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Cricket is said to be a funny game and now you can hear why with another brilliant collection of humorous stories, jokes and anecdotes from the world of cricket as told by five of the game's all-time great personalities - Richie Benaud, Dickie Bird, Henry Blofeld, Brian Johnston and Fred Trueman.
Recorded live in theatres and in the studio, here are dozens of hilarious anecdotes about England players such as Denis Compton, Len Hutton, Mike Brearley and Ian Botham - not to mention broadcasting gaffes, sledging, short-sighted umpires and the first male streaker at Lord's!
Recorded live in theatres and in the studio, here are dozens of hilarious anecdotes about England players such as Denis Compton, Len Hutton, Mike Brearley and Ian Botham - not to mention broadcasting gaffes, sledging, short-sighted umpires and the first male streaker at Lord's!
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Richie Benaud, Dickie Bird, Henry Blofeld, Brian Johnston and Fred Trueman are some of the best-loved figures in cricket
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I really wanted to like this. I found "Wit of Cricket" an absolute delight. So when I saw Vol 2, I had to have it. When I heard it, Oh dear......As John Lennon said, "you can't reheat a souffle". The tracks are a mix of live after dinner speech clips and studio recordings, and for me thats the problem. The studio recordings lack the bite and charm of the live bits, and completely kill the CD for me. This is a real shame, as I really wanted to like this.
As my old school reports sometimes said - Not a bad effort, but must try harder.
As my old school reports sometimes said - Not a bad effort, but must try harder.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Another selection of pithy and amusing anecdotes from the strange world of cricket as told by those masters of the tall tale Brian Johnston and Henry Blofeld, ably assisted by the down-to-Earth observations of former test umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird. This time around the sharply observed and deadpan delivered broadcasting experiences of Richie Benaud and the memories of Fred Trueman are added to the mix, which makes it a more hit-and-miss affair than the previous selection, not least because the more "familiar" stories have already been told, and (ironically) the Trueman delivery leaves a little to be desired, but it is still a jolly enough way of passing 75 minutes with the masters of the game, and at the very least remains a very fine way of enjoying some fine and eloquent voices sometimes being quite amazingly rude (in the nicest possible way) and it remains a lot of fun.
Anyone who's ever had the pleasure of listening to the BBC's TEST MATCH SPECIAL will be familiar with the jolly banter that the inhabitants of the commentary box share with their listeners and this selection of stories gives a fair flavour of that and will give you great insight into the mysterious world of cricket broadcasting, the famous players and the slightly surreal universe surrounding this most fascinating of games.
Not, on the whole, as good as the first collection, but a fair second innings following on...
Anyone who's ever had the pleasure of listening to the BBC's TEST MATCH SPECIAL will be familiar with the jolly banter that the inhabitants of the commentary box share with their listeners and this selection of stories gives a fair flavour of that and will give you great insight into the mysterious world of cricket broadcasting, the famous players and the slightly surreal universe surrounding this most fascinating of games.
Not, on the whole, as good as the first collection, but a fair second innings following on...
Format:Audio CD
Some good stories and jokes in here, with new contributors including Richie Benaud. However, the delivery from some of the individuals is wooden to say the least and breaks up an otherwise enjoyable collection. If you enjoyed the first volume you'll probably like this, but I wouldn't recommend it if you're not a fan.
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