Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Might be doing the great man a slight disservice, but this was not his finest hour as a commentator.
Bonkers Benaud
Bonkers Benaud
Someone else reached 300 wickets before any of that was even thought about.
How could he not have seen rise of WSC, satellite television and a twelve-month cricket season?! Obvious this negates everthing that's gone before: the man's some kind of ****, clearly.
In that case I'd like the jury to respectfully disregard my client's last statement.Someone else reached 300 wickets before any of that was even thought about.
I can't see anybody passing 62k runs either.In that case I'd like the jury to respectfully disregard my client's last statement.
Actually Sir Donald said something similar about no-one matching Jack Hobbs's run tally whilst on the 1930 Ashes tour. It's on my Story of The Ashes DVD.
Test runs, wise acre.I can't see anybody passing 62k runs either.
I think the commentary was by Brian Johnston as it happened. I think the Benaud bit would have been said a bit later when they were rounding up the highlights of the day and that's why the two bits of commentary don't quite seem to match.The voice doesnt seem to fit the footage. Almost like it was just added on top. Im not saying he didnt say it, as he certainly might, but it also could be a little suspect.
Certainly was.Was that Neil Hawke batting?
My favourite aspect is that Johnston's pronouncement 7 years earlier had been an utterly unremarkable "That's it, 10 wickets to Laker", whereas this time (in a much lesser achievement) it was "THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!! He's out!!! Trueman's got it, 300 Test wickets"Might be doing the great man a slight disservice, but this was not his finest hour as a commentator.
Bonkers Benaud