During todays tea interval of the 2nd Test between England & Sri Lanka at Lords,following an interview with Englands womens captain Charlotte Edwards.Sky's David Gower described her a the most FAPPED female player in the history of the game ! Atherton & Holding had a chuckle.Yeh I'd knock one out over her.
On RTE TV a few years ago after a Champions League match presenter Bill O Herlihy asked Eamonn Dunphy,John Giles and Liam Brady if they ever got pulled off by their manager at half time, cue slight chuckles from Dunphy and co
not a gaffe but hilarious line from brian johnston (not brian johnson from ac dc) when botham stood on his wicket "just couldn't quite get his leg over".
Ah yes a timeless classic that one. He and Jonathan Agnew just could not stop laughing and Brian Johnston tried to restore order by saying "Oh Aggers do stop it". But both their attempts to be serious failed and they just could not stop laughing. Every time I hear that clip it makes me chuckle. Very funny
another brian johnston line (this time he prepared this one for a few years waiting for the perfect moment) "the bowler's Holding the batman's Willey. Michael Holding (west indian fast bowler) and peter willey (england bowler)
another one from mr johnston "There's Neil Harvey standing at leg slip with his legs wide apart, waiting for a tickle".
"Marseille needed to score first, and that never looked likely once Liverpool had taken the lead" - a gem in Champions League commentary from David Pleat
On BBC Radio4 Test Match Special,Jonathan Agnew commented on Kevin Pietersen changing the grip on his bat handle by saying "it's not easy putting a rubber on is it Michael ? To much hilarity from Vaughan.Who later when disussing what type Kevin's yellow grip was said "I think it's a ribbed one"
Ted Walsh - Horse Racing Commentator - ''This is really a lovely horse. I once rode her mother.''
New Zealand Rugby Commentator - ''Andrew Mehrtens loves it when Daryl Gibson comes inside of him.''
Pat Glenn, weightlifting commentator - ''And this is Gregoriava from Bulgaria .. I saw her snatch this morning and it was amazing!''
Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunneson lining-up shots at the Scottish Open: ''Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny; other weeks he prefers to do it by himself."
US PGA Commentator - ''One of the reasons Arnie ( Arnold Palmer) is playing so well is that, before each tee shot, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them . Oh my god !! What have I just said??''
There've been so many classics over the years. Some of my favourites;
"The Dutch manager told them in the dressing gown before the match" (David Coleman)
"She comes from a tennis playing familly - her father's a dentist" (John Barrett)
"They're like bacon & eggs - glued together by an invisible piece of wire" (Andrew Cotter)
"Pat Jennings clapped his hands around that ball as if he was banging a piece of toast" (Barry Davies)