Biography
Leslie Thomas John Arlott, (25 February 1914 β 14 December 1991) was an English journalist, author and cricket commentator for the BBC's Test Match Special. He was also a poet and wine connoisseur. With his poetic phraseology, he became a cricket commentator noted for his "wonderful gift for evoking cricketing moments" by the BBC. Arlott: The Authorised Biography, by David Rayvern Allen, published in 1993, won The Cricket Society Jubilee Literary Award. A second biography, John Arlott, A Memoir, written by his son Tim Arlott, was published in 1994.
Filmography
all 5
Movies 5
self 3
Narrator 1
Himself (voice)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Movie
Himself (Voice)
The Final Test (1953)
Movie
Narration
Cricket (1950)
Movie
Self - Commentator
Twenty-four Square Miles (1946)
Movie
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GenderMale
Birthday1914-02-25
Deathday1991-12-14 (77 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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