The “Leg over” 30 years on.
Test Match Special
BBC
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🗓️ 5 September 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In 1991 Jonathan Agnew and Brian Johnston produced a piece of radio that has been replayed millions of times. Simon Mann is joined at the Oval by Aggers, Brian’s son Barry Johnston, former TMS Producer Peter Baxter and impressionist Rory Bremner.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcast |
| 0:04.6 | From Five Life Sports, this is the TMS Podcast. |
| 0:09.0 | There have been a few notable anniversaries we've marked in this match 50 years since India's |
| 0:14.5 | historic win. |
| 0:16.0 | First India test here since Alistair Cook's farewell 100 today. |
| 0:20.6 | We're going to mark another anniversary of it. |
| 0:23.0 | A very different kind. |
| 0:24.6 | 30 years ago. |
| 0:26.0 | Can you remember it? |
| 0:26.8 | 30 years ago. |
| 0:27.8 | The first Gulf War, the disillusion of the Soviet Union, the end of apartheid. |
| 0:33.1 | 30 years ago here at the Oval, one of the most famous pieces of broadcasting took place. |
| 0:38.9 | It wasn't commentary on a dramatic wicket or a moment of cricket history. |
| 0:43.4 | Instead it took place during the review of the second day's play in the fifth test |
| 0:48.1 | between England and West Indies with Jonathan Agnew and Brian Johnston. |
| 0:52.5 | Both of them at the end out. |
| 0:54.0 | Most extraordinary words. |
| 0:55.2 | He knew this is a tragic thing about it. He knew exactly what was going to happen. |
| 0:58.8 | He tried to step over the stumps and just flick to bail with his right hand. |
| 1:02.0 | He managed to try to do the splits, written unfortunately the inner part of his thigh must |
| 1:05.6 | have just removed the bail. |
| 1:06.6 | It just didn't quite go as leg over. |
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