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The Battle of the Commentators

HeathDavisSpeed

HeathDavisSpeed

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Cozier leading 10-6 at the moment.

Curiously, Henry Blofeld riding in third place with 2 votes, despite being out of the competition
 
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biased indian

biased indian

International Coach
HeathDavisSpeed said:
Quarter Finals: Battle One

Kerry O'Keeffe vs Tony Cozier

The Form Guide: O'Keeffe's had a tough route to the quarters. His first round opponent, Simon Hughes scored heavily with his in depth analysis whilst second round opponent Agnew scored well with his easygoing attitude. The fact that O'Keeffe saw both opponents off shows you the skill of the man. Cozier had an even tougher, and controversial first round draw; knocking out the favourite Alan McGilvray in sudden death extra time. Round two saw him ease to a surprisingly easy victory against Jeremy Coney. Cozier's fear for the Quarters is that the Antipodean vote will go straight to O'Keeffe, as much for the controversial defeat of McGilvray as for the skills of O'Keeffe.

The Competitors

Kerry O'Keeffe

Playing Career: 24 tests and 2 ODIs for Australia; taking a total of 55 wickets and scoring 660 runs
Commentating Pedigree: Has commentated on the ABC radio network for years, and occassionally makes an appearance on the Nine Network. He has had CDs of his commentary released.
Other: *Regular guest and commentator in the media, such as on the sports panel show “The Fat”
* Chief writer “Inside Edge” cricket magazine
* Level III cricket coach
* Elite coach for NSW Emerging Blues Squad
* Specialist spin bowling coach for AIS Cricket Academy in Adelaide



Tony Cozier

Playing Career: None to speak of. He played club cricket in Barbados and played Hockey for their National Team.
Commentating Pedigree: He has been a cricket writer and a voice synonymous with West Indian cricket since 1958. He debuted in radio commentary during the West Indies vs Australia series in 1965. He has since been a regular on the BBC's test match special team and in the commentary box for Sky Sports.
Other: * Author of the definitive history of West Indian cricket

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PhoenixFire said:
Never heard O'Keefe, although he sounds gun, so Blowers.
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yesterday was his birthday may be had too much of :wine: :laugh:
 
HeathDavisSpeed

HeathDavisSpeed

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Quarter Finals: Battle Two

Richie Benaud vs Tony Greig

The Form Guide: Benaud walked through round one against a lacklustre Waqar Younis. The early odds for his 2nd round tie against David Lloyd was another Benaud walkover, but Bumble did anything but give Benaud an easy ride as Richie only secured the victory at the last moment. Greig has not had an enjoyable journey to the Quarters, suffering from a surfeit of negative votes, but somehow emerging triumphant over Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri.

Richie Benaud

Playing Career: Took Australia to the top of the cricket ladder, captaining the team from 1959 and playing in a total of 63 tests prior to retiring in 1964. A useful batsman, but primarily a leg-spin bowler.
Commentating Pedigree: Took a course in becoming a BBC presenter after the Ashes tour of 1956, but finally moved into commentary after retiring from his playing career. Has commentated ever since. In the UK, he commentated for the BBC and then Channel 4 until the coverage was taken by Sky in 2006. He has continued to commentate for Channel Nine in Australia after this time.
Other: * Once worked for The Sun newspaper
* Inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2007
* Appeared in adverts for the Australian Tourist Board, stating various Australian locations to be "Marvellous!"



Tony Greig

Playing Career: Born in South Africa, he played test cricket for England courtesy of his father being Scottish. Maintained a successful all-round career - performing admirably with bat, ball and as captain despite indulging in some ill-judged words at times.
Commentating Pedigree: A good friend of Kerry Packer, he was given a 'job for life' after retiring from international cricket as a commentator. He has, since then, commentated for Channel Nine in Australia and more recently been commentating for Channel 4 in the UK and on radio for TalkSport.
Other: * A board member of the epilepsy foundation
* Joined the Indian Cricket League as an Executive
* Famous for saying "Touch him up, before rolling him over" regarding Steve Harmison needing to bully Glenn McGrath whilst the latter was batting.

 
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