# List of cricket commentators

This is a list of notable media commentators and writers on the sport of cricket from around the world.
A number of famous players have had a second career as writers or commentators. However, many commentators never played the game at a professional level, yet they have gone on to become famous names associated with the game. The following is a list of the cricket commentators, including name, nationality, Broadcaster/Publication and other careers.
| Name | First–class / List A career | Broadcaster/Publication |
| David Acfield | Essex 1966–1986 | BBC Television 1986-1990 |
| Russel Arnold | Sri Lanka 1997–2007 Nondescripts Cricket Club 1993–2007 Chennai Superstars | TEN Sports 2009–present Star Sports Tamil 2019–present |
| Ranil Abeynaike | Bedfordshire 1982 Sinhalese Sports Club 1989–1990 | TEN Sports 2004–2011 Nimbus Sport 2006–2011 |
| Karunaratne Abeysekera | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
| Bandula Saman Wathuregama | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation/ Sri Lanka Cricket Youtube Channel |
| Roshan Abeysinghe | Ragama Cricket Club | TEN Sports 2010–present |
| H. D. Ackerman | South Africa 1998 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) |
| Jonathan Agnew | Leicestershire 1978–1990, 1992 England 1984–1985 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1991–present The People 1990–1991 BBC Television 1999, 2007–2009 ABC ?–present |
| Wasim Akram | Pakistan 1985–2003 | ESPN Star Sports 2003–2015 Channel 4 1999–2002 |
| Terry Alderman | Western Australia 1974–1963 Australia 1981–1991 Kent 1984–1986 Gloucestershire 1988 | ABC (Grandstand) 1993–present |
| Paul Allott | Lancashire 1978–1991 England 1981–1985 | BBC Television 1994–1995 Sky Sports 1995–present |
| Rex Alston (1901–1994) | None | BBC Radio 1945–1957 BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–1964, |
| James Anderson | Lancashire County Cricket Club England cricket team 2002–2024 | BBC Radio (Test Match Special) 2017-present BBC Television 2021-present |
| John Arlott (1914–1991) | None | BBC Radio 1946–1957 BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–1980 BBC Television 1965-1980 The Guardian 1968–1980 |
| Athar Ali Khan | Bangladesh 1988–1998 | Independent Television 2013–present Nimbus Sport |
| Mike Atherton | Lancashire 1987–2001 England 1989–2001 | Channel 4 2002–2005 Sunday Telegraph The Times TalkSPORT 2004–2005 Sky Sports 2005–present Channel 7 2021–22 Ashes Series |
| Trevor Bailey (1923–2011) | Essex 1946–1967 England 1949–1959 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1967–1999 |
| Jack Bannister (1930–2016) | Warwickshire 1950–1968 | BBC Television 1984–1998 TalkSPORT 2001–2015 |
| Richie Benaud (1930–2015) | New South Wales 1948–1964 Australia 1952–1964 | BBC Television 1960–1999, 2007 Channel 9 1977–2013 Channel 4 1999–2005 Channel 5 2009 |
| Harsha Bhogle | None | ABC 1991–present ESPN Star Sports 1995– BBC Radio 1996-2008 Fox Cricket 2018– |
| Ian Bishop | West Indies 1989–1998 | Sky Sports 2005–present Channel 4 2000–2004 SABC Television 2005–2008 Channel 5 2007–2009 |
| Greg Blewett | South Australia 1991–2007 Australia 1995–2000 | Sky Sports 2009– Seven Network 2018– |
| Henry Blofeld | Cambridge University 1958–1960 | ITV 1966–1969 BBC (Test Match Special) 1972–1991, 1994–2017 Sky Sports 1991–1992 |
| Sir Ian Botham | Somerset 1974–1985 Worcestershire 1986–1991 Durham 1992–1993 England 1976–1992 | Sky Sports 1995–2019 |
| Sir Geoffrey Boycott | Yorkshire 1962–1986 England 1964–1982 | Sky Sports 1990–1998 BBC Television 1990–1998 TalkSPORT 1998–2003 Channel 4 2004–2005 BBC (Test Match Special) 2005–2020 Channel 5 2006–2020 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | Barbados 2010–present West Indies 2011–2019 | BBC Television 2020-present BBC (Test Match Special) 2020–? |
| James Brayshaw | Western Australia 1987–1990 South Australia 1990–1997 | Nine Network 2007–2016 Seven Network 2018–, |
| Stuart Broad | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club England cricket team | Sky Sports 2018–present |
| Freddie Brown (1910–1991) | England 1931–1953 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–69 |
| Mark Butcher | Surrey 1992–2009 England 1997–2004 | talkSPORT 2018–2019 ITV Sport 2010–2014 Sky Sports 2018–present |
| Jim Burke | Australia 1951–1959 | |
| Chris Cairns | New Zealand 1989–2004 | Fox Sports Australia 2012–present |
| Greg Chappell | South Australia 1966–1973 Queensland 1973–1984 Somerset 1968–1969 Australia 1970–1984 | Channel 9 1989–1994 |
| Ian Chappell | South Australia 1961–1980 Lancashire 1963 Australia 1964–1980 | Channel 9 1980–2018 ESPN Star sports 2007–present Channel 5 2009 BBC Television 1977, 1993, 1997-1999, |
| Michael Charlton | None | ABC 1954–? BBC Radio 1956 (Ashes series) Nimbus Sport |
| Michael Clarke | Australia 2003-2015 | Nine Network 2014-2018 |
| Brian Close (1931-2015) | England 1949-1976 | BBC Television 1978-1982 |
| Charles Colville | None | Sky Sports 1990–present |
| Denis Compton (1918–1997) | England 1937–1957 Middlesex 1936–58 | BBC Television 1958–75 Sunday Express |
| Jeremy Coney | Wellington 1971–1987 New Zealand 1974–1987 | Sports Roundup/Radio Sport 1990–2000 Sky Sport 2004 |
| Sir Alastair Cook | Bedfordshire 2002 Essex 2003–present England 2006–2018 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2019–present BBC Television 2020–present |
| Dominic Cork | Derbyshire 1990–2003 Lancashire 2004–2008 Hampshire 2009–2011 England 1992–2002 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2007-2010 Pakistan Television Corporation 2009–present Talksport 2013–present Sky Sports 2011–present |
| Jamie Cox | Tasmania 1987–2005 | |
| Tony Cozier (1940–2016) | None | Barbados Daily News 1961–1969 Nine Network 1977–1992 ABC ?–? Sky Sports BBC (Test Match Special) 1966–2015 |
| Peter Cranmer (1914–1994) | Warwickshire 1934–1954 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1965–1968 BBC Radio 1958-1974 |
| Aidan Crawley (1908-1993) | Kent 1927-1947 | BBC Television 1939-1947 |
| Colin Croft | West Indies 1977-1982 | BBC Television 1995, 1999 |
| Martin Crowe (1962–2016) | New Zealand 1982–1995 | Sky Sport 2006 |
| Craig Cumming | Canterbury 1995–2000 Otago 2000–2015 New Zealand 2005–2009 | Sky Sport 2014, |
| Charles Dagnall | Warwickshire 1999-2001 Leicestershire 2002-2004 | BBC Radio 2012-2021 |
| Aravinda De Silva | Sri Lanka 1984–2003 | Sky Sports 2006 |
| Ted Dexter (1935-2021) | Sussex 1956–1968 England 1958–1968 | BBC Television 1968-1988 |
| Allan Donald | South Africa 1991–2003 | |
| Simon Doull | New Zealand 1992–2000 | Sky Sport 2006– |
| Rahul Dravid | Karnataka 1990–2012 Kent 2000 Scotland 2003 Royal Challengers Bangalore 2008–2010 Rajasthan Royals 2011–2013 India 1996–2012 | ESPN Star sports 2012–present ABC 2014–2018 BCCI 2012–present |
| Neil Durden-Smith | | BBC Radio 1964-1975 BBC Television 1967-1970 |
| Jeff Dujon | Jamaica 1974–1993 West Indies 1981–1991 | Sky Sportsannounce |
| Dean du Plessis | None | ESPNcricinfo 2001–present |
| Matthew Engel | None | The Guardian Wisden Cricketers' Almanack |
| Farokh Engineer | India 1961–1975 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1986, 1990 |
| Premasara Epasinghe | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
| Percy Fender (1892–1985) | Sussex 1910–1913 Surrey 1914–1935 MCC 1920–1936 England 1921–1929 | BBC Radio 1936-1946 BBC Television 1947 |
| Ranjit Fernando | Ceylon 1964–1978 Sri Lanka 1975 | Ten Sports 2004–2009 |
| Aaron Finch | Australia 2011–2022 | Channel 7 2024–present |
| Jack Fingleton (1908-1981) | New South Wales 1928–1940 Australia 1932–1938 | |
| Kate Fitzpatrick | None | Channel 9 (Australia) 1983 |
| Damien Fleming | Australia 1994–2001 | ABC ?–present Fox Sports 2010–2012 Ten Network 2013–2018 Channel 7 2018–present |
| Tom Fordyce | None | BBC Live Text |
| Charles Fortune | None | SABC |
| Graeme 'Foxy' Fowler | Lancashire 1979–1991 Durham 1992–1994 England 1982–1985 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1994–2005 |
| Angus Fraser | Middlesex 1984–2002 England 1989–1999 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2000-2010 The Independent 2002– |
| David Frith | None | The Cricketer Wisden Cricket Monthly 1979–1996 |
| C. B. Fry (1872-1956) | Oxford University 1892–1895 Sussex 1894–1908 England 1895–1912 | BBC Radio 1936–? |
| Iain Gallaway | Otago 1946–1948 | Sports Roundup various media 1953–1992 |
| Sourav Ganguly | Bengal 1989–2012 Lancashire 2000 Kolkata Knight Riders 2008–2010 Pune Warriors India 2011–2012 India 1992–2008 | ESPN Star sports 2010–present BCCI 2012–present |
| Mike Gatting | Middlesex 1975–1998 England 1977–1994 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2002-2007 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | Mumbai 1966–1988 Somerset 1980 India 1971–1987 | ESPN Star Sports 1992– BCCI BBC (Test Match Special) SuperSport 2018 |
| Alan Gibson (1923–1997) | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1962–1975 The Times |
| Adam Gilchrist | New South Wales 1992–1994 Western Australia 1994–2008 Deccan Chargers 2008–2010 Middlesex 2010 Kings XI Punjab 2011–2013 | Nine Network 2008-2011 Ten Network 2013–2018 Fox Sports 2018–present |
| Arthur Gilligan (1894–1976) | Cambridge University 1919–1920 Surrey 1919 Sussex 1920–1932 England 1922–1925 | ABC |
| Rev. Frank Gillingham (1875–1953) | Essex 1903–1928 | BBC Radio 1927–? |
| Graham Gooch | Essex 1973–2000 England 1978–1992 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2002–2009 |
| Darren Gough | Yorkshire 1989–2003; 2007–2008 Essex 2004–2006 England 1994–2006 | talkSPORT 2018–2019 |
| David Gower | Leicestershire 1975–1989 Hampshire 1990–1993 England 1978–1992 | BBC Television1994–1999 Sky Sports 1999–2019 Sunday Times |
| Tom Graveney (1927–2015) | England 1951–1969 | BBC Television 1980-1991 |
| Tony Greig (1946–2012) | Sussex 1966–1978 England 1972–1977 | Nine Network 1979–2012 Channel 4 2005 TEN Sports |
| Isa Guha | Thames Valley 1998–1999 Berkshire 2000–present England 2002–2011 | Fox Sports 2018–present ITV Sport 2010–2014 BBC (Test Match Special) 2014–present Sky Sports 2015–2019 BBC Television 2020–present |
| Alex Hartley | Lancashire 2008–2012 Middlesex 2013–2016 Surrey Stars 2016 Lancashire 2017–2023 England 2016–2019 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2020–present |
| Bob Harvie | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
| Mike Haysman | Leicestershire – | SuperSport (Super Cricket) TEN Sports |
| Ian Healy | Queensland 1986–1999 Australia 1988–1999 | Channel 9 1999–present Fox Sports 2018–present |
| Mike Hendrick (1948-2021) | England 1974-1981 | BBC Radio 1990-1994 |
| Michael Holding | West Indies 1975–1987 | Sky Sports Nine Network 1992–present |
| David Hookes (1955-2004) | South Australia 1975–1992 Australia 1977–1986 | |
| Robert Hudson (1920—2010) | None | BBC Television 1949–1950, 1962–1964 BBC (Test Match Special) 1958, 1962–1968 |
| Simon Hughes | Middlesex 1980–1992 Durham 1992–1993 | The Independent Daily Telegraph Channel 4 1999–2005 Channel 5 2006–2017 BBC (Test Match Special) 2007–present |
| Nasser Hussain | Essex 1987–2004 England 1989–2004 | Sky Sports 2004–present |
| Michael Hussey | Western Australia 2004–2013 Australia 2004–2013 | Nine Network 2014–2016 Fox Sports 2018–present |
| Ray Illingworth (1932-2021) | England 1958–1973 | BBC Television 1984–1993 |
| Asif Iqbal | Pakistan 1964-1980 | BBC Television 1992, 1996 |
| Robin Jackman (1945–2020) | England 1974–1983 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) BBC Television 1987-1988, 1994 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sinhalese Sports Club 1995–2015 Sri Lanka 1997–2015 | talkSPORT 2018–2019 |
| Brian Johnston (1912–1994) | None | BBC Television 1946–1969 BBC (Test Match Special) 1966–1994 |
| Dean Jones (1961-2020) | Australia 1984–1992 | ABC TEN Sports 2003–2006 Zee Sports 2007–2008 (Indian Cricket League) NDTV 24x7 2010 Star Sports 2018–2020 (Select Dugout), |
| Dinesh Karthik | Tamil Nadu cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore 2022–present India 2002–present | Sky Sports 2021–present |
| Rob Key | Kent 1998–2016 England 2002–2009 | Sky Sports 2012–present |
| Nick Knight | Warwickshire 1991–2006 England 1995–2003 | Sky Sports 2006–present |
| Jim Laker (1922-1986) | England 1948–1959 | ITV 1966–1968 BBC Television 1969–1985 |
| Arun Lal | India 1982–1989 | Nimbus Sport 2003– TEN Sports 2010– |
| Gavin Larsen | Wellington 1984–1999 New Zealand 1990–1999 | |
| Geoff Lawson | Australia 1989–2004 | ABC ?–present |
| Bill Lawry | Victoria 1955–1972 Australia 1961–1971 | Channel 9 1977–2018 |
| Brett Lee | New South Wales 1997–2012 Australia 1999–2012 | Channel 9 2010–2014 Fox Sports 2018–present |
| Darren Lehmann | Australia 1996–2005 | Sky Sports 2005–2007 Disney+ Hotstar |
| Andrew Leonard | Ireland under-19 2010 Ireland A 2010 | Sky Sports 2023 ESPN Star Sports 2023 BBC 2023 BCCI 2023 |
| Tony Lewis | Glamorgan 1955–1974 England 1972–1973 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1975–1984 The Sunday Telegraph 1975–1993 BBC Television 1984–1998 |
| David Lloyd | Lancashire 1965–1983 England 1973–1980 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1992–1995 Sky Sports 1999–2021 Channel 9 2013–14 (The Ashes) |
| Simon Mann | None | BBC (Radio 5) 1994–1996 BBC (Test Match Special) 1996–present |
| Sanjay Manjrekar | Mumbai 1984–1998 India 1987–1996 | ESPN Star Sports 2009–present TEN Sports 2003–2009 |
| Neil Manthorp | None | SuperSport (Super Cricket) BBC (Test Match Special) 2007, 2012, 2016 ABC ?–present Talksport 2003–2008 |
| Vic Marks | Somerset 1975–1989 England 1982–1988 | The Observer 1989–present BBC (Test Match Special) 1992–present |
| Rod Marsh (1947–2022) | Australia 1970-1984 | Nine Network 1985-1990, 1996-1998 |
| Howard Marshall (1900–1973) | None | BBC (BBC Radio) 1927–1945 |
| Christopher Martin–Jenkins (1945–2013) | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1973-2012 BBC Television 1980–1989 The Cricketer 1980–1990 Daily Telegraph 1990–1998 The Times 1998–2012 |
| Jim Maxwell | None | ABC 1973–present BBC (Test Match Special) 2005– (Ashes series); |
| Mpumelelo ("Pommie") Mbangwa | Zimbabwe 1996–2002 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) TEN Sports |
| Alan McGilvray (1909–1996) | New South Wales 1933–1937 | ABC 1938–1985 BBC (Test Match Special) 1948–1985 (Ashes series) |
| Glenn McGrath | New South Wales 1992–2008 Australia 1993–2007 Worcestershire 2000 Middlesex 2004 Delhi Daredevils 2008–2010 | Channel 7 (Australia) 2018–present BBC (Test Match Special) 2019 (Ashes series) |
| Cate McGregor | None | The Australian Australian Financial Review The Spectator |
| Colin Milburn (1941–1990) | Northamptonshire 1960–1969 England 1966–1969 | BBC Television 1969 BBC (Test Match Special) 1983–1988 |
| Keith Miller (1919-2004) | Australia 1946-1956 | BBC Television 1977-1979 |
| Alison Mitchell | None | BBC (Radio Five Live; Test Match Special) 2003–present ESPN Star sports 2013, 2014 ABC 2014– Channel 7 (Australia) 2018–present Channel 5 2018–2019 BBC Television 2020–present |
| Glenn Mitchell | None | ABC 1990–2011 |
| Tom Moody | Australia 1987-1999 | Nine Network 2002-2018 |
| Eoin Morgan | Surrey 2005–present Ireland 2007–2009 England 2010 - 2022 | Sky Sports 2022–present |
| Drew Morphett | None | ABC 197?–2015 |
| Danny Morrison | New Zealand 1987–1997 | Sky Sport 2000–present Fox Sports ABC ?–present |
| Don Mosey (1925–1999) | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 1974–1991 |
| Johnny Moyes (1893–1963) | South Australia 1912–1915 Victoria 1920–1921 | ABC 1950–1963 |
| Brian Murgatroyd | None | TEN Sports ca.2008–present Others? |
| Chandra Nayudu | Uttar Pradesh | All India Radio |
| Mark Nicholas | Hampshire 1978–1995 | Sky Sports 1995–1998 Channel 4 1999–2005 Daily Telegraph Nine Network 2001–2018 SuperSport 2018– Channel 5 2006–2019 talkSPORT 2018–2019 |
| Monty Noble (1873–1940) | New South Wales 1893–1919 Australia 1898–1909 | ABC |
| Daniel Norcross | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 2015-present |
| Simon O'Donnell | Australia 1985-1991 | Nine Network 1988–2011 |
| Kerry O'Keeffe | New South Wales 1968–1980 Australia 1971–1977 | ABC 2001–2014 Fox Sports (Australia) 2018–present, |
| Norton Pereira | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
| Palitha Perera | None | Radio Ceylon/ Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation |
| Nandan Phadnis | Maharashtra 1986–1996 | All India Radio NDTV |
| Marjorie Pollard (1899–1982) | None | BBC Radio 1938 |
| Shaun Pollock | KwaZulu Natal 1992–2004 Warwickshire 1996–2002 South Africa 1995–2008 | SuperSport 2008–present Sky Sports |
| Ricky Ponting | Tasmania 1992–2013 Australia 1995–2012 | Ten Network 2013–2018 Seven Network 2018–present |
| Venkatesh Prasad | India 1996–2001 | SET Max 2003 |
| Ramiz Raja | Servis Industries 1977–1978 Punjab 1978 Lahore City 1979–1983, 1985–1987, 1992–1993 Allied Bank Limited 1983–1984, 1994–1998 Pakistan National Shipping Corporation 1988–1991 Islamabad 1994 Pakistan 1984–1997 | TEN Sports BBC (Test Match Special) 2007-2012, 2019 |
| Ebony Rainford-Brent | England 2001-2010 | BBC Radio 2015-present BBC Television 2021-present |
| Dermot Reeve | Sussex 1983–1987 Warwickshire 1988–1996 Somerset 1998 MCC 1990 England 1991–1996 | BBC Television 1997-1999 Channel 4 1999–2005 |
| Barry Richards | South Africa 1970 | TEN Sports BBC Television 1998-1999 Channel Four 2000-2002 |
| Viv Richards | West Indies 1974-1991 | BBC Radio 1999-2014 (not all years) BBC Television 1999 |
| Mark Richardson | New Zealand 2000–2004 | Sky Sport 2006–present The Crowd Goes Wild 2006–present |
| Vic Richardson (1894–1969) | Australia 1927–1936 | ABC 1929–? |
| Greg Ritchie | Australia 1982-1987 | Nine Network 1992-1997 |
| R C Robertson–Glasgow (1901-1965) | Somerset 1920–1935 | The Morning Post The Observer BBC Television 1947-1948 |
| Peter Roebuck (1956–2011) | Somerset 1974–1991 | ABC 2001–2011 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Nondescripts 1998–2014 Sri Lanka 2000–2015 | Sky Sports 2018–present |
| Mike Selvey | Surrey 1968–1971 Middlesex 1972–1982 Glamorgan 1983–1984 England 1976–1977 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1984–2008 The Guardian 1985–present |
| Ravi Shastri | Mumbai 1979–1994 Glamorgan 1987–1989, 1991 India 1981–1992 | ESPN Star sports 1994–present BCCI 2006–present BBC Television 1996, 1999 |
| Navjot Singh Sidhu | Punjab 1981–1999 India 1983–1999 | ESPN Star sports 1999–2003 TEN Sports 2003–2004 NDTV 24x7 2006–2009 Times Now 2010–present |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | India1983–1987 | Nimbus Sport BCCI Star Sports Tamil 2017–present |
| Michael Slater | New South Wales 1991–2001 Australia 1993–2001 | Channel 4 2001–2005 Sky Sports 2006 ABC ?–? Channel 9 2006–2018 Channel 7 2018–2021 |
| Ed Smith | Middlesex 2005–2008 Kent 1996–2004 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2012–2018 |
| Ian Smith | New Zealand 1980–1992 | Sky Sport Channel 4 1999–2003 |
| Aamer Sohail | Lahore 1983–1999 Habib Bank Limited 1987–1992 Allied Bank Limited 1995–2001 Karachi 1998–1999 Lahore 2000–2001 Somerset 2001 Pakistan 1990–2000 | Ten Sports 2001–present |
| Keith Stackpole | Victoria 1959–1974 Australia 1966–1974 | ABC ?–2005 Nine Network 1977-1986 |
| Andrew Strauss | England 2003-2012 | Sky Sports 2013-present |
| Scott Styris | New Zealand 2002– | ) 2006 Star Sports 2018–present (Select Dugout) |
| Graeme Swann | Northamptonshire 1998–2004 Nottinghamshire 2005–2013 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2014–2019 |
| E. W. (Jim) Swanton (1907–2000) | Middlesex 1937–8 | BBC Radio 1938–1956 BBC (Test Match Special) 1957–1975 BBC Television 1948–1967 The Daily Telegraph 1946–1975 |
| Donna Symmonds | None | Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation 1988–? BBC (Test Match Special) 1998-2000 |
| Mark Taylor | New South Wales 1985–1999 Australia 1989–1999 | Channel 9 1999–present |
| Fred Trueman (1931–2006) | Yorkshire 1949–1969 England 1952–1965 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1974–1999 Channel 9 1977–1978 |
| Phil Tufnell | Middlesex 1986–2002 England 1990–2001 | BBC (Test Match Special) 2003–present Channel 7 2018 BBC Television 2020–present |
| Frank Tyson (1930-2015) | England 1954-1959 | BBC Television 1977-1983 |
| Michael Vaughan | Yorkshire 1993–2009 England 1999–2008 | Channel 5 2009–2019 BBC (Test Match Special) 2009–present Fox sports 2018–present BBC Television 2020–present |
| Dudley Vernon | None | BBC Television 1946–? |
| Bryan Waddle | None | Radio New Zealand Radio Sport ABC ?–present |
| Max Walker (1948–2016) | Victoria 1969–1982 Australia 1972–1981 | ABC 1981–1985 Channel 9 1986–1991 |
| Ian Ward | Surrey 1992–2003 Sussex 2003–2005 England 2001 | Sky Sports 2003–present |
| Sir Pelham Warner (1873–1963) | Oxford University 1894–1896 Middlesex 1894–1920 | BBC Radio 1927–? |
| Shane Warne (1969–2022) | Hampshire 2000–2007 Australia 1992–2006 Rajasthan Royals 2008–2010 Victoria 1990–2006 | Nine Network 2008–2018 Sky Sports 2009–2022 Star Sports 2013–2022 BCCI 2012–2022 Fox Sports 2018–2022 |
| Len Watt | None | Local radio, Sydney 1922 ABC 1924–? |
| Mark Waugh | New South Wales 1985–2004 Essez 1988–1989 Australia 1988–2002 | Ten Network 2013–2018 Fox sports 2018–present |
| Everton Weekes (1925-2020) | West Indies 1948-1958 | BBC Television 1976, 1979 |
| Kepler Wessels | Queensland 1979–1986 Australia 1982–1985 South Africa 1992–94 Sussex 1976–1980 | SuperSport (Super Cricket) |
| Peter West (1920–2003) | None | BBC Radio 1948–1959 BBC Television 1952–1986 |
| Arlo White | None | BBC (Test Match Special) 2005–2008 |
| Alan Wilkins | Glamorgan 1975–1979, 1983 Gloucestershire 1980–1982 | BBC 1987–1998 ESPN Star Sports 2000–present |
| Bob Willis (1949–2019) | Surrey, Warwickshire 1969–1984 England 1971–1984 | BBC Television 1985-1987 Sky Sports 1990-2019 |
| John Woodcock | None | The Guardian The Times |
| Thomas Woodrooffe (1899-1978) | None | BBC Television 1939 |
| Bruce Yardley (1947-2019) | Australia 1978-1983 | Nine Network 1989-199? |
| Norman Yardley (1915–1989) | Yorkshire 1935–1955 England 1938–1950 | BBC (Test Match Special) 1956–1969 |
| Waqar Younis | Karachi, Lahore, Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Redco Pakistan Ltd, United Bank Limited 1989–2003 Surrey 1990–1993 Glamorgan 1997–1998 Warwickshire 2003 Pakistan 1989–2003 | TEN Sports 2010–present |