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This cricket commentator’s all-time-great reaction to a colleague not knowing Joan Bakewell is still one of the most Partridgesque things we’ve heard
Cricket commentator Daniel Norcross went off on a very odd tangent during a match in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2023, when he discovered a colleague hadn’t heard of the legendary broadcaster, Joan Bakewell.
Brace yourself.
Daniel Norcross forgetting he's on the BBC and not Zero Ducks Given everyone… pic.twitter.com/ONKI062hyX
— Zero Ducks Given (@zeroduckspod) February 20, 2023
“You weren’t around in the 40s, but you’ve heard of Hitler.”
The Test Match Special stalwart’s funny reaction went straight into the hall of fame. Listeners thought it was a belter.
🤣🤣🤣
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) February 20, 2023
This is brilliant.
— Samiran Mishra (@scoutdesk) February 22, 2023
"not that I'm comparing Joan Bakewell to Hitler…"
😁😁😁
Lines you don't expect to hear on cricket commentary…
Marvellous work @norcrosscricket https://t.co/r6nhaxtivj— NickScribbler (@NickScribbler) February 20, 2023
David Byrom noticed an oversight.
How has this not been picked up by @AccidentalP? It's incrediblepic.twitter.com/5w4YnynGW5
— David Byrom (@DB1993) February 22, 2023
And it was.
#AccidentalPartridge pic.twitter.com/Auioz9ajYU
— Accidental Partridge (@AccidentalP) February 22, 2023
Toby Tarrant drew it to the attention of the man himself, David Norcross.
HAHAHAHA @norcrosscricket I'm so proud of you for making it onto @AccidentalP
New episode of @zeroduckspod out later today where we discuss this clip… 😘🏏
— Toby Tarrant 🇺🇦❤ (@tobytarrant) February 22, 2023
Life goal ticked off. #guiltyascharged
— daniel norcross (@norcrosscricket) February 22, 2023
And all you had to do was compare Joan Bakewell to Adolf Hitler.
Next week compare Mary Berry to Pol Pot and you could make this a regular thing.
— Toby Tarrant 🇺🇦❤ (@tobytarrant) February 22, 2023
The attention of Accidental Partridge spread the extraordinary comment a little wider.
Give me this intravenously. Absolute ambrosia. I can't stop listening. https://t.co/CI2IiVFF63
— 🌹Tío de Ansiedad🌹 (@Uncle_Worry) February 22, 2023
This is an all-timer https://t.co/A587R6rSDn
— Charles, you know, from Autism (@charleswrites) February 22, 2023
— Anthony Macson (@Anthonymacson) February 22, 2023
This was almost inevitable.
Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan, Dan….
We've made it. We've completed Twitter. https://t.co/FvL5Mz21vi
— Zero Ducks Given (@zeroduckspod) February 22, 2023
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