

The Wit of Cricket at Home and Abroad
Author: Barry Johnston
Narrator: Barry Johnston, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Peter Baxter, Robert Powell
Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 09/02/2010
Categories: Nonfiction, Sports & Recreation, Cricket, History
Synopsis
Featuring a rare live recording by the late cricket commentator Christopher Martin-Jenkins, who was a brilliant after-dinner speaker, here are dozens of hilarious anecdotes about the Ashes, overseas tours, sledging, Test Match Special, and much more!
Christopher Martin-Jenkins commentated on TMS from 1973 to 2012, and was cricket correspondent of the BBC, the Daily Telegraph and The Times, as well as President of the MCC in 2011; Peter Baxter was the producer of TMS on BBC radio for 34 years; Barry Johnston is the son of Brian Johnston and compiled The Wit of Cricket book; Robert Powell is an award-winning actor and former President of the Lord's Taverners.
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