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Five Live Sport
How do you rate these masters of the microphone?  
Johnny Vaughan and his guests on Fighting Talk reckon these are the best 20 sport commentators of all time. But which is the best of the bunch? Have a listen and then vote for your favourite.
Peter Allis
Peter is the perfect partner for a round of golf.



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Peter Allis
John Arlott
John Arlott was often described as the "voice of summer".



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John Arlott
Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud can capture the atmosphere of a cricket match like no other.



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Richie Benaud
Henry Blofeld
'Blowers' is a much-loved member of the Test Match Special team.



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Henry Blofeld
Harry Carpenter
The undisputed voice of boxing for the best part of 50 years.



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Harry Carpenter
David Coleman
David has covered 16 Olympic Games and eight Commonwealth Games.



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David Coleman
Howard Cosell
This American sportscaster was never afraid to "tell it like it is".



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Howard Cosell
Raymond Glendenning
Glendenning covered almost every big sports event in the immediate postwar years.



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Raymond Glendenning, who was the first President of the Handlebar Club
Alan Green
Five Live's Alan Green is a man with strong opinions that he's not afraid to voice.



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Alan Green
Peter Jones
Peter "could make a dull game bearable and an exciting one almost unbearable".



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Peter Jones
Dan Maskell
Dan Maskell was the voice of Wimbledon until his last broadcast in 1991.



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Dan Maskell
Bill McLaren
Bill was known globally as the voice of rugby union. He retired in 2002.



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Bill McLaren
Brian Moore
"We've had some great commentators in this game, but he was the daddy of them all" (Ron Atkinson).



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Brian Moore
John Motson
Motty is a living football legend.



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John Motson
Peter O'Sullevan
Peter is the voice of horse racing.



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Peter O'Sullevan
Jonathan Pearce
Five Live's JP takes football passion to another level.


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Jonathan Pearce
Ian Robertson
Ian was behind the Five Live microphone when England won the Rugby World Cup.



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Ian Robertson
Sid Waddell
Sid is the metaphor-mixing voice of darts.



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Sid Waddell
Murray Walker
"In his quieter moments he sounds like his trousers are on fire" (Clive James).



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Murray Walker
Kenneth Wolstenholme
Kenneth Wolstenholme delivered the most famous piece of sports commentary in British broadcasting history.

Kenneth Wolstenholme

Who is the best commentator of them all?
Peter Allis
John Arlott
Richie Benaud
Henry Blofeld
Harry Carpenter
David Coleman
Howard Cosell
Raymond Glendenning
Alan Green
Peter Jones
Dan Maskell
Bill McLaren
Brian Moore
John Motson
Peter O'Sullevan
Jonathan Pearce
Ian Robertson
Sid Waddell
Murray Walker
Kenneth Wolstenholme

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