1901-1994 GB
A.k.a. Arthur Rex Alston
Arthur Rex Alston (2 July 1901 – 8 September 1994) was a leading sports commentator for BBC radio on cricket, rugby union, athletics and tennis from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s.Rex Alston was a considerable sportsman in his own right, obtaining a Cambridge Blue for athletics in 1923, captaining Bedfordshire County Cricket Club in 1932, and playing on the wing for Bedford and Rosslyn Park rugby clubs. He was a pupil at Trent College, Nottingham. He was a schoolmaster at Bedford School from 1924 to 1941, before joining the BBC. He was originally a billeting officer, but it was soon realised that his voice - a clear, light baritone - was too good for him to remain in an administrative role. He remained on the BBC staff until 1961, and continued broadcasting for a few years after that as a