• Leslie Thomas John Arlott, OBE (25 February 1914 – 14 December 1991) was an English journalist, author and cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match...
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  • Arlott may refer to: John Arlott, English cricket commentator. Emily Arlott, English cricketer. Variant name of Herleva, mother of William the Conqueror...
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  • co-writer of the Pewfell comic strip Daisy May Cooper, actress and writer John Arlott, cricket journalist, writer and commentator Sam Attwater, actor Carl...
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  • also called the "best fielder in the world" of his time by commentator John Arlott and former England captain and contemporary, Ted Dexter. Mansur Ali Khan...
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  • Alan's thoughts are voiced by real life BBC Radio cricket commentator John Arlott in the style of a match commentary. The title phrase comes from a password...
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  • the questions, and the chairman was the cricket commentator and poet John Arlott, who was billed as "umpire". The pilot was well received by the audience...
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  • he could turn the ball "quite prodigiously" on the matting strips. John Arlott later wrote that English cricketers in Egypt were writing home and talking...
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    Almanack. London: John Wisden & Co. 1911. Retrieved 10 April 2012. McKinstry, p. 119. Arlott, p. 58. Mason, p. 76. McKinstry, p. 120. Arlott, p. 59. McKinstry...
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    commented of him that "Boycott, in short, walks alone", while cricket writer John Arlott wrote that Boycott had a "lonely" career. Others have said that the extent...
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    and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could be autocratic, angry...
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    Year at the same time. The winning player is awarded the John Arlott Cup, named after John Arlott, a cricket journalist and commentator. The award is presented...
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    simple bowler, but thought hard how to dismiss and deceive batsman. John Arlott wrote "This was intelligence, rhythm and strength merged into the violent...
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    John Arlott, in providing "an unusual perspective" to the commentary box. Norcross was educated at Dulwich College, and studied classics at St John's...
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    Retrieved 26 July 2019. Arlott, John (1984). Arlott on Cricket. Willow Books. Arlott, John (1971). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John Wisden & Co. Cardus,...
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  • its publication by Hutchinson Beyond a Boundary was well received, and John Arlott wrote in Wisden: "1963 has been marked by the publication of a cricket...
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    Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup. John Arlott called him "a cricketer of effect rather than the graces". An animated...
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    History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin. Arlott, John (1984). Arlott on Cricket. Collins. ISBN 0-563-16115-9. Barclays World of Cricket...
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    Bremner impersonating cricket commentators, including Richie Benaud, John Arlott, and Brian Johnston,[citation needed] and replacing references to the...
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  • This is a list of writers about the sport of cricket. John Arlott Philip Bailey Brian Bassano Richie Benaud Rahul Bhattacharya Lawrence Booth Dick Brittenden...
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    Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1950, p. 582. Arlott, pp. 21–22. Arlott, p. 21. Arlott, p. 25. Arlott, pp. 26–27. Arlott, p. 27. Webber, pp. 82–83. Playfair Cricket...
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    Future King) and Elisabeth Beresford (The Wombles), cricket commentator John Arlott, cricketer Sir Ian Botham[citation needed], Beatles producer Sir George...
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  • "A brief history..." ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved September 24, 2019. "John Arlott : Commentary legend & voice of post-war peace – Almanack tribute". Wisden...
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    his cricket and his way of life". Farokh – The Cricketing Cavalier by John Arlott In 1968, when English cricket allowed its county clubs to sign overseas...
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  • single book on cricket (or even the best book on any sport) ever written. John Arlott called it "so outstanding as to compel any reviewer to check his adjectives...
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    (1720–1793), a pioneer naturalist, and the famed cricket commentator, John Arlott (1914–1991). In modern times education in Basingstoke has been co-ordinated...
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  • retirements and the highly regarded obituaries section among others. John Arlott wrote the Books section from its inception in the 1950 edition until...
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  • subtle Americanization. Hampshire (a southern rural accent): the late John Arlott, sports presenter and gardener Charlie Dimmock. Hertfordshire: comedian...
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  • years of Test cricket in England. It was during the Centenary Test that John Arlott gave his last commentary for the BBC's Test Match Special. The Australian...
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  • general elections, the celebrated cricket commentator and journalist John Arlott stood as the Liberal Party candidate. The Sessional Divisions of Epping...
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  • John Arlott, and the members and supporters of St Augustine's Cricket Club in Cape Town, he emigrated to England in 1960, where the journalist John Kay...
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