"The Indoor League The Indoor League was a pub games competition series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and aired from 1972 until 1977. The programme was hosted by England cricketer Fred Trueman. The first series (1972) competition was first transmitted by ITV on Thursday 5 April 1973 at 1 pm and ran for the following 6 weeks. The ""TV Times"" magazine dated 31 March 1973 contains a one-and-a-half-page editorial on featuring darting legend Tom Barrett. Most of the competitions were filmed the previous year before transmission due to various edits that were made to the programmes. From series 2"
"radio. Trueman gave Lillee the technical advice that provided the solution and Lillee was soon able to recover his form, though this was at the expense of England. Trueman received criticism from many people in the England camp for helping an Australian player, especially after Lillee publicly acknowledged his debt to Trueman. Bailey, on the other hand, completely rejected this criticism and said that the ""prima donnas"" of English cricket should also have the sense to consult experts like Trueman. In the 1970s Trueman presented the Yorkshire Television ITV programme ""Indoor League"", which was broadcast at 5.15 pm on a"
"trophies. Minton died on December 12 1998. Colin Minton Colin Minton (2 October 1945 – 12 December 1998) was a former English professional darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation on 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s. Minton was best known for winning the first series of The Indoor League, the tv show that kickstarted the live showing of darts on TV. Minton was invited to the show as a largely unknown darts player as the first series only had players from the Yorkshire region and matches were played on the no trebles Yorkshire dart board. He beat Gerry Haywood,"
"Colin Minton Colin Minton (2 October 1945 – 12 December 1998) was a former English professional darts player who competed in the British Darts Organisation on 1970s, 1980s, & 1990s. Minton was best known for winning the first series of The Indoor League, the tv show that kickstarted the live showing of darts on TV. Minton was invited to the show as a largely unknown darts player as the first series only had players from the Yorkshire region and matches were played on the no trebles Yorkshire dart board. He beat Gerry Haywood, a well known darts player who went"
"have been on the show to promote movies and shows include Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, Tushar Kapoor and Ritesh Deshmukh, Siddharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi among others. Apart from actors, former World Wrestling Entertainment tag-team champions Ettore Ewen and Kofi Kingston have appeared on the show, with Ettore Ewen displaying his cricketing knowledge due to his father playing cricket in Jamaica in his younger days. Extraaa Innings T20 Extraaa Innings T20 (also popularly called 'Extra Innings') was a cricket based show telecast in between match"
"Oaktree Creative Solutions. Gaurav Kapur Gaurav Kapur (born 11 April 1981), also spelled as Gaurav Kapoor is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, ""Extraaa Innings T20."" Gaurav was seventeen when he first got an opportunity to work with FM. After beginning as a radio jockey, he did a travel show called Indian holiday on Sony Television, it was a travel show exploring beautiful Indian locations with Anu Malhotra and people even notice Mini Mathur. He began working as a VJ on Channel V. He first entered into films"
"Gaurav Kapur Gaurav Kapur (born 11 April 1981), also spelled as Gaurav Kapoor is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, ""Extraaa Innings T20."" Gaurav was seventeen when he first got an opportunity to work with FM. After beginning as a radio jockey, he did a travel show called Indian holiday on Sony Television, it was a travel show exploring beautiful Indian locations with Anu Malhotra and people even notice Mini Mathur. He began working as a VJ on Channel V. He first entered into films with Darna Mana"
"Nine due to the Seven Network and Fox Sports gaining the rights. In May 2018, it was announced that Slater would join the Seven Network. He will host and commentate Seven’s coverage for both Test Cricket and the Big Bash League Michael Slater Michael Jonathon Slater (born 21 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter and former professional cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs for the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001. He subsequently became a cricket commentator and he previously worked on rugby league coverage with ""The Footy Show"" where he was co-host with Paul"
"Extraaa Innings T20 Extraaa Innings T20 (also popularly called 'Extra Innings') was a cricket based show telecast in between match sessions during the Indian Premier League (IPL) that covered match analysis and expert opinions from commentators, retired players and other experts in the sport. In any typical match, the show took place with a pre-match analysis, discussion during the match break and post match analysis. The show was hosted by television personalities along with ex-cricket players in Mumbai's RK Studio. The hosts took turns to traverse between the studio and stadiums during random match days which made it easier for"
"Association. He is the voice for the BBC during the televised stages of the World Indoor Bowls Championships. David Corkill David Corkill is a former international lawn and indoor bowler and current sports commentator born on 15 February 1960. David started bowling at an early age in Tullycarnet Park where he played for Gilnahirk. He joined the Knock outdoor club and won the Irish National Fours title in 1977 and 1978, the National singles title in 1980 and 1988 and the National Pairs in 1983 and 1984. He represented Northern Ireland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1990 Commonwealth Games"
"Charles Dagnall Charles Edward Dagnall (born 10 July 1976), also known as Charlie Dagnall, is a former Bolton School pupil and first-class cricketer who played as a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Cumberland, Warwickshire and Leicestershire. After his retirement from cricket, Dagnall attempted a career in American football with the Leicester Falcons, playing at quarterback. He has worked as a commentator and pundit for BBC Radio Leicester, in addition to having his own drive time show. He has also commentated on T20, One Day Internationals and test matches (""Test Match Special""). In 2013 he was co-host of NFL UK's Inside the"
"commentator Dave Lanning at the 1972 News of the World Championship, to observe the action and to look into creating a programme based on indoor pub sports. The result of this was Waddell creating The Indoor League, which ran from 1972 to 1977, with the first season shown only in the Yorkshire Television region and the following seasons shown across Britain on the ITV network. The Indoor League was a crucial series in the early years of televised darts. Despite being ensconced in Yorkshire, Baverstock did attempt to return to Wales, at one point applying for the vacant post of"
"Michael Slater Michael Jonathon Slater (born 21 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter and former professional cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs for the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001. He subsequently became a cricket commentator and he previously worked on rugby league coverage with ""The Footy Show"" where he was co-host with Paul ""Fatty"" Vautin. Slater's nickname is """"Slats"""". The son of Peter and Carole, Slater was born in the New South Wales rural city Wagga Wagga after his parents and two elder siblings (Julian and Tracey) had emigrated from the north-eastern coast of"
"death, that distinction passed to Reg Simpson. Test debut: vs India, Lord's, Middlesex, 1946<br> Last Test: vs South Africa, Old Trafford, Manchester, 1955 In the 1980s UK TV sitcom ""Chance in a Million"", the main character Tom Chance (played by Simon Callow) has a fascination with Bedser and one of his prized possessions is a cricket bat autographed by him. In the episode ""Honour Thy Father And Thy Mother"" (17 September 1984), the bat is mauled by a dog off-screen, much to Chance's annoyance. Alec Bedser Sir Alec Victor Bedser (4 July 1918 – 4 April 2010) was a professional"
"area that was quickly becoming a hotbed of talent for the sport. Waddell had already seen Alan Evans of Rhondda play at the Alexandra Palace during the 1972 News of the World Championship, the first darts tournament televised across Britain. The other two names mentioned were Tony Ridler of Newport and Leighton Rees of Ynysybwl. Waddell quickly offered all three the chance to play on The Indoor League, which started being televised across Britain from 1973, and they did not disappoint, Ridler and Evans both scored a number of 180s in their matches, but although he did not perform as"
"County Cricket Club batsman John Cartledge (1855–1907). Coincidentally, Cartledge's only Test match appearance was cut short by Burton Joyce-born Alfred Shaw (1842–1907) in 1878; Shaw was an eminent Victorian cricketer known for his captaincy of England in four Test matches on the all-professional tour of Australia (1881–82). Media figures include Hollywood film producer Jack Kitchin (1901–1983), ballet critic Peter Williams (1914–1995), Sherrie Hewson (born 1950), known for her frequent performances in the soap opera ""Coronation Street"", and Matthew Horne (born 1978), an actor and comedian best known for his leading role in the sitcom ""Gavin & Stacey"". Other figures of"
"Keith Stackpole Keith Raymond Stackpole Junior (born 10 July 1940) is a former Victorian and Australian cricketer who played in 43 Tests and 6 ODIs from 1966 to 1974, who is now a radio cricket commentator. His father, Keith Senior also played first-class cricket and was a noted Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and Fitzroy. Stackpole was a big, heavy batsman in the Colin Milburn mould and quite capable of hitting the ball all over the ground. He made his Test debut against England in the Fourth Test in Adelaide in 1965–66, where he took a great catch to dismiss"
"Samir Kochhar Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, ""Extraaa Innings T20"". He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games. Kochhar started his career with Doordarshan's AIDS awareness cum travel show ""Haath Se Haath Mila"" which he anchored with Sugandha Garg. He made his Bollywood film debut in 2003 with Sumeer Sabharwal's bilingual film ""Valentine Days"". Kochhar made his television debut with ""Dangerous"", a talk show on sex, which was broadcast on Zoom. He appeared as Rajat Kapur in the soap opera"
"John Barclay, Martin Bicknell, Iain O'Brien, Rikki Clarke, John Emburey, Laurie Evans, Graeme Fowler, Angus Fraser, Ed Giddins, Greg Matthews, Tim Murtagh, Ollie Rayner, Shaun Tait and Claire Taylor. Other guests have included Jarrod Kimber, Miles Jupp, Andy Zaltzman, Alex Massie, Bill Cash, Matthew Hancock, Mark Steel, Tom Holland, Chris Medland, Patrick Kidd, Francis Leach, Mark Webster, Rory Bremner, Peter Wilson, Jonathan Wilson and Gordon Kennedy. Test Match Sofa Test Match Sofa was a radio programme providing cricket commentary for all England test matches and selected One Day Internationals. The programme was available worldwide, and broadcast on the Sports Tonight"
"She was the only female anchor in the last edition of Extraaa Innings T20 as the other female hosts had prior commitments. Singer and model Shibani Dandekar has anchored the show in several seasons. Mandira Bedi, a prominent face in the television industry who was a host in ICC World Cups 2003 and 2007, had been a host in the 2009 season. Other female hosts who have featured on the show include Rochelle Maria Rao, Pallavi Sharda, Karishma Kotak, Shonali Nagrani, Mayanti Langer and Lekha Washington, with some of them having experience as hosts in various cricket talk shows. Sameer"
"Nadiadwala's ""Housefull 3"" with Akshay Kumar & Mango Dreams and ""Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna"" with Karanvir Bohra directed by Lalit Mohan which is set to release in 2018 Kochhar married his longtime girlfriend Radhika on 9 January 2010. In April 2015, they became parents to a baby boy whom they named Kabir and a baby girl named Sara in October 2017. Samir Kochhar Samir Kochhar (born 23 May 1980) is an Indian actor and television presenter known for being the host of the pre-match Indian Premier League show, ""Extraaa Innings T20"". He currently stars in Netflix India's Sacred Games. Kochhar"
"Javed Burki Javed Burki (Urdu: جاوید برکی) (born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 25 Tests from 1960 to 1969 to eventually become an ICC match referee. Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He also played cricket while studying at Oxford University (1958–1960). Javed Burki is the son of General Wajid Ali Khan Burki (1900–1988). General Burki's sister-in-law, Shaukat Khanum (Burki), was the mother of Imran Khan, the current Prime Ministers of Pakistan. Another of Burki's cousins, Majid Khan, also served as Pakistan's cricket captain. Burki's brothers include Dr. Nausherwan"
"onwards the Indoor League made their various competitions open to International competitors, and they played for the Indoor League World Championships. Trueman often wore a cardigan whilst smoking a pipe throughout his links. He always ended the show with the phrase, ""ah'll see thee"". The show featured many indoor games, the majority of which were pub games, each of which had a prize of £100 for the competition winners. The sports included darts, pool, bar billiards, bar skittles, table football ( foosball), arm wrestling and shove ha'penny amongst others. Among the commentators was Dave Lanning and Keith Macklin. ""The Indoor"
"Kerry O'Keeffe Kerry James O'Keeffe (born 25 November 1949, Hurstville, New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and a former commentator for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio. O'Keeffe played 24 Tests and 2 ODIs between 1971 and 1977. He was a spin bowler, bowling leg breaks. He never quite lived up to early expectations of being the next great Australian leg spin bowler, taking 53 wickets at an average of 38.07. He made his Test debut against England in the Fifth Test of the 1970-71 Ashes series after taking 6/69 and hitting 55 not out in the New South"
"throughout her illness. He subsequently married her twin sister Irene. A talented dressmaker and designer, Board often made her own clothes, including a pink coat she wore to receive the MBE from Queen Elizabeth II in January 1970. She was the only female panellist on the first nationwide edition of BBC TV's quiz show ""A Question of Sport"", broadcast on 5 January 1970. The other panellists were footballers George Best and Tom Finney and cricketer Ray Illingworth. (The team captains were boxer Henry Cooper and rugby player Cliff Morgan, and the presenter was David Vine.) The recording of this historic"
"News of the World Darts Championship for the first time. Waddell was an observer at Alexandra Palace during the 1972 News of the World Championship and was particularly impressed with the play and character of the eventual finalist, Welshman Alan Evans, who beat reigning champion Dennis Filkins in the semi finals with a fiery display. Also in 1972, Waddell created the show ""The Indoor League"", which featured various pub games including darts, pool, bar billiards, bar skittles, Table football (aka foosball), arm wrestling and shove ha'penny. ""The Indoor League"" was only shown on Yorkshire Television in 1972 but went national"
"Burki objected to the questionable military vehicle procurement process by senior serving members of Pakistan's Army. To silence Burki he was arrested on 19 December 2002 from his residence in Islamabad and taken to Karachi Jail. Javed Burki Javed Burki (Urdu: جاوید برکی) (born 8 May 1938) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 25 Tests from 1960 to 1969 to eventually become an ICC match referee. Burki received his early education from Saint Mary's Academy at Rawalpindi. He also played cricket while studying at Oxford University (1958–1960). Javed Burki is the son of General Wajid Ali Khan Burki"
"for the longer Test form of the game during her first interview on View from the Boundary. Daniel Radcliffe was interviewed on his 18th birthday at the Lord's Test in 2007 after being hunted down by Shilpa Patel, TMS's assistant producer. During the Ashes Test in 2009 at Lord's Patel also attracted the Australian actor Russell Crowe into the TMS box, while his cousin, the former Kiwi test cricketer Jeff Crowe, was serving as the match referee. Agnew remarked ""that we have been joined by the cousin of the match referee"" live on air. British prime ministers have been guests,"
"in the second round. Centuries: Career performance: Centuries: Career performance: Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a former England cricketer and captain who played for the first-class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire. He joined Northamptonshire so he could enhance his career and eventually play Test cricket for England, as his native country South Africa were to be banned from International cricket due to the apartheid régime. He retired in 1995 at the age of 41 and currently works for Sky Sports and other TV cricketing broadcasts as an analyst. Allan Lamb was born to British"
"Peter Loader Peter James Loader (25 October 1929 – 15 March 2011) was an English cricketer and umpire, who played thirteen Test matches for England. He played for Surrey and Beddington Cricket Club. A whippet-thin fast bowler with a wide range of pace and a nasty bouncer, he took the first post-war Test hat-trick as part of his 6 for 36 against the West Indies at Headingley in 1957. It was only the twelfth hat-trick ever taken in Test cricket, and it was another 38 years before Dominic Cork became the next England bowler to take one. The cricket writer,"
"two of those appearances at the 1975 World Cup, as well as 80 first-class matches for various teams in Pakistan and England. He has also been the Media Manager of Pakistan's cricket team at the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Parvez Mir Parvez Jamil Mir (born September 24, 1953, Sutrapur, Dacca, East Pakistan) is a Pakistani TV anchor and former professional cricketer who played in the Central Lancashire Leagues for Crompton CC, and in the Bolton League for Egerton, Walkden and Kearsley Cricket Clubs. in amateur club cricket he has played for Vauxhall Mallards, Ingham, and Horsford Cricket Clubs in Norfolk"
"psychological science at Swinburne University, Melbourne. Robin Smith (cricketer) Robin Arnold Smith (born 13 September 1963) is an English former cricketer. Smith was nicknamed Judge or Judgie for his resemblance to a judge when he grew his hair long. Like his older brother Chris, he was unable to play for the country of his birth because of the exclusion of the apartheid regime from international cricket, but because he had English parents he qualified to play for England. He played for England in eleven home test series and on six overseas tours from 1988 to 1996. Smith was best known"
"television) for 1970: Awards presented by Robert Young Logie Awards of 1970 The 12th Annual ""TV Week"" Logie Awards were presented on Friday 20 March 1970 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. Miss World 1968 winner Penny Plumber, British television actor Peter Wyngarde and American actors Peter Graves and Robert Young appeared as guests. Peggy Lipton, star of the US series ""The Mod Squad"", was also originally scheduled to appear but cancelled at the last minute due to a severe middle-ear infection. This"