5 of the best punchlines in cricket commentary history

#1 ‘Marvellous’ - Richie Benaud

It might well be just a word but it was the most famous punchline of perhaps the greatest cricket commentator to have ever lived during the television era. Richie Benaud had commentated in over 500 Test matches in a career spanning more than five decades and his style was understated, detailed yet engaging.

Benaud was never known to raise his voice in excitement or praise a cricketer too effusively. The most he would say if he liked something was ‘marvellous’ and that, for the viewer, became the ultimate stamp of approval. It was just one word but it went on to become one of the most famous and iconic punchlines in cricket commentary history.