Voices at the Test
SIR,—Your correspondent James Overthrow certainly has a liver, and he apparently delights in bowling body-line stuff " with more than usual vigour. It may interest him to know that a lady with whom I am well acquainted feels the same way, and expresses her dislike equally voluminously. None the less, he must surely be aware that appreciation of any one commentator is purely a matter of personal likes and dislikes. For my part John Arlott epitomises the cricket field in a way no other commentator can. His word pictures of the game and all that goes on convey to me just the right atmosphere to afford complete enjoyment. It seems I am sitting beside him enjoying the cricket and the crowd, for his asides and comments on individual idiosyncrasies are typical of my own observations. How often have I let my mind wander on such incidents between the oven—and even between balls. When one adds to this a knowledgeable survey of the game, 1, for one, am transported in thought and sound to the game itself. John Arlott for me every time, and I would like to take this opportunity of saying " thank you "
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