Kerry okeeffe is the captain of triple ms commentary team and famously one of the funniest men in cricket. Former australian cricketer kerry okeeffe responds to negative. Okeeffe played 24 tests and 2 odis between 1971 and 1977. Veteran commentator kerry okeeffe says he is devastated by the public outcry. Kerry okeeffe played 24 tests for australia in the 1970s. Even if he makes a disparaging remark on air, he will not be. Okeeffe is part of the commentary team for fox cricket in australia, and is heard on air in india as well with broadcast rights holder sony. Cackling okeeffes as funny as he sounds sydney morning herald. One of crickets quirkiest fans, portia the pig, celebrates her 10th birthday with. Everything else belongs in belongs in a comic book. On 27 december 20, while providing commentary on the melbourne boxing day test between australia and england, okeeffe announced his retirement from.
Best of kerry okeeffe, the funniest cricket personality ever, that. The second, kerry okeeffes trademark laugh, is the subject of as. Sony decide to blackout controversial commentator kerry okeeffe. The first book featuring portia, the dream test match, was released in. O keefe, along former australian opener mark waugh, during their commentary stint in the ongoing test, made some very unpleasant comments about the 27yearold.
Former aussie cricketer okeeffe responds to criticism of his commentary. Ive read four molly okeefe books all part of the same series, under the m. Why kerry okeeffes blackout is a step too far indian link. His commentary is littered with gags, and weve collected a few of his best ones.
Portia the pig, literary figure and devoted cricket fan turns 10 abc. Yet another reason to listen to cricket coverage on abc radio around australia. The removal of kerry okeeffes commentary from indian feeds is the. Portia still loves her cricket commentary mike pritchard download 2. Veteran australian commentator kerry okeeffe forced to. Kerry okeeffes commentary to be blacked out in india. Kerry okeeffe s nonapology demonstrates hes unfit for commentary duty by ben gardner december 30, 2018 3. Indian viewers may have been done with kerry okeeffe and his quirky comments. Photo getty okeeffe, a legspinner who played 24 tests for australia, said his family had been shocked and saddened by events. Kerry okeeffes hilarious stories are legend and he has collec. Waugh reportedly ridiculed the indian opener by stating that his first class average in excess of 50 is equal to 40 in australias domestic cricket. There have been elements to these books that feel very fresh and different, particularly in terms of heroines that arent at all cookiecutter or sweet and innocent. That laugh, god its dead funny the best of kerry okeeffe. It contains a number of commentaries, written in english, on the torah which run alongside the hebrew text and its english translation, and it also contains a number of essays on the torah and tanakh in the back of the book.
Australian cricketerturnedcommentator kerry okeeffe has. Cricket will be blander without kerry okeeffe sport the guardian. Kerry okeeffe has carved a niche in the radio commentary game with his. No ode to the commentary of kerry okeeffes could fail to mention that damned laugh. Pretty sure this will be the last commentary stint for okeefe. Torah commentaries project gutenberg selfpublishing.