John Arlott
English journalist, author, and cricket commentator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Special. He was also a poet and wine connoisseur. With his poetic phraseology, he became a cricket commentator noted for his "wonderful gift for evoking cricketing moments" by the BBC.[1]
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John Arlott | |
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Born | Leslie Thomas John Arlott (1914-02-25)25 February 1914 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England |
Died | 14 December 1991(1991-12-14) (aged 77) |
Education | Queen Mary's Grammar School |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and commentator |
Years active | 1946–1980 |
Employer(s) | BBC, The Guardian |
Known for | Cricket commentator for Test Match Special, writer and wine connoisseur |
Spouses | Dawn Rees
(m. 1940; div. 1958)Valerie France
(m. 1959; died 1976)Patricia Hoare (m. 1977) |
Children | 3 |
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