Jack in the Box, by Jack Bannister

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Jack in the Box by Jack Bannister, First Edition

Hardcover, ISBN 9780356207711
Publisher: London: Macdonald / Queen Anne Press, 1992
Used. 1st edition. Hardback in dustwrapper. With black-and-white photo illustrations
A TV commentator's diary of England vs West Indies
Media career. He was a familiar voice on BBC TV's cricket coverage from 1984 through to 1994 firstly as a summarizer then moving on to commentating in 1988. David Gower joined the team in 1994 and eventually replaced Bannister the following summer, but Bannister continued to commentate on Natwest Trophy and Sunday League games until 1999,... Former BBC TV cricket commentator and Warwickshire seam bowler Jack Bannister has died at the age of 85. He took 1,198 first-class wickets during a 368-match county career from 1950 to 1968 before joining the BBC. Initially a summarizer, he became a commentator in 1988 and remained with the corporation until 1999.