Almost every cricket fan will have heard the famous quote, attributed to Brian Johnston, “The Bowler’s Holding, the Batsman’s Willey”. Whether or not this really was said live on air no longer matters a great deal, it is brilliantly representative of the many double entendres that have featured in cricket commentary before and since. That latest in this fine tradition was offered up yesterday by Charles Dagnall in his commentary on the Champions Trophy match between Pakistan and South Africa, when, in describing the 7ft1 Mohammed Irfan of Pakistan, he announced “He’s just got a monumentally big handle… so to speak”. After a good chuckle I set about compiling a list of some of my favourites, which I present below.
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“The pink ball appears grey/blue in red/green deficient vision, depending on its severity. I did a simulation with colour blindness…”