Henry Blofeld

In the rear, the small diminutive figure of Shoaib Mohammed, who can't be much taller or shorter than he is.
It's a catch he would have caught 99 times out of a 1000.
 

Don Bradman

I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two...hi compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel! in reference to Sachin Tendulkar.
 

Mike Brearley

Playing against a team with Ian Chappell as a captain turns cricket match into gang warfare.
 

Darryl Cullinan

Q: Darryl, who are your favourite actors?
Cullinan: Dustin Hoffman and some Aussie bowlers in the act of appealing.

 

Trevor Bailey

On the first day, Logie decided to chance his arm and it came off.

 

Farookh Engineer

"Sunny. Don't get out first ball. It's a long way back to the pavilion."

 

Fred Trueman

That was a tremendous six, the ball was still in the air as it went over the boundary.
That's what cricket is all about. Two batsmen pitting their wits against one another.
Anyone foolish enough to predict the outcome of this match is a fool.
Joel Garner, he pockets them for breakfast.
Unless something happens that we can't predict, I don't think a lot will happen.

 

Mike Gatting

Q: Do you feel that the selectors and yourself have been vindicated by the result?
A: I don't think the press are vindictive. They can write what they want.
 

Michael Kasprowicz

"Don't bowl him bad balls, he hits the good ones for fours." referring to Sachin Tendulkar

 

Dennis Lillee

"If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard."

 

Oscar Wilde

I never play cricket. It requires one to assume such indecent postures.

 

Jack Potter

It was close for Zaheer, Lawson threw his hands in the air and Marsh threw his head in the air.

 

Adam Parore

New Zealand vs South Africa: Daryll Cullinan was batting, attempting a comeback from a complete bamboozling from Warne in earlier games. Cullinan played the first ball from Chris Harris very carefully back down the pitch, and keeper Parore yelled out "Well bowled Warnie!"

 

Ray Illingworth

That black cloud is coming from the direction the wind is blowing, now the wind is coming from where the black cloud is.

 

Viv Richards

Viv Richards to Sunil Gavaskar at Madras 1983.
"Man, it don't matter where you come in to bat, the score is still zero."
Gavaskar had decided to come in at no 4 for that test. But Malcolm Marshall got Anshuman Gaekwad and Dilip Vengsarkar for ducks , Gavaskar had to walk in at 0/2. Gavaskar made 236*
Greg Thomas was bowling to Viv Richards in a county game. Viv missed a superb outswinger, and Thomas said "It's red, round and weighs about 5 ounces. "Next ball Viv hits Greg Thomas out of the ground and replies, "Greg, you know what it looks like. Go ahead and find it !"

 

Richie Benaud

His throw went absolutely nowhere near where it was going.
That slow motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was travelling.
There was a slight interruption there for athletics. -Richie Benaud, referring to a streaker at Lord's, BBC TV
Laird has been brought in to stand in the corner of the circle. - Richie Benaud, Channel 9
He's usually a good puller - but he couldn't get it up that time.

 

Rod Marsh

"So how's your wife, and my kids?" During a match from behind the stumps Rod Marsh to Ian Botham!!

 

Shane Warne

"I'll be going to bed having nightmares of Sachin just running down the wicket and belting me back over the head for six. He was unstoppable. I don't think anyone, apart from Don Bradman, is in the same class as Sachin Tendulkar. He is just an amazing player."

 

Pete Sampras

I don't know what these fellows are doing, but whatever they are doing, they sure are doing it well. - Pete Sampras on watching Lara and Ambrose at Lord's.

 

Steve Waugh

Q: What's your favourite animal ?
Steve Waugh: Merv Hughes.
''You've just dropped the World Cup, son.'' After Herschelle Gibbs dropped Waugh on 56, as he attempted to fling the ball into the air in celebration.
(after being defeated in the Coca-Cola Cup finals in Sharjah) "It was one of the greatest innings I have ever seen. There is no shame being beaten by such a great player, Sachin is perhaps only next to the Don''.

 

Tony Cozier

The Queen's Park Oval, exactly as the name suggests, absolutely round.

 

Trevor Quirk

"And there's the George Headly Stand, named after George Headly"- Trevor Quirk during the test between WI and SA at Bridgetown.