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'It is sad': Bryan Waddle weighs in on final commentary

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 2 Mar 2020, 6:00pm
Bryan Waddle. (Photo / Supplied)
Bryan Waddle. (Photo / Supplied)

'It is sad': Bryan Waddle weighs in on final commentary

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 2 Mar 2020, 6:00pm

Going out on a high.

Radio Sport aired what might be its final live cricket commentary, and did so with a winning performance form the Black Caps.

The New Zealand team won their second test against India by seven wickets and claimed the series 2-nil.

Openers Tom Latham and Tom Blundell both scored half centuries as New Zealand reached their 132 run target and guided them past the visitors total. 

While it was a joyous victory for New Zealand fans, it also marked the end of an era. Cricket commentator Bryan Waddle told Heather du Plessis-Allan that it is a bittersweet moment, as the match marked the end of Radio Sport's coverage.

"It is sad, as I see it as, to a certain extent, trying to fix something that isn't broken. It's been popular, we've had a lot of support from people, and it's sad to leave a job and a game we have contributed to." 

He says that cricket survives on the commentary that it has, and the changes - which will affect the television streaming, which moves from Sky to Spark Sport - will affect how the game is enjoyed. 

 

 

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