Bearders

The BBC has had two cricket scorers since 1934 and to the great regret of Test Match Special listeners they are now looking for another. Bill Frindall, who has been in the job since 1966, has died from Legionnaires Disease, caught during a recent cricket tour to Dubai where he was both playing and scoring. He was 69.

I always wanted to ask him which batsman was most often out during the break for the shipping forecast (my own guess is Graham Hick).

I hope Frindall has bequeathed his detailed records to the BBC, or the nation. He is all but irreplaceable.