Billy Birmingham - The 12th Man

[SeinDude]

In my opinion, Billy Birmingham's impressions of the cricket commentators have been fantastic over the years and the question I'm asking is what is everyone's favourite album and or favourite quotes, impersonations, etc etc???

For me, it has to be the one he did about the Australia vs Sri Lanka game where we made an umbelievable 3 for 560 off our 50 overs and then had Sri Lanka 6 for 1 when it pis*ed down with rain with the 2 victorians, Merv Hughes and Simon O'Donnell taking a pair of hat-tricks and Bill Lawry going totally nuts in the commentry box!!

Billy Birmingham was great at taking the pi*s our of the likes of Richie Benaud, Bill Lawry, Tony Greig, Ian Chappell & Max Walker... absolutely marvellous stuff that!! Poor Max, trying to get back on the commentry team and the way Richie went on as commentry team captain was a crack up!!

Has anyone else heard the 2 tracks Billy Birmingham did for the Poms?? It was based on the English cricket team, and was funny as well!!

So, what does everyone else think about The 12th Man???

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[The_Flying_Egg]

Wired World of Sports 2.

Its probably the longest and every segment is funny.

Billy Birmingham is a genius

 

[Bomber Spirit]

The earlier stuff was much funnier. I liked the original Wired World of Sports the best - the one with the Australia v Sri Lanka game was a classic too.
The first single he did, "It's just not cricket" was an absolute scream.

 

[Dr Raines]

All of them are a good laugh.

 

[SeinDude]

Originally posted by Bomber Spirit
The first single he did, "It's just not cricket" was an absolute scream.

Bomber Spirit,

Yeah, I've got that one on cd... the bit where the Pakistani batsman called his batting partner names after he ran him out and the other guy had to retire "hurt", very hurt indeed by those comments was an absolute classic!!

How about some of the earlier names....

Abroke Miandad
Heza Hasbeen
Heneva Was
Borrow the Qadir (car-deer)
Doubledek Abus

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[Aqib Mateef]

This Billy 12thMan fellow make life very difficult for me when I met Aussie gentlemen. The Aussies always laugh when they hear my name, it wasn't till lately I found out why.

It's all because of Billy 12th Man!

He's a very bad man, Billy 12th Man!

But, very funny man too!

 

[SeinDude]

Aqib Mateef,

LOL!! Classic stuff!!

How about some of the other players names.....

Jarveggimitefor Miandad
Geewatta Waqar
Wasi Akrim
Halfadozen Marsbars

and the keeper....Onlyhas Forteeth

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[Aqib Mateef]

Haha, SeinDude

You forgot to mention my dear friend, Ahmed im Inagaiba.

Not that there's anything wrong with that!

 

[SeinDude]

Aqib Mateef,

Yeah, funny stuff!! LMAO!!

How about a few more of your team mates.....

Wodiamean Wasi
Asif Hedgivashid
Adsaeed Hedgivashid
Bgrade Ahktar
Givi Malik
Ifeel Sikdal

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[GoEagles]

Still The 12th Man has been my favorite.

M a r v e l l o u s - yes indeed it really is a Marvellous effort that!

 

[SeinDude]

Originally posted by GoEagles
Still The 12th Man has been my favorite.

M a r v e l l o u s - yes indeed it really is a Marvellous effort that!

Speaking of "Still 12th Man", we were at Waverley Park one day at the footy a few years ago, just after Billy Birmingham released this new cd, and at half time they showed a horse race on the main scoreboard. There was no sound on the scoreboard, and out of the blue my brother shouts out.... "Go Silver Sovereign!!" in his Max Walker voice, and everyone around us just cracked up laughing as they knew where it was from.... it was so funny!!

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[sapaul]

How about.

Brendan Kangaroopoo

I voted for WWOS2.

 

[GOALden Hawk]

Frist two albums for mine - concentrated more on the commentary rather than a storyline which I preferred.

But I love them all. But I can't go pass Rick Disneck and Johnny Tapp exploding in the first one.

 

[The Spornstar]

Still the 12th man is my favourite, followed by Wired World of Sports 2.

 

[SeinDude]

Originally posted by GOALden Hawk
Frist two albums for mine - concentrated more on the commentary rather than a storyline which I preferred.

But I love them all. But I can't go pass Rick Disneck and Johnny Tapp exploding in the first one.

How about Anna Bolic with "her" testicle popping out of the costume?? And who could forget Darryl Eastlake and Jack Gibson in the Rugby League commentry box.... "Pearce off Jack, Gibbs on!!"

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[RoosLuver]

I voted for Bill Lawry - This Is Your Life

 

[SeinDude]

Originally posted by RoosLuver
I voted for Bill Lawry - This Is Your Life

How funny was Peter Pollock on that?? He was on like 7 second delay and he couldn't hear what Mike Munro and Bill Lawry were saying as they were talking at the same time!!

I also liked the great Sir Donald Bradman's message to Bill Lawry... "hello!"

Richie Benaud was also a classic, organising his own function across at the Hilton on the same night as Bill and inviting all the guests but not Bill because he was sh*tty it wasn't him first on This Is Your Life but rather Bill Lawry!!

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[FreoDocker]

Still the 12th Man was bloody Classy.

I loved Michael Holding "I'm cool Man!!"
"Got him is he **** off is he .... no says umpire stikes back!!"
".... and wasi out for a duck"
"ofcourse he was tony you ********"
"thats what I said ... wasi out for a duck"
"well if you still not f**kn sure look at the replay"

I haven't heard the final dig yet though, I'm gonna get it in the next few weeks.

 

[shiva25]

They were all great however The final dig wasnt that great

 

[SeinDude]

Originally posted by FreoDocker
Still the 12th Man was bloody Classy.

I loved Michael Holding "I'm cool Man!!"
"Got him is he **** off is he .... no says umpire stikes back!!"
".... and wasi out for a duck"
"ofcourse he was tony you ********"
"thats what I said ... wasi out for a duck"
"well if you still not f**kn sure look at the replay"

I haven't heard the final dig yet though, I'm gonna get it in the next few weeks.

FreoDocker,

Max Walker's commentating cracks me up big time....

"In he comes left foot first, followed by the right, then the left foot, then the right, then the left, then right, left, right in pretty quick succession, arm reaches to the heavens, eyes looking down at the spot he wants to hit on the pitch"

.... and all of that in the time it takes to run in and bowl!!

Cheers!!
SeinDude

 

[Richie Benaud]

Originally posted by SeinDude
Richie Benaud was also a classic, organising his own function across at the Hilton on the same night as Bill and inviting all the guests but not Bill because he was sh*tty it wasn't him first on This Is Your Life but rather Bill Lawry!!

Strooth, I still can't understand why I was never asked to be on This Is Your Life in the first place!

 

[FreoDocker]

WHAT !!!
Another Richie !!!

hmmmm ...............

 

[Destructive]

Because of the 12th man, I keep a tooth that was taken out a few years ago, in a jar on my bedside table.

Aqeebmateeth Inajarbesidethebed!

12th Man again was brilliant followed by Its Just Not Cricket for mine.

 

[Richie Benaud]

Originally posted by FreoDocker
WHAT !!!
Another Richie !!!

hmmmm ...............

Marvellous photo that, really super stuff!

 

[FreoDocker]

Originally posted by Richie Benaud



Marvellous photo that, really super stuff!

.... and welcome back to the SCG
all we need now is Tony, Bill, Maxie, Michael, Ian, Greg and the rest of the team.