Richie Benaud v Geoffrey Boycott Ashes Cricket Song

A comic musical tribute to one of my favourite commentators, the great Richie Benaud (and Geoffrey, as well, naturally!). Thanks for the memories.

The first version of this was written and performed on BBC Radio 5 over ten years ago...

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• cricket
• song
• Richie
• Benaud
• Geoffrey
• Boycott
• Ashes
• England
• Australia
• humour
• funny
• impressions

[handballseven]

Awesome impressions... eat your heart out Billy Birmingham.

[rajivinho]

Thanks! I love Billy's stuff, although I think it is possible to be funny without all the swearing...;-)

[andypiehead]

Absolute genius. Just getting ready for the cricket season and found your video... "Marvellous piece of work with a super delivery!" as RB might say. Hope you create some more! Brilliant!

[rajivinho]

My pleasure, Mr Piehead! Can't imagine a world without Richie B (or Geoffrey, for that matter!).

I'll see what else I can come up with...

[montylowe88]

is this actually them or rory bremner, 12th man etc?

[rajivinho]

No, this is all little old me - guitar plunking an all. I used to work as an impressionist on Alistair McGowan's sketch show, The Game's Up, on BBC Radio 5 back in the late 90s. This is a more recent version - the original made reference to Tugga, McGrath and Warne...

[packersrock57]

good impressions, but Boycott needed to be a little bit more broad, sounded a bit too Lancy for me

[radiopirate1]

This is incredible hahaha well done mate

[navneetsohanpal]

hahahaha great song bro

who is playing the guitar?

[specky29]

genius

[HengistTheGreat]

Good stuff. I think everybody likes Ritchie though, even us Poms.

[DerbyshireTom]

lmao

[BartBassist]

The images fit perfectly - "I'd have smacked your googlies out the ground" accompanied by a textbook Boycs forward defence - brilliant.