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Yorkie

Sussex born and bred
Jul 5, 2003
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dahn sarf
Was it Johnners who said, 'There's an ugly black crowd (cloud) over there' ?
 


Gully

Monkey in a seagull suit.
Apr 24, 2004
16,812
Way out west
...also wasn't it Johnners who came up with the classic "the bowler is Holding, the batsman's Willey", and kept his job...
 




Brightonfan1983

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Jul 5, 2003
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UK
Gully said:
...also wasn't it Johnners who came up with the classic "the bowler is Holding, the batsman's Willey", and kept his job...

I don't think it was, but after he and Agnew broadcast the timeless 'leg over' giggle-fest, amusing generations and making some of us think 'oh hang on, maybe cricket isn't really dull after all', the BBC never let them commentate together again.......:nono:
 


The Clown of Pevensey Bay

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Jul 5, 2003
4,339
Suburbia
Brightonfan1983 said:
I don't think it was, but after he and Agnew broadcast the timeless 'leg over' giggle-fest, amusing generations and making some of us think 'oh hang on, maybe cricket isn't really dull after all', the BBC never let them commentate together again.......:nono:

I don't think that's true. The reason they stopped commentating together was that Johnners DIED after that season...
 


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