da winzada777： On the occasion of Richie Benaud and Tony Greig’s birthdays, we look back at some memorable lines from their commentary careers
da poker： ESPNcricinfo staff06-Oct-2018Apart from being two of cricket’s leading lights in broadcasting who enthralled viewers with their voice and wit from time to time, Richie Benaud and Tony Greig also shared a birthday. Benaud would have turned 88 today, Greig 72. And what better way to celebrate their birthdays than a trip down memory lane, through some of their most famous lines on air.
“Morning, everyone”
“They’ll probably need Gillette to work on one of those Gillette G2 double-edged swivel heads to get through those valleys they have got here.”
“There was a slight interruption there for athletics”
Mike Gatting is bowled by Shane Warne•Getty Images
“Gatting has absolutely no idea what has happened to it … he still doesn’t know!”
“The little man has hit the big fella for six! He’s half his size!”
Shane Warne greets Sachin Tendulkar•AFP
“They’re dancing in the aisles in Sharjah.”
“And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just 98 runs short of his century”
.@ESPNcricinfo Mike Atherton hit in the unmentionables.
Hadlee: 'And that ball did bounce Richie'
RB: 'Which one, Richard?'— Daniel Brettig (@danbrettig) April 10, 2015
“He’s not quite got hold of that one. If he had, it would have gone for nine.”
India celebrate the fall of the final wicket•Hamish Blair/Getty Images
“India have won in dramatic style! The whole of Bengal are on their feet!”
“Changing behind the bowler’s arm? That’s enough to put any batsman off.”
Ian Botham pulls Geoff Lawson•Adrian Murrell/Getty Images
“Don’t bother looking for that, let alone chasing it. That’s gone straight into the confectionary stall and out again”
“A disgraceful performance from a captain who got his sums wrong. It should never be permitted to happen again. One of the worst things I have ever seen done on a cricket field”
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