Memorable lines from Benaud and Greig's commentary careers
On the occasion of Richie Benaud and Tony Greig's birthdays, we look back at some memorable lines from their commentary careers
"Morning, everyone"
"They'll probably need Gillette to work on one of those Gillette G2 double-edged swivel heads to get through those valleys they have got here."
"There was a slight interruption there for athletics"
"Gatting has absolutely no idea what has happened to it ... he still doesn't know!"
"The little man has hit the big fella for six! He's half his size!"
"They're dancing in the aisles in Sharjah."
"And Glenn McGrath dismissed for two, just 98 runs short of his century"
.@ESPNcricinfo Mike Atherton hit in the unmentionables.
— Daniel Brettig (@danbrettig) April 10, 2015
Hadlee: 'And that ball did bounce Richie'
RB: 'Which one, Richard?'
"He's not quite got hold of that one. If he had, it would have gone for nine."
"India have won in dramatic style! The whole of Bengal are on their feet!"
"Changing behind the bowler's arm? That's enough to put any batsman off."
"Don't bother looking for that, let alone chasing it. That's gone straight into the confectionary stall and out again"
"A disgraceful performance from a captain who got his sums wrong. It should never be permitted to happen again. One of the worst things I have ever seen done on a cricket field"
"What I want most from being a television commentator is to be able to feel that, when I say something, I am talking to friends"