Insipred by the Nicholas thread: Best and worst commentators.

[Rustay]

BEST: Everyone excpet Ian Chappell

WORST: Ian Chappell

:lol: Thats what i was gonna say.

Seriously, Kerry is the best by quite a distance for entertainment value while commenting. In fact, id much rather listen to the radio commentators than the TV ones any day....its just the TV ones have the advantage of it being on TV.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

I think Martin Crowe and Grant Nesbitt both are good commentators, and the only ones in NZL that have a good voice. I think one time they brought over Graham Hughes to boost ratings or whatever. It was like Ray Warren commentating cricket:

"He's hit it beautifully, WILL IT GO ALL THE WAY, YES TRY, UMM I MEAN FOUR RUNS".:lol:

 

[Red Bear]

Best

Richie
Chanel 9 bar grieg and Chappel
Slats, O'Keefe, Maxwell

Worst
Boycott, two 9 commentators mentioned

 

[Tommy Smith]

Best:

Ian Chappell
Slats
Holding
O'Keefe
Cozier
Smith
Atherton
Boycott
David Lloyd
Ian Botham

Worst:

Greg Blewett
Ian Healy
Greg Blewett
Bob Willis
That pathetic RSA chick who i fear we will hear on Aus tour to RSA
Greg Blewett

 

[Twizzle]

U got Greg Blewett three times Tommy

is he that bad ?

 

[Tommy Smith]

U got Greg Blewett three times Tommy

is he that bad ?

Only 3? I thought i wrote him down 4 times. Yes, he's that bad.

He single handedly ensured that i only watched the Channel 4/SBS coverage of the Ashes. At the beginning of the series i occasionally flicked over to watch Sky's coverage but once he came on board and i found out just how bad he was i never flicked over to Fox again.

Richie always explains that the key to tv cricket commentary is to add to the pictures as opposed to describing what people already see. But Blewett is the worst i have ever seen at just stating the obvious, what we can see.

 

[El Diablo]

he loves you

 

[ozbash]

steven fleming looks set to land a job in the commentary box when he retires.

 

[El Diablo]

as what?

cleaner?

 

[choc_soldier]

I don't mind the Kiwi bloke (can't remember his name) that joins the ABC team here in Australia whenever NZ are in the country.

Brian Waddle. Don't mind him either.

 

[bazza]

I can never really take Nassar Hussien or Mike Atherton seriously when they commentate. They talk about what great tactics they would employ but their captaincy records would say they aren't the best tacticians.

 

[Rustay]

I can never really take Nassar Hussien or Mike Atherton seriously when they commentate. They talk about what great tactics they would employ but their captaincy records would say they aren't the best tacticians.

"This is nice, flat looking Gabba wicket......I think we'll have a bowl"

Nice call Nass.

 

[willvillain]

Waqar Younis is the worst commentator I have ever had the misfortune of listening to.

Ian Healy used to be right up there with him, but he's really picked up his game the summer. He's still sh*t, but he isn't the second worst anymore.

 

[Iafeta]

Best
Kerry O'Keefe
Bryan Waddle
Ron Snowden
Michael Slater
Jeremy Coney
The Old School England commentators - Johnson, Angew, Martin-Jenkins etc
Jimmy Maxwell
That guy who used to play for Somerset who's on ABC now
Johnny Wright was a good commentator before he became a coach
Richard Hadlee
Tony Cozier

Worst
Neil Johnson
Kaas Naadoo
Navjot Sidhu (ozbash he's the bloke with the "witicisms" you were thinking of)
Mark Nicholas
Ian Botham
Nasser Insane
David Lloyd (Just hate the accent more than anything!)
Ian Healy
Chappeli
Simon O'Donnell
Mark Richardson
Bill Lawry - bias personified, I bet he's angered he was never on Warney's text message list..
Robert Mugabe - I guess since he's doing everything else to ruin Zimbots cricket he'll give that a go too soon
Bob Cunis
Peter Sharp
Geoff Bryan
Simon Doull
Chris Cairns
Chris Harris
Adam Parore

 

[Iafeta]

Add Blofeld and Boycott to the worst list too..

 

[Twizzle]

I remmember Boycott commentating on the ashes through the 90s

all he ever did was whinge about David bloody Gower

 

[Moffo]

how can you knock blofeld? legend....

tony greig is a racist merkin

 

[ozbash]

Navjot Sidhu , cheers Iafeta.
wonder if hes still calling ?

 

[Panjabi]

Navjot Sidhu is now a member of parliament in India. He only had a short stint in commentary but was great for a laugh:

'Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide'
'Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn'
'The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack'

As for commentators Harsha Boghle is up there with the best.

 

[Twizzle]

Navjot Sidhu is now a member of parliament in India. He only had a short stint from commentary but was great for a laugh:

'Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide'
'Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn'
'The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack'

As for commentators Harsha Boghle is up there with the best.

good call

some people here treat stats as their bible