The Richie Benaud Commentators Thread - Page 8

**Rey** · 20th April 2007, 00:17

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Originally Posted by biglads

I've heard a scandalous rumour about everyones favourite commentator Mark Nicholas - but I'm not sure if it should be posted. Get chatting to some of the Sky Sports lads and you can find out all sorts.....

He's about to become engaged to Michael Clarke?

F.K · 20th April 2007, 00:20

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Originally Posted by °Rey°

He's about to become engaged to Michael Clarke?

I hope to god that was a joke... not that he cant or is not supposed to.

**Marauding Bison** · 20th April 2007, 01:35

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Originally Posted by biglads

I've heard a scandalous rumour about everyones favourite commentator Mark Nicholas - but I'm not sure if it should be posted. Get chatting to some of the Sky Sports lads and you can find out all sorts.....

He is so oily Exxon have launched a takeover bid?

Boycs elderly female relatives · 20th April 2007, 04:08

OK

He is very friendly with Martin Crowe

Perhaps Nicholas' grasping hands are what caused Crowe to go to Advanced Hair Studios

Aidan11 · 20th April 2007, 15:30

Is he friends with Ian Bell as well?

Michelle Fivefer · 21st April 2007, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by biglads

I've heard a scandalous rumour about everyones favourite commentator Mark Nicholas - but I'm not sure if it should be posted. Get chatting to some of the Sky Sports lads and you can find out all sorts.....

Go on, you can say it, just between friends.

mark nicholas' lawyer · 21st April 2007, 13:47

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Originally Posted by biglads

I've heard a scandalous rumour about everyones favourite commentator Mark Nicholas - but I'm not sure if it should be posted. Get chatting to some of the Sky Sports lads and you can find out all sorts.....

i've heard a lot about him from an old schools coach who was a hampshire 2nds player. a phallic fixation was one of the first things to crop up.

Michelle Fivefer · 21st April 2007, 13:56

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Originally Posted by Aidan11

Is he friends with Ian Bell as well?

I hope Bell has better taste. Anyway, Bell has no chance, he's not an Aussie.

1000yardstare · 22nd April 2007, 05:03

I had to laugh at Willis the other day. He was talking about tailenders and called them 'these rats and mice'. I have heard of them being called rabbits and ferrets but not rats and mice.

Jon Wallflower · 22nd April 2007, 07:42

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Originally Posted by IGHOLS!

i've heard a lot about him from an old schools coach who was a hampshire 2nds player. a phallic fixation was one of the first things to crop up.

So? He likes the French... What of it? At least he's not gay or anything...

Aidan11 · 22nd April 2007, 16:10

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Originally Posted by 1000yardstare

I had to laugh at Willis the other day. He was talking about tailenders and called them 'these rats and mice'. I have heard of them being called rabbits and ferrets but not rats and mice.

Next it'll be guinea pigs and hamsters.

Huda · 22nd April 2007, 22:13

Aamir Sohail really gets on my nerves, doesnt have any respect for lesser teams, makes useless comments, always keeps talking about or referring to pakistani cricket.

The other day he thought Shaun tait was doing something dodgy as he said he was reverse swinging the ball in the 11th over.

GotTheRuns · 23rd April 2007, 14:50

Life's a popularity contest...

Rough poll summary of results from this thread (min 3 mentions):

Bouquets

Athers
Flem
Willis (tempered by half as many brickbats)
Lawry/Greig combo

Brickbats

'Irish bloke'
Raja
Arlo
Cullinan
Nicholas (or they may have been bouquets - hard to gauge the feeling).

Essex Cookie · 24th April 2007, 17:20

Typed 'Arlo White' into google and the last entry of the page is a link to this topic!

**Rey** · 24th April 2007, 18:54

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Originally Posted by Essex Cookie

Typed 'Arlo White' into google

Boycs elderly female relatives · 25th April 2007, 03:31

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Originally Posted by GotTheRuns

Life's a popularity contest...

Rough poll summary of results from this thread (min 3 mentions):

Bouquets

Athers
Flem
Willis (tempered by half as many brickbats)
Lawry/Greig combo

Flem?

Is someone taking the ****?
If your idea of a good commentator is one who can't manage a sentence without using 'Spuurb' and 'Straya' then fine, but really he's about as informative as the back of a bottle of ketchup.

GotTheRuns · 25th April 2007, 09:46

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Originally Posted by biglads

Flem?

Is someone taking the ****?
If your idea of a good commentator is one who can't manage a sentence without using 'Spuurb' and 'Straya' then fine, but really he's about as informative as the back of a bottle of ketchup.

I'm just the messenger, sport; maybe they enjoy the alliteration. He may have even drawn inspiration from the back of a sauce bottle; mine contains the alliterative phrase 'specially selected spices'.

warwickshire bear · 25th April 2007, 20:36

no one has mentioned the great jeff dujon.
a more relaxed,sensible announcer of the game that i have had the pleasure to hear lol

Michelle Fivefer · 26th April 2007, 00:52

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Originally Posted by Essex Cookie

Typed 'Arlo White' into google and the last entry of the page is a link to this topic!

That's very impressive.

Maty · 28th April 2007, 23:16

"Ranjit Fernando has just come up with another howler on TV, his 532nd of the competition, claiming Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996 on Duckworth-Lewis. Even Botham sounded as if he had had enough ..."

is this actually serious?!

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20th April 2007, 04:08	#144
Boycs elderly female relatives County Pro She'd 'ave caught it in her pinny! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: None of your business! Team(s): Meself Age: 50 Posts: 598	OK He is very friendly with Martin Crowe Perhaps Nicholas' grasping hands are what caused Crowe to go to Advanced Hair Studios

20th April 2007, 15:30	#145
Aidan11 Harmisonesque Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somewhere cold and wet Posts: 43,423	Is he friends with Ian Bell as well?

22nd April 2007, 05:03	#149
1000yardstare Posting Goddess JA 901 Cummins 301 SCurran 58 Jhye 39 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London Posts: 22,889	I had to laugh at Willis the other day. He was talking about tailenders and called them 'these rats and mice'. I have heard of them being called rabbits and ferrets but not rats and mice.

22nd April 2007, 22:13	#152
Huda International Material Join Date: Mar 2007 Team(s): Bangladesh Posts: 1,897	Aamir Sohail really gets on my nerves, doesnt have any respect for lesser teams, makes useless comments, always keeps talking about or referring to pakistani cricket. The other day he thought Shaun tait was doing something dodgy as he said he was reverse swinging the ball in the 11th over.

23rd April 2007, 14:50	#153
GotTheRuns County 1st Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ashfield, Sydney Team(s): Australia - but as long as cricket is the winner... Posts: 325	Life's a popularity contest... Rough poll summary of results from this thread (min 3 mentions): Bouquets Athers Flem Willis (tempered by half as many brickbats) Lawry/Greig combo Brickbats 'Irish bloke' Raja Arlo Cullinan Nicholas (or they may have been bouquets - hard to gauge the feeling).

24th April 2007, 17:20	#154
Essex Cookie International Cricketer Get him into the ODI team. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Redbridge and Leamington Spa Team(s): England, Essex, West 'am Posts: 2,060	Typed 'Arlo White' into google and the last entry of the page is a link to this topic!

25th April 2007, 20:36	#158
warwickshire bear Bat In Hand Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: parts unknown! Team(s): the bears and the mighty england! Posts: 40	no one has mentioned the great jeff dujon. a more relaxed,sensible announcer of the game that i have had the pleasure to hear lol

28th April 2007, 23:16	#160
Maty Posting God Join Date: Mar 2007 Team(s): Derybshire Age: 32 Posts: 13,493	"Ranjit Fernando has just come up with another howler on TV, his 532nd of the competition, claiming Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996 on Duckworth-Lewis. Even Botham sounded as if he had had enough ..." is this actually serious?!