And now CMJ.... - Cricket - International - England

comment by Rabbitohs...southsydney (U9596)

posted on 1/1/13

Sorry lads....??? CMJ...it doesn't ring a bell down under.
What's the full term of CMJ...?

comment by JPB Voted #1 606 Poster of the decade "Get this guy a Pulitzer" (John Motson); "I want some of what he's on" (Peter Alliss); "And look at that ! there goes JPB" (Murray Walker) (U16152)

posted on 2/1/13

it's interesting (and usrprising) you dont know him in australi, because since martin johnson died i suppose he's been as much the voice of cricket over here as anyone. as bantam says, very distinctive voice :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20881346

he was editor of the daily telegraph and editor of cricketer magainze, as well as being a leading member of the TMS team for probably 30 years.

nice guy. old school.

comment by JPB Voted #1 606 Poster of the decade "Get this guy a Pulitzer" (John Motson); "I want some of what he's on" (Peter Alliss); "And look at that ! there goes JPB" (Murray Walker) (U16152)

posted on 2/1/13

...correction, editor of cricketer magazine, and daily telegraph's cricket correspondent.

RIP CMJ, really sad day for cricket fans in england

comment by Wanderer74 (U15804)

posted on 2/1/13

A class act whose love of the game could be heard throughout his commentary's.

RIP CMJ

comment by (K̇ash) - Welcome to Mo Trafford - Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Resistance is Existence (U1108)

posted on 2/1/13

Sad news.

comment by HMMurdoch (U3202)

posted on 2/1/13

'since martin johnson died'

I think you mean Brian Johnston.

comment by JPB Voted #1 606 Poster of the decade "Get this guy a Pulitzer" (John Motson); "I want some of what he's on" (Peter Alliss); "And look at that ! there goes JPB" (Murray Walker) (U16152)

posted on 2/1/13

excellent tribute here from agnew :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20885201

and a vintage piece of commentary from when he must have been a fairly young man:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8047716.stm

comment by JustTrue (U13155)

posted on 2/1/13

Really sad news. Very knowledgeable was CMJ.

For Rabbit:
CMJ = Christopher Martin-Jenkins

comment by Rabbitohs...southsydney (U9596)

posted on 3/1/13

Cheers J.T.....The ABC cricket channel today did a kind piece of rememberence of CMJ and his voice came instantly to me....I just had a moment of not placing a name to the voice..A truly genuine professional in every form..

comment by JPB Voted #1 606 Poster of the decade "Get this guy a Pulitzer" (John Motson); "I want some of what he's on" (Peter Alliss); "And look at that ! there goes JPB" (Murray Walker) (U16152)

posted on 19/1/13

still cant believe CMJ's gone.