John Arlott
/ˌdʒɒn ˈɑːlət/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈɑːrlət/
- (1914-91) a popular English cricket commentator who described cricket matches on BBC radio and television regularly from 1947 to 1980. Many people in Britain associated the sound of his voice with cricket, or with the summer in general.
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