Contents Cover Also by Barry Johnston Title Page Dedication INTRODUCTION by Barry Johnston PART I: CHATTERBOXES 1 The Pre-War Pioneers Seymour de Lotbinière R. C. Lyle George Allison Tommy Woodroffe H. B. T. Wakelam and others Howard Marshall 2 Links in the Chain John Snagge Harold Abrahams Stewart Macpherson Raymond Glendenning 3 Famous Voices Henry Longhurst Kenneth Wolstenholme Dan Maskell Eddie Waring Peter O’Sullevan Harry Carpenter David Coleman Bill McLaren 4 And Now Over To . . . Peter Dimmock Eamonn Andrews Lionel Marson Maurice Edelston Max Robertson Robert Hudson Raymond Baxter Bryon Butler Peter Bromley 5 More Commentary From . . . Peter Alliss Dorian Williams Alan Weeks John Motson Nigel Starmer-Smith Ron Pickering Alun Williams Peter Jones Brian Moore Gerald Williams 6 Voices of Cricket Rex Alston E. W. Swanton Peter West Jim Laker Alan Gibson Tony Lewis Norman Cuddeford Peter Cranmer Neil Durden-Smith 7 Overseas Visitors Richie Benaud Alan McGilvray Charles Fortune Vic Richardson Pearson Surita Roy Lawrence Tony Cozier Alan Richards 8 Test Match Special John Arlott Henry Blofeld Christopher Martin-Jenkins Don Mosey Bill Frindall Trevor Bailey and Fred Trueman PART II: GUIDE TO CRICKET 9 Test Matches – Six of the Best PART III: IT’S BEEN A PIECE OF CAKE 10 Happy Memories 11 Patsy Hendren, Don Bradman, Wally Hammond 12 Len Hutton, Denis Compton, Alec Bedser, Arthur Morris 13 Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller, Godfrey Evans 14 Jim Laker, Neil Harvey, Trevor Bailey 15 The Four W’s, Tom Graveney, Peter May, Brian Statham 16 Richie Benaud, Fred Trueman, The Two ‘Little Masters’ 17 Colin Cowdrey, Gary Sobers, Ken Barrington, Ray Illingworth 18 Five Aussie Keepers, Graeme Pollock, Geoff Boycott 19 Mike Procter, Derek Underwood, Clive Lloyd, Alan Knott 20 Barry Richards, Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Imran Khan 21 Bob Taylor, Richard Hadlee, Viv Richards, Mike Brearley 22 Ian Botham, David Gower, Allan Border 23 THE TALE END Index Acknowledgements Copyright by the same authors An Evening With Johnners Letters Home 1926–1945 A Delicious Slice of Johnners also by Brian Johnston Let’s Go Somewhere Stumped for a Tale The Wit of Cricket Armchair Cricket It’s Been a Lot of Fun It’s a Funny Game Rain Stops Play Brian Johnston’s Guide to Cricket Chatterboxes Now Here’s a Funny Thing It’s Been a Piece of Cake The Tale of Billy Bouncer (with Tony Hart) Brian Johnston’s Down Your Way Forty-Five Summers Someone Who Was I Say, I Say, I Say (with Peter Baxter) Views from the Boundary More Views from the Boundary
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