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Don Mosey dies

Nicknamed "The Alderman" by the late Brian Johnston, Don Mosey died yesterday at the age of 74

16-May-2007
Nicknamed "The Alderman" by the late Brian Johnston, Don Mosey died yesterday at the age of 74. His venture into radio commentary came late in his career, first broadcasting a Test match for the BBC in 1974 when England played Pakistan. Oddly, one of his first descriptions of "play" included an interruption to play due to a bomb scare.
A journalist since the age of sixteen, Mosey became a sports writer for the Daily Mail in 1960 reporting mainly cricket and rugby before joining the BBC as a producer in 1964. Initially producing BBC Radio's Test Match Special, Mosey became increasingly a part of the on-air commentary team, covering the England team on tour on many occasions. He retired in the mid-1980s and wrote a number of books on the game, including his experiences with the BBC, as well as a biopgraphy of Geoffrey Boycott.