Jonathan Agnew - 必应 Sign in Jonathan Agnew Jonathan Philip Agnew (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and former professional cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated at Uppingham School. He is nicknamed "Aggers", and, less commonly, "Spiro" – the latter, according to Debrett's Cricketers' Who's Who, after former US Vice President Spiro Agnew. Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire from 1979 to 1990, returning briefly in 1992. In first-class cricket he took 666 wickets at an average of 29.25. ... (展开) Agnew won three Test caps for England, as well as playing three One Day Internationals in the mid-1980s, although his entire international career lasted just under a year. In county cricket, Agnew's most successful seasons came toward the end of his career, after his last international match, when he had learned to swing the ball.

He was second and third leading wicket -taker in 1987 and 1988 respectively, including the achievement of 100 wickets in a season in 1987. He was named as one of the five Cricketers of the Year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1988. While still a player, Agnew began a career in cricket journalism and commentary. Since his retirement as a player, he has become a leading voice of cricket on radio, as the BBC radio cricket correspondent and as a commentator on Test Match Special. He has also contributed as a member of Australian broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Grandstand team. Agnew's on-air "leg over" comment on Test Match Special, made to fellow commentator Brian Johnston in 1991, provoked giggling fits during a live broadcast and reaction from across England. The incident has been voted "the greatest sporting commentary ever" in a BBC poll; Michael Henderson, one of Agnew's peers and rivals, has described him as "a master broadcaster ...

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I have been organising these sorts of events for many years both in Henley and further afield but I have never felt a greater sense of pleasure and satisfaction both for myself and the whole room.” John Latham – Henley in Arden CC Partners Cricket: A Modern Anthology In this wide-ranging and beautifully-produced anthology, I have chosen a wide variety of writings on the sport that has consumed my life, from the 1932/33 Ashes (Bodyline) series right up to the present day. In a series of carefully considered, thematically organised reflections, I examine the importance of their contribution to our understanding and appreciation of cricket. With input from several eminent cricketing historians, including the librarian at Lord’s, the book contains a fascinating range of material, from renowned classics to books that have hardly seen the light of day in the United Kingdom (e.g. The Hanse Cronje Story by Garth King); from overseas fiction to modern day autobiographies (Marcus Trescothick, Simon Hughes, Mike Brearley etc.) that have attained classic status. With 75 seminal cricket images, original line drawings and a comprehensive index, this book is a must-have for any self-respecting cricket fan.

For more information or to buy, CLICK HERE Thanks, Johnners: An Affectionate Tribute to a Broadcasting Legend Thanks Johnners is a warm tribute to my mentor Brian Johnston and his time at the helm of Test Match Special. The on-air incident, in which my comment on Ian Botham’s attempt to avoid stepping on his stumps – “He just couldn’t quite get his leg over” provoking prolonged fits of giggles – most notably from Johnners – has been voted the greatest piece of sporting commentary ever. The friendship between myself and Brian became immortalised through that broadcasting classic, but there was a deeper bond between us, as this book reveals. For more information and to buy, CLICK HERE Aggers’ Ashes This is in effect my personal diary of my experiences in Australia in 2010/2011 – when England finally won the Ashes in Australia for the first time in 24 years. With additional contributions from the best BBC cricket bloggers and the resident TMS statistician, Aggers’ Ashes is the only companion you will need to relive those wonderful days when history was made Down Under.

For more information and to buy, CLICK HERE Over to You, Aggers The world of cricket has seen many ups and downs since my autobiography was first published back in 1997. This substantially updated edition of the book features my thoughts on the Cronje bribery scandal; the loss of the BBC televised coverage to Channel 4; England’s failures at the 1999 World Cup, in South Africa and against the Australians in 2001; and their successes against the West Indies and Pakistan. This book takes the reader on an odyssey around the cricketing world. For more information and to buy, CLICK HERE 8 Days a Week: Diary of a Professional Cricketer An honest but entertaining account of a county cricketer’s life on the road. For more information and to buy, CLICK HERE Contact Please get in touch for all enquiries There are various ways to get in touch with me. The easiest and most direct is through Twitter. However, if your comment is regarding Test Match Special, please email tms@bbc.co.uk If you have a commercial enquiry for my agent, please use the form below. Your Name (required): CRICKET PLAYERS & NICKNAMES ... endless!

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Other than those thousands of people, bewildered by recent events, yet ever hopeful, who hold it in their hearts. The best-loved game (in Geoffrey Moorhouse's phrase) has taken such a buffeting in the past month that cricket‑lovers look night and day for leadership or, failing that, reassurance. It is hard to find comfort. David Collier, who is, apparently, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, was summed up by Traffic's 60s' classic: No Face, No Name, No Number. He popped up on Radio 5 Live at the weekend to face Garry Richardson's probing bowling, but few listeners would have thought: "We can sleep soundly, knowing that English cricket is safe in such hands." Even allowing for the fact that there are questions he may not be able to answer as fully as everybody would like, it was a sorry performance. As for Giles Clarke, it is not really necessary to add anything to the chorus of disapproval. The spectacle of this man clinging to office is thoroughly unappetising. A man of honour would have recognised, the moment that Allen Stanford was charged with an $8bn fraud, that resignation was his bounden duty.

Yet, supported by the craven chairmen of the counties, he carries on. Nor are the players beyond criticism. In a moment of pure comedy, Kevin Pietersen called Stanford a "sleazebag", yet he was happy at the time to be taken up by the Texan as one of his "ambassadors". "The public perception," said the player, now reported to be £50,000 lighter, "was that the England team had been sold to a bloke with a lot of money." If only all our players showed such taste and reticence. Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are both on course to rake in a million crisp ones from the Indian Premier League in April, when they should be preparing for a summer's Test cricket. They may yet change their minds. They may be forced to. Even the ECB have noticed that Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke have opted to put their commitments to the Australia team ahead of personal wealth. In their own way, those players are speaking for Australia. So who is speaking for English cricket?

Somebody, that is, with a sense of the game's history as well as its present; a sense of doing the right thing, as opposed to what may be commercially expedient; a sense of decency. Jonathan Agnew, the cricket correspondent of the BBC, that's who. Listening to Agnew last week, as the Stanford story broke, was to hear a master broadcaster at work, capable of providing a full commentary on events in the middle while pushing Clarke, his studio guest, for answers. Not pushing too hard. That would have gone against the spirit of the programme. But pushing hard enough to leave listeners in no doubt that Clarke was squirming. It made for compelling radio. Two days later, as England finished one wicket short of victory, Agnew was in blazing form. Brought in at the end of the 11pm news on Radio Halfwit, where a giggling presenter had just read out three emails of mind-boggling stupidity from the kind of folk who give the station its reputation, he bluntly informed her that she had no business giving airtime to such drivel, that it had been a fine Test, and West Indies had thoroughly deserved their draw.

For some years Agnew has been the pick of the sports correspondents at the BBC, along with Ian Robertson, just as Christopher Martin-Jenkins was before him. Cricket has been served wonderfully well by these men, not least because they speak in clear, grammatical English that used to be the corporation's greatest glory. No longer, alas. Agnew's is a sane, reasonable voice in a game that is going potty. Fair-minded, even-tempered, he has become one of the finest specialists the BBC has ever had. In his understated way he speaks for the game: not the people who play it, nor those who run it, but for the saddened lovers of cricket who will be there when the Giles Clarkes of this world have shuffled into the shadows. Technology in sport may mean kids fail to learn life's lessons, says Aggers - Telegraph UK News Technology in sport may mean kids fail to learn life's lessons, says Aggers The introduction of technology in sport could mean children fail to learn how to "take the rough with the smooth", cricketer Jonathan Agnew has said. Jonathan Agnew at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Photo: JEREMY SUTTON-HIBBERT/GETTY Follow Agnew, now a commentator, said sport was a "very good education" for children, teaching them that "not everything is perfect in this world". But, he argued, the introduction of technology to adjudicate decisions could mean they could fail to learn that bad things can happen in life. Speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the broadcaster - known to fans as Aggers - said he had always been "anti" technology, claiming it had "spoilt" his summer of cricket. When asked about the "spirit" of the game, he told an audience he was increasingly hearing from members of the public who had seen young players refusing to walk and claiming "that's not out" as a result of what they saw on television. "It is all about accepting the decisions," he said of his sport. "It's actually a very good education for kids, from eight to 16. Related Articles Agnew: TMS 'Twitter before Twitter' 06 Aug 2013 "You know, not everything is right, not everything is perfect in this world.

You might get a bad decision today and get nought, but get a bad decision next week and end up getting 50. "You take the rough with the smooth. And that's part of what cricket, I think, really offers." Cricket now uses a range of technologies including audio, Hawkeye - a complex computer system used to track the trajectory of the ball - infra-red cameras Hot Spot cameras and a "snickometre". Speaking of this summer's cricket, Agnew said: "It's kind of spoilt it for me to be honest, because every decision has become an issue for debate. "'The technology has failed, the human beings interpreting the technology have failed, the human being out in the field have failed'. "It's just been a really bad run, which is not entirely surprising in my view. "I've always been anti the technology. I felt they were rushing it, and they're on an agenda that technology is not ready for. "I don't see any point in having technology in any sport unless its better than what we have already; I just don't see the point in it." He added it was also an issue for the spirit of the game and the future for young players.

"Added to that, in cricket you've got the situation where you've got the batsman openingly challenging an umpire's decision and in cricket that's just not the way the game's been played. "It's never felt right to me. "And its an interesting challenge for football. As soon as that door is opened just a fraction, bang, you're damned." Agnew, who appeared at the festival with his dog Tino, also spoke of England player Stuart Broad's refusal to walk when he edged the ball to slip in the first Ashes test at Trent Bridge. Saying he had known him for years and tried to "keep an eye out" for him, Agnew added: "When he stood there at Trent Bridge that time, it was a real challenge. "I hated him for standing there, because in my view he should have walked. "I've said to him 'Stuart, you can never complain about a decision against you again. If that's where you're setting your line - because everybody has a line - then good luck to you'." Agnew, the Test Match Special commentator, also said he now "love" to see a woman broadcaster covering cricket, to break up the "continuous line of test cricket blokes".

Fen Ditton Cricket Club Friends of Fen Ditton CC Messages of support from some people you may have heard of . . . Jonathan Agnew Jonathan Philip Agnew is an English cricket broadcaster and former professional cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire and educated at Uppingham School. He is nicknamed Aggers. Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire, taking 666 wickets at an average of 29.25 and winning three Test caps for England. Since retiring as a player, Agnew has become a cricket journalist across a variety of media, but most notably on radio, as a Test Match Special commentator and as a BBC radio cricket correspondent. An on-air incident in tandem with Brian Johnston has been voted "the greatest piece of sporting commentary ever" in a BBC poll. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Russel Arnold Russel Premakumaran Arnold is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, now commentating on the 2011 series in England. Arnold made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1997 and his One day international debut against South Africa later in the year.

Originally an opening batsmen, Arnold later moved down the batting order. He is most famous in the pearl island as a utility player making him ideally suitable for the limited over version of the game. However, when he started his career, he was seen primarily as a solid top order batsmen where he impressed against Australia during the AIWA cup of 1999, as well as the subsequent test series against them, where he batted at no. 3. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Ian Botham Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well known by his nickname "Beefy". While a controversial player both on and off the field at times, Botham also held a number of Test cricket records, and still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by an England bowler. He is generally regarded as being England's greatest ever all-rounder, particularly in Test cricket, although he received his knighthood in recognition of his work for charity.

Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Chris Broad Chris Broad is a former England Test cricketer and current Test official. An opening batsman, Broad had a 25-match long international Test career during which he hit six centuries, together with 34 One Day International matches with a respectable over 40 average. He is known largely for his feats during the 1986 Ashes series where he hit three centuries in consecutive Tests, and for his fiery demeanour at the crease. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Alastair Cook Alastair Nathan Cook, MBE is an English international cricket player. He is a left-handed opening batsman who currently plays county cricket for Essex and International cricket for England, where he is their ODI captain. Debuting at 21 years of age, Cook went on to become the youngest Englishman to reach 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000 Test runs.

Cook played a pivotal role in retaining the 2010-11 Ashes series, breaking records by scoring the second highest number of runs in a Test series by an Englishman, including his maiden first-class double-hundred and two further hundreds, and batting for over 35 hours during the series. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Steven Finn Steven Thomas Finn is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. At the age of 16 Finn became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest debutant in first-class cricket. Standing 6'7" tall, Finn, a former county basketball player, made his England Test cricket debut in 2010 against Bangladesh and after an impressive first summer in the national team in which he took 32 wickets at an average of 23.21, he was named Best Emerging Player at the 2010 ICC Awards. Finn took 14 wickets during the 2010/2011 Ashes series in Australia, including his Test-best figures of 6-125.

Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Angus Fraser Angus Robert Charles Fraser is the current Managing Director of Cricket of Middlesex County Cricket Club, and a former English cricketer and journalist. Fraser played in forty six Test matches and forty two One Day Internationals for England. Perhaps his finest hour came in the Barbados Test match of the 1993/94 West Indies tour, when Fraser took 8-75 in the first innings to help set up a famous victory, West Indies' first defeat at Bridgetown for more than half a century. His career-best first-class cricket figures, 8-53, were also taken in a Test against the same opposition, this time at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 1997/98.

Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Mike Gatting Michael William Gatting OBE is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex (1975�1998; captain 1983�1997) and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988. He is currently the ECB Managing Director of Cricket Partnerships. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Michael Holding Michael Anthony Holding is a former West Indian cricketer. One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease. With one of the longest and most rhythmic run-ups in world cricket, his bowling was smooth and very fast, using his height (6 ft 3in) to generate large amounts of bounce and zip off the pitch. Now a Sky cricket commentator. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Mark Nicholas Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas is a cricket commentator and former player.

He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement. A middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Nicholas can be considered one of his generation's better players never to play a Test for England. Since his retirement as a player, he has worked in broadcasting, first as a commentator for Sky Sports, and 1999-2005 as the anchorman for Channel 4's cricket coverage. He was approached by Five to cover England cricket highlights from 2006�present, the program being named "Cricket on Five". He commentates on the program with former cricketer and Channel 4 cricket commentator Geoffrey Boycott and former Channel 4 cricket analyst Simon Hughes. Introduced to Fen Ditton CC by Michael McCann Jonathan Agnew at thespeakersagency.com Testimonials Jonathan Agnew had a successful first-class career as a fast bowler for Leicestershire, taking 666 wickets at an average of 29.25 (1978-1990) and winning three Test caps for England (1984/85).

He was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1988 Since retiring as a player he has become a cricket journalist across a variety of media, but most notably on radio, as a Test Match Special commentator and as a BBC radio cricket correspondent. Many remember his part in an on-air incident with Brian Johnston which has been voted "the greatest piece of sporting commentary ever" in a BBC poll. Jonathan was commentating with Brian Johnston for an England v West Indies Test Match in August 1991 when they produced a piece of commentary which has been voted by listeners to BBC Radio 5 Live as the "greatest piece of sporting commentary ever". In a review of the day, Johnston was describing how Ian Botham, while batting, had overbalanced and tried, but failed, to step over his stumps. Botham was consequently given out hit wicket. Agnew's comment on this action was: "He just couldn't quite get his leg over." The innuendo provoked a lengthy period of laughter and giggling, most notably by Johnston, who tried to continue commentating through his giggles and included the line "Aggers, for goodness' sake, do stop it" between convulsions of mirth.

He began to gain experience as a journalist while still playing cricket, taking off-season employment with BBC Radio Leicester as a sports producer. After retiring at a relatively young age at the end of the 1990 season, he had a stint as cricket correspondent of Today, a short-lived national newspaper, before being appointed the BBC's cricket correspondent in 1991, though in 1992 he answered an emergency call to an injury-strapped Leicestershire and played in the Natwest Trophy semi-final, taking a creditable 1-31 off 12 overs. He joined TMS in 1990 and quickly became a respected figure in the field of cricket commentary, despite a very short international career and as a junior member of the TMS team, learning at close quarters from legends such as Brian Johnston, Henry Blofeld and Bill Frindall. However, following Johnston's death in 1994, Agnew became, in effect, the voice of English cricket. As the lead commentator on TMS, Agnew has augmented the programme's reputation for warmth, humanity and, above all, informality that belies the professionalism of all involved.

In 2006,Aggers began to develop a strong broadcasting relationship with Geoffrey Boycott. Their contrasting styles, jocular (though verging on confrontational) interplay and apparent respect for each other's abilities as broadcasters led some, most notably Wisden, to describe the pair as the "Lennon and McCartney of cricket broadcasting". He was named BBC Cricket Correspondent 1991, Sony Sports Broadcaster of the Year 1992 and Sports Journalists Broadcaster of the Year 2010 Jonathan has also lent his commentary prowess to several computer games, including the International Cricket Captain and Brian Lara Cricket series. Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire on 4 April, 1960 he was educated at Uppingham School and he was made an Honorary Doctor of Arts (Hon DArt) by De Montfort University, Leicester in November 2008. Married to Emma he has two daughters and two step-children. Author and broadcaster Jonathan ï¿½Aggersï¿½ Agnew is a former professional cricketer who is best known for his commentary on the BBCï¿½s Test Match Special. Indeed he is the voice of English Cricket.

He is also an outstanding and hugely entertaining after dinner speaker as well as a first class event and award ceremony host. "I would like to send my own personal thanks for making this yearï¿½s dinner so special. I have been organising these sorts of events for many years both in Henley and further afield but I have never felt a greater sense of pleasure and satisfaction both for myself and the whole room. " Henley in Arden CC "A figure so comfortable with the relaxed style, the mellifluous cadence and the reflexive witticism that you wonder if this is truly the person Alan Partridge imagines he is." The Scotsman International Cricket 2010 | GamesIndustry.biz International Cricket 2010 Recommend Tweet Share Thursday 20th May/...Codemasters today released a new video showcasing key gameplay features in International Cricket 2010, launching on June 18th for the PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

The video, introduced by Jonathan Agnew, is available to view now at In the video, Jonathan Agnew, former England player and part of the in-game commentary team, introduces International Cricket 2010s key new gameplay enhancements, including Action Cam and Power Stick. Action Cam is the game-changing new camera perspective that takes players right onto the pitch and into the heart of the battle, while Power Stick is the intuitive new 360 batting system which gives players the opportunity to play the widest selection of shots possible to all areas of the pitch. Agnew, affectionately known as Aggers, is the BBCs Chief Cricket Correspondent, and broadcaster on Test Match Special. He is joined behind the microphone in-game by Shane Warne, Ian Bishop, and for the first time in a Codemasters cricket title, David Bumble Lloyd, to deliver the most authentic commentary in a cricket game yet. Officially licensed by the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket Australia to feature official players, stadia and kits, International Cricket 2010 can be enjoyed in a wide range of game modes from full test series to quick-fire Twenty20 matches.

Players can also take on a range of new instant tournaments as any of the expanded roster of 16 nations. Complete with local and online multiplayer, International Cricket 2010 launches on June 18th for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3. For the latest news and screens, visit # ENDS #

Question: Which English cricket broadcaster is known by the nickname ‘Aggers’?
Answer: Jonathan Agnew