Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. England V India 1987
2. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
3. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
4. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
5. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
6. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
7. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
8. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
9. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
10. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
11. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
12. Australia V Sri Lanka 1990
13. Marcellous
14. Australia V Pakistan 1992
15. Australia V Pakistan 1992
16. Australia V Pakistan 1992
17. Australia V Pakistan 1992
18. Australia V Pakistan 1992
19. Australia V Pakistan 1992

Disc 2:

1. Australia V Pakistan 1992
2. Australia V Pakistan 1992
3. Australia V Pakistan 1992
4. Australia V Pakistan 1992
5. England V Sri Lanka 1999

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4454 in Music
• Released on: 1999-05-10
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Sharp, filthy but hilarious stuff!
I'd been hearing great things about the 12th Man (a.k.a. Billy Birmingham) on the grapevine for some time, so decided to give this one a try; I wasn't disappointed.
Despite numerous expletives and innuendos (be warned this is really adult humour) this is one of the best comedy recordings I have heard for a long time. The spoof Asian cricketer names, constant niggle between the commentators, ridiculous scorelines and constant emphasis on Richie Benaud's pronunciation of the "s" and "t" (i.e. 222 for 2) are HILARIOUS, and the whole script is dotted with some razor-sharp one-liners.
If you're familiar with Australia's Channel Nine cricket commentary you may get more out of this, but in places (even to the uninitiated) this is a rip-snorter!

A Hidden Classic
Let me say this from the start - I hate Cricket! However, I, like most people, know who Richie Benaud is (mainly due to the impersonation abilities of Rory Bremner in his earlier days!).

I would never have even considered buying this, until one day, I heard the opening part when a friend was playing it in his car. Beleive me, it hits you right between the eyes! From the very start I was in stitches! I was straight onto Amazon when I got home, and ordered this CD set.

From the outset, this is hilarious. Hearing the commentators pronouncing the names of the players is classic comedy. All of the characters are extremely funny, and you can almost picture them. The fact that I don't know who most of them were did not detract from the fun - in fact, it probably enhanced it - I'm pretty sure these characters would be more entertaining than the real thing!

Be warned though, it is fairly adult, with lots of swearing. Some may even think it's a tiny bit politically incorrect, but I think it's pretty unnoffensive. I think it will live on as a classic piece of comedy.

That said, has it made me want to watch the cricket from now on? Not a chance!

12th man 'its just not cricket'
So glad i tracked this cd on Amazon, what a classic piece of media. If you've ever heard the likes of Tony Greig, Bill Laury during the ashes, then you'l soil your self laughing at this very clever CD. Excellent, play on words for all the players, not very PC though, but damn funny!.

From Tony sticking his keys in the pitch and Richie Benaud practicing his 'what a catch' in the shower to Bills pigeons. A must for all cricket fans!