Everyone's got their own memories of hearing cricket on the ABC. It's been the soundtrack to summer for 90 years. Meet the characters behind the microphone, get insights into the art of commentary and hear tall tales and true from the commentary box.
Everlasting Summer
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Everyone's got their own memories of hearing cricket on the ABC. It's been the soundtrack to summer for 90 years. Meet the characters behind the microphone, get insights into the art of commentary and hear tall tales and true from the commentary box.
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November 13, 2022
Everlasting Summer 06 | Tales from the commentary box
For 90 years the ABC has brought cricket to people all over Australia: listening on tractors, at the beach, in caravan parks and at work. Everyone has memories to share of listening to the cricket on the ABC. And, your favourite commentators offer their stories from behind the microphone. Whether it's sharing the commentary box with Prime Ministers, or being caught out by a broken hat trick, or getting locked in the ladies' toilet at a ground, what's going on behind the scenes isn't always going as smoothly as it sounds on air!
November 13, 2022
Everlasting Summer 05 | How to be a cricket commentator
In the 21st century, ever shorter formats of cricket are being played at domestic and international level. And the women's game and women's voices have made their way into cricket coverage. What difference does having female commentators make to the broadcast sound, and to listeners? And more broadly, what is the art of cricket commentary? A range of commentators share their experiences and tips.
November 13, 2022
Everlasting Summer 04 | Cricket starts to diversify
By the 1980s, a diversity of international teams was touring Australia with much greater frequency than ever before. Sri Lanka visited for the first time in 1982-83, and the West Indies, Pakistan and India were touring far more regularly. Australian teams were also playing in these countries more often, and the commentary team introduced new voices. What impact did hearing coverage of visiting teams have on local communities, especially South Asian and West Indian Australians? What was the experience of broadcasting from South Asia and the West Indies like?
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