricket matches internationally, as a separate entity from those produced by official organisations such as the BBC. It was set up in 2014 up by alumni of Test Match Sofa , an earlier alternative commentary site.
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.
Halfway through 2007, Baxter retired and was replaced by Adam Mountford, previously the Five Live cricket producer. Mountford was aged just one when Peter Baxter became involved with TMS. [3] Full commentaries are now available for thirty days on BBC Sounds, and since late-2015 a "live-rewind" feature has been available. [citation needed]
Test Match Sofa was a radio programme providing cricket commentary for all England test matches [2] and selected One Day Internationals.The programme was available worldwide, and broadcast on the Sports Tonight Live channel [3] serving as alternative commentary to the BBC's Test Match Special which is only available in the United Kingdom. [4]
Zaltzman is a huge fan of cricket and in November 2008 began a regular blog for Cricinfo, named "The Confectionery Stall" after a famous piece of commentary by Richie Benaud, where he described a shot by Ian Botham during his innings at the third Ashes Test Match at Headingley, in 1981 as having "gone straight into the Confectionery Stall and ...
He has been involved in radio coverage of at least three Olympic Games and also provided commentary for the EA Sports games Cricket 2004 and Cricket 2005 alongside fellow broadcaster Richie Benaud. Maxwell has edited the ABC Cricket Book since 1988 and has written or compiled several cricket books: The ABC Cricket Book : The First 60 years: (1994).
Extraaa Innings T20 (also popularly called 'Extra Innings') is a cricket based show telecast in between match sessions during the Indian Premier League (IPL) that covered match analysis and expert opinions from commentators, retired players and other experts in the sport. In any typical match, the show took place with a pre-match analysis ...
Additionally, Leonard spent two years at the Hampshire County Cricket Club Academy in Southampton, England, where he developed as a leg spinner alongside Tim Tremlett and Steve Snell. Administrative roles within cricket organizations paved the way for Leonard's eventual venture into cricket commentary and broadcasting. [citation needed]