Re: Blowers retires from test match special
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IanT
The last of the old boys to go... Blowers, CMJ, Johnners, The Alderman, The Bearded Wonder, et al.
The sound of summer will never be the same.
John Arlott.
Tomorrow I'm going to go and stay at a hotel near Newquay where I stayed on my honeymoon 37 years ago. The second centenary test with the Aussies was being played at the time, and it was the occasion of Arlott's last commentary. Obvs I had other things to do than listen to the commentary, but while waiting to go in for dinner the telly news was on and they played his last couple of sentences (something like "and after Trevor Bailey it'll be Christopher Martin-Jenkins" ), and then they made the announcement over the PA and all of the players turned towards the commentary box and applauded.