Which cricket journalist and former Test Match Special broadcaster died in January this year?
"the BBC's cricket correspondent, taking over from ""Test Match Special"" colleague, Christopher Martin-Jenkins. In 2007, when asked which sports journalist he most respected, Martin-Jenkins named Agnew, because he ""combines astute journalism with apparently effortless communication skills."" He has also commentated for the Australian ABC Radio network during Ashes series in Australia. When Channel 4 won the broadcasting rights to television coverage of England's home Test matches in 1998, Agnew was approached by the broadcaster and offered a job on the commentary team. Agnew declined the opportunity, opting to remain BBC cricket correspondent, in part because he was a ""radio man"""
"Christopher Martin-Jenkins Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins, MBE (20 January 1945 – 1 January 2013), also known as CMJ, was a British cricket journalist and a President of the MCC. He was also the longest serving commentator for ""Test Match Special"" (TMS) on BBC Radio, from 1973 until diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012. Christopher Martin-Jenkins was born at his grandmother's house in Peterborough, the second of three boys. His father, a Lieutenant Colonel in the army at the time, relocated the family to Glasgow where he was stationed. After demobilisation he returned to his job at the shipping firm"
"also played golf. Ralph was diagnosed with prostate cancer in mid July 2017. He died of sepsis in the early hours of 1 September 2017, just 10 days after his first course of chemotherapy and at the age of 69. Ralph Dellor Ralph Dellor (1948 – 1 September 2017) was an English sports writer, journalist and TV and radio commentator, primarily on cricket. He was also a cricket coach. He began his career in 1970 with BBC local radio, and went on to work for ""Grandstand"" and ""Match of the Day"" on BBC television, as well as for ""Test Match"
"Henry Blofeld Henry Calthorpe Blofeld, OBE (born 23 September 1939) nicknamed Blowers by Brian Johnston, is a retired English sports journalist, broadcaster and amateur ornithologist best known as a cricket commentator for ""Test Match Special"" on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. He has established a reputation as a commentator with an accent, vocabulary and syntax that is quintessentially Old Etonian both in style and substance. He also writes on cricket and has authored eight books to date. Blofeld's family were landowners at Hoveton in Norfolk and he was the youngest of three siblings. His elder"
"John Arlott Leslie Thomas John Arlott, OBE (25 February 1914 – 14 December 1991) was an English journalist, author and cricket commentator for the BBC's ""Test Match Special"". He was also a poet and wine connoisseur. With his poetic phraseology, he became a cricket commentator noted for his ""wonderful gift for evoking cricketing moments"" by the BBC. John Arlott was born in 1914 at Cemetery Lodge, Chapel Hill, Basingstoke in Hampshire, the son of cemetery registrar William John Arlott and Nellie (née Jenvey-Clarke). He attended Fairfields Primary School in Basingstoke before winning a scholarship to Queen Mary's Grammar School. Once"
"Ed Smith (cricketer) Edward Thomas Smith (born 19 July 1977) is an English author and journalist, former professional cricketer, and cricket commentator. Smith was born in Pembury, Kent. He attended Yardley Court, Tonbridge School and Cambridge University before playing First-class cricket for Kent, Middlesex and England. Prematurely retiring from professional cricket due to injury in 2008, at the age of only 31, he became an author and journalist and in 2013 he joined the BBC's ""Test Match Special"" as a commentator for The Ashes series against Australia. He replaced James Whitaker as England's chief national cricket selector in 2018. Smith"
"declining when he had a bad bout of pneumonia, followed by acute hepatitis. He was subsequently diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2012, shortly after returning from commentating duties in the UAE, and was forced to step down from ""Test Match Special"" due to his illness. He died of lymphoma, at his home in Horsham, on the morning of 1 January 2013, at the age of 67. A statement from his family said: ""Christopher died peacefully at home this morning after his brave resistance to cancer. The family is extremely proud of all that he did to pass on his"
"Daniel Norcross Daniel Jonathan Edmund Norcross (born 14 April 1969) is a cricket broadcaster for Test Match Special. Described as the ""most interesting commentator of the new generation"", Norcross has been compared to the late TMS commentator John Arlott, in providing ""an unusual perspective"" to the commentary box. Before working for TMS, the Oxford University graduate had a series of different jobs, which included playing pub quiz machines, working in the City and for a number of dot-com start-ups, before setting up ""Test Match Sofa"", an alternative amateur cricket commentary radio programme. Dan has, together with Philip Paine, recently edited"
"E. W. Swanton Ernest William Swanton (11 February 1907 – 22 January 2000) was an English journalist and author, chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator under his initials, E. W. Swanton. He worked as a sports journalist for ""The Daily Telegraph"" and as a broadcaster for BBC Radio for 30 years. He was a regular commentator on ""Test Match Special"", easily recognised by his distinctive ""fruity"" voice. After ""retiring"" in the 1970s, he continued to write occasional articles and columns, virtually until his death. Swanton was born in Forest Hill in south London, the eldest child of"
"a book about the forty eight casualties listed on the war memorial at Surrey County Cricket Club, The Oval, London. It is called ""The 48"". Test Match Special BBC Radio Daniel Norcross Daniel Jonathan Edmund Norcross (born 14 April 1969) is a cricket broadcaster for Test Match Special. Described as the ""most interesting commentator of the new generation"", Norcross has been compared to the late TMS commentator John Arlott, in providing ""an unusual perspective"" to the commentary box. Before working for TMS, the Oxford University graduate had a series of different jobs, which included playing pub quiz machines, working in"
"piece published in the ""Economist"" a few days prior"". Ed Smith (cricketer) Edward Thomas Smith (born 19 July 1977) is an English author and journalist, former professional cricketer, and cricket commentator. Smith was born in Pembury, Kent. He attended Yardley Court, Tonbridge School and Cambridge University before playing First-class cricket for Kent, Middlesex and England. Prematurely retiring from professional cricket due to injury in 2008, at the age of only 31, he became an author and journalist and in 2013 he joined the BBC's ""Test Match Special"" as a commentator for The Ashes series against Australia. He replaced James Whitaker"
"Robert Hudson (broadcaster) Robert Cecil Hudson (30 January 1920 – 3 June 2010) was a British broadcaster and administrator for the BBC, primarily on radio but also on television, between 1947 and 1981. He commentated on cricket and rugby union, as well as on many state occasions. He also covered a number of royal tours abroad. He was particularly noted for the thoroughness of the research that he conducted in preparation for his broadcasts. He was responsible for the launch of Test match Special (TMS) in 1957, having written to his boss Charles Max-Muller the previous year, proposing the broadcasting"
"Alison Mitchell Alison Mitchell is a leading English sports broadcaster. She was the first woman to become a regular commentator on the BBC's ""Test Match Special"", and has been commentating on men’s and women’s international cricket around the world since 2007. She also spent many years reporting and commentating on a variety of sports for BBC Radio 5 Live and Five Live Sports Extra, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon, Australian Open, French Open and Open Golf. In March 2014, she was voted SJA Sports Broadcaster of the Year 2013 by members of the Sports Journalists' Association. She is also"
"Presently, Roshan has been regarded as one of the fewest international cricket commentators from Sri Lanka along with Russel Arnold and Ranjit Fernando. He is working as an international cricket commentator in Test Match Special, a British radio programme covering about England related cricket matches and for the Ten Sports Network (now known as Sony Ten Network) from 2010 mainly related to Sri Lankan cricket matches. In 2016, he was named the ""Wisden Cricket Personality of the Month"" for his commentary services. Roshan Abeysinghe is a professional marketing personality apart from being a cricket commentator. Roshan Abeysinghe Lincoln Clement Roshan"
"presenter. On 31 July 2017, it was announced that Murray had died following an illness. He was 71 years old. He was given a state funeral at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. Les Murray (broadcaster) Les James Murray (born László Ürge; 5 November 1945 – 31 July 2017) was a Hungarian-Australian sports journalist, association football broadcaster and analyst. He was the host of ""The World Game"" on SBS television, retiring in July 2014, and has been inducted into the FFA's Football Hall of Fame. As the country's most prominent TV presenter of Football, Murray played a major role in the"
"2016 after a short illness, aged 75. Fellow cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew said: ""Tony was the master of going between TV and radio ball-by-ball commentary. He was the master of both"". The West Indies Cricket Board said: ""He represented West Indies wherever he went. He educated people around the world about our cricket, our people, our culture and who we are. His voice was strong and echoed around the cricket world."" He was survived by his wife of more than fifty years, Jillian, and their son and daughter. Tony Cozier Winston Anthony Lloyd Cozier (10 July 1940 – 11 May"
"and Michael Vaughan. Selvey then criticised what he described as a shift towards ""laddish"" commentators such as Arlo White and Mark Pougatch who have ""little knowledge of the game, especially of the cadences of Test Match cricket"". This sentiment was echoed by some of his contemporaries. Test Match Special Test Match Special (also known as TMS) is a British sports radio programme, originally, as its name implies, dealing exclusively with Test cricket matches, but currently covering any professional cricket. It broadcasts on BBC Radio 4 (long wave), Five Live Sports Extra (digital) and via the internet to the United Kingdom"
"Journalist of the Year again in 2003. He headed London Times' cricket coverage from 1988 to 1999 between the stints of two of the biggest names in cricket journalism in the second half of 20th century : John Woodcock was Times' Cricket Correspondent from 1954 to 1988, and Christopher Martin-Jenkins from 1999 to 2008. Lee underwent heart surgery on 6 November 2015 and was expected to make a full recovery. He attended Ascot on 18 December where he was reportedly in ""sparking form"". Lee died unexpectedly the following day, aged 61. He had been in a long-term relationship with the"
"Tony Munro Anthony John ""Tony"" Munro (1963/64 – 23 April 2016) was an Australian journalist, known mostly for covering Associate and Affiliate cricket teams. During the 1980s, Munro was a journalist for ""The Daily Advertiser""; Munro worked on many sports, including cricket and basketball. From 1999 to 2010, Munro worked for ESPNcricinfo as their ""Beyond The Test World"" correspondent. In this role, Munro reported on Associate and Affiliate cricket teams. The teams he wrote about included the Falkland Islands and Nauru. Munro also edited the Cricket Round the World section of the ""Wisden Cricketers' Almanack"" from the mid-2000s until 2011;"
"cricketers requiring financial support and to promote disabled cricket. The trust is now part of the Lord's Taverners. The Johnners Club was also established in his memory at the same time and currently has over 350 members, plus a further 100 regular supporters. The Trust’s income is boosted significantly from the proceeds of the annual Johnners Club Dinner, member subscriptions, and general donations. Brian Johnston Brian Alexander Johnston (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994), nicknamed Johnners, was a British cricket commentator, author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the BBC during a career which lasted from"
"Don Mosey Don Mosey (4 October 1924 – 11 August 1999) was a sports journalist and radio producer, best remembered for his lengthy tenure as a cricket commentator on BBC's Test Match Special (TMS), which he joined in 1974 and left in 1991. He was nicknamed 'the Alderman' by fellow commentator Brian Johnston, in recognition of his somewhat mayoral bearing in the box; Mosey entitled one autobiographical book ""The Alderman's Tale"". He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1924, completed wartime service in the RAF and joined the ""Craven Herald"" as a journalist, going on to work for the ""Daily"
"standout National Premier Leagues performer in each season's FFA Cup competition. Mike Cockerill Michael Cockerill (20 November 1960 – 31 August 2017) was an investigative Australian football (soccer) journalist who wrote for Fairfax newspapers, Fox Sports and formerly C7 Sport. He was also a football pundit and match commentator and appeared regularly on the football show Fox Sports FC. In 2011, he was inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame. It was announced that he had died from illness, just before the Japan–Australia World Cup qualifier on 31 August 2017. He has been honoured by the Football Federation"
"Michael Melford Michael Austin Melford (born 9 November 1916 at St John's Wood, London; died 18 April 1999 at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire) was a sports journalist, primarily writing on cricket but also on rugby union and track and field. He wrote for the ""Daily Telegraph"" for 32 years, and was their cricket correspondent from 1975 until his retirement in 1981. He was also the ""Sunday Telegraph"" cricket and rugby correspondent from the paper's launch in 1961 to 1975. From 1946 to 1950 he had been the athletics correspondent for ""The Observer"", a position he subsequently held for a while at"
"Town, London. Carpenter died in his sleep at King's College Hospital in South London in the early hours of Saturday morning, 20 March 2010, aged 84. He had been unwell since the summer of 2009 when he had a minor heart attack. Harry Carpenter Harry Leonard Carpenter, OBE (17 October 1925 – 20 March 2010) was a British BBC sports commentator broadcasting from the early 1950s until his retirement in 1994. His speciality was boxing. He was presenter of programmes such as ""Sportsnight"" (1975–1985) and ""Grandstand"" and also anchored coverage of Wimbledon and golf tournaments. Carpenter was the son of"
"and his four children. His funeral was held at St Michael and All Angels Church in Urchfont, Wiltshire on 13 February 2009. Bill Frindall William Howard ""Bill"" Frindall, (3 March 1939 – 29 January 2009) was an English cricket scorer and statistician. He was familiar to cricket followers as a member of the Test Match Special commentary team on BBC radio. Nicknamed the Bearded Wonder (shortened to Bearders) by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in moments, while continuing to keep perfect scorecards and because he had a beard. Angus Fraser described Frindall as"
"former England cricketer Sarah Potter. Alan Lee (cricket writer) Alan Lee (1954 – 19 December 2015) was a prolific British writer and author on cricket and horse racing. He was the cricket correspondent at ""The Times"" from 1988 to 1999, and from 1999, the horse-racing correspondent. He authored many books on cricket, including biographies, co-written with the subjects, of David Lloyd, David Gower and Tony Greig. In the field of racing, he wrote a 2002 biography of the jockey Richard Johnson. In 2001, Lee won the SJA Sports Writer of the Year and the Racing Journalist of the Year awards."
"had a fan following of his own and served the game with distinction."" The interim chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Najam Sethi, said that ""he was an informed, easygoing and affable personality; his death will be widely mourned by the journalist and broadcast community as well as the cricketing fraternity across the country"". Munir Hussain (commentator) Munir Hussain (29 November 1929 – 29 July 2013) was a cricket commentator, administrator, and journalist from Pakistan who also played a first-class cricket match for Kalat in the 1969–70 season. He was the first to introduce Urdu commentary to cricket, and was"
"noted broadcaster on the game in Wales. In January 1983, 53 year-old James was on a private visit to the Netherlands and staying alone at the Hotel Krasnapolsky in Dam Square, Amsterdam. The Western Mail reported that his body was discovered in the bath of his hotel suite, having lain there for some days. Police said he had died of a heart attack and there were no suspicious circumstances. The sports building of Aberystwyth University is named after him, as is the playing field at Cefneithin RFC. Carwyn James Carwyn Rees James (2 November 1929 – 10 January 1983) was"
"refused to use its products. He was a well-known and popular figure around English cricket grounds, always dapper and seldom seen without a red carnation in his buttonhole. He died at Lord's after watching a day's cricket. Gordon Ross (writer) Gordon John Ross (1917 – 27 April 1985) was a sports journalist and author, and a vice-president of Lancashire CCC. He was closely associated with numerous cricket publications. He succeeded Peter West as editor of the ""Playfair Cricket Annual"" in 1954, remaining in this role until his death. He edited the ""Cricketer Quarterly Facts and Figures"" and also the ""Playfair"
"John Kay (cricket journalist) John Kay (born 1909 or 1910, died 16 February 1999, aged 89) was a British cricket correspondent for the ""Manchester Evening News"" from the end of the Second World War to 1975 and for the ""Brighton Argus"". He toured Australia for the 1950-51 Ashes series for the ""Manchester Evening News"" and wrote several cricketing books, including ""Ashes to Hassett"" (1951) and ""Cricket in the Leagues"" (1970). He played for Middleton in the Central Lancashire League and when Basil d'Oliveira emigrated from South Africa in 1960 because Apartheid banned him from playing first-class cricket he arranged for"
"students and human rights defenders – have been extra-judicially killed within the first four months of 2011."" Munir Ahmed Shakir Munir Ahmed Shakir (also spelled Muneer Shakir or Munir Shakar) (1967? – 14 August 2011) was an online journalist for the Online News Network and was also a TV correspondent for Sabzbaat, also known as Sabzbagh, a Baluch television station. He was an activist and was murdered in Khuzdar, Pakistan, where there is an ongoing conflict between Pakistan and the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. Four other journalists had died in Bolochistan in the last year as the violence there has"
"Munir Ahmed Shakir Munir Ahmed Shakir (also spelled Muneer Shakir or Munir Shakar) (1967? – 14 August 2011) was an online journalist for the Online News Network and was also a TV correspondent for Sabzbaat, also known as Sabzbagh, a Baluch television station. He was an activist and was murdered in Khuzdar, Pakistan, where there is an ongoing conflict between Pakistan and the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. Four other journalists had died in Bolochistan in the last year as the violence there has escalated and journalists have been targeted while the perpetrators enjoy impunity. The killing of Balochi journalists, like"
"in 1999 and made his World Cup debut in the 2003 tournament. He performed well in an unsuccessful campaign for England and faced the first delivery in cricket officially to break the 100 mph barrier, bowled by Shoaib Akhtar. He ""pushed it nonchalantly to square leg."" Following his retirement from cricket, Knight became a commentator and pundit on Sky Sports. Nick Knight (cricketer) Nicholas Verity Knight (born 28 November 1969) is an English cricket commentator and former England cricketer. Knight was given his middle name in honour of the 1930s English Test bowler Hedley Verity who was killed in World"