Cricket commentator Jack Bannister has died at the age of 85.Bannisters employers Talksport, where he was still working as a cricket correspondent, announced the news on Saturday morning.Born in Wolverhampton, Bannister spent his entire playing career as a seam bowler with Warwickshire between 1950 and 1968, finishing with 1,198 first-class wickets at an average of 21.91 from 374 matches.He made his name as a commentator with the BBC in the 1980s before moving on to Talksport.Sky Sports cricket reporter Tim Abraham, currently in South Africa covering Englands tour, tweeted: Been filming around the ground to return to the sad news of Jack Bannisters passing. Encouraging to me and great listen.David Lloyd said: Its a really sad day. He was a true friend. He was a wonderful friend of Richie Benaud too, they were always in correspondence with each other.He was one of the most knowledgeable blokes I have ever met in cricket, a wonderful man, a great golf partner and well miss him very much. David Lloyd: Jack was a true friend Jack was a true man of cricket, one of the very best. He was great, great fun. When he was in his prime everybody knew him and everybody had a good word for him.Former England bowler Darren Gough, a colleague of Bannisters at Talksport, tweeted: RIP Jack Bannister. A great man who was opinionated, honest, knowledgeable and passionate. A top cricketer, writer, broadcaster will be missed.Former England international Jonathan Agnew, a presenter on the BBC, also paid his tributes, writing on Twitter: Very sad to hear of the death of a great cricketing servant and good friend, Jack Bannister.Mick Quinn, former Newcastle footballer, and currently a presenter at Talksport, tweeted: Sad News. Former Cricketer and Talksport Cricket man Jack Bannister has passed away. Our Jack will be missed. And a Warwickshire statement read: Sad to hear of Jack Bannisters passing. A true Bear and a pro in the comm box. Our thoughts are with his family.Bannister also helped set up the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) following the end of his playing career.Jason Ratcliffe, the assistant chief executive of the PCA and chairman of the Warwickshire Old County Cricketers Association, said: There is no denying that every cricketer owes Jack a huge debt of gratitude because he was one of the pioneers who were responsible for laying the foundations for the organisation we have now.Also See:Sir Ian BothamDavid LloydNasser HussainBob WillisFake NBA Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Fake Baseball Jerseys .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. https://www.fakejerseys.us.com/ . -- There were so many positives from the Orlando Magics first victory of the season that it was hard for coach Jacque Vaughn to stop praising his players. Fake Hockey Jerseys . By having more great seasons. Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. Fake Football Jerseys . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes.SSP Chawrasia and Shiv Kapur scored 5-over 76 and 6-over 77 to cap a disappointing first round for India at the European Tour Open de France in Paris on Thursday. The 100th edition of the tournament will also serve as a qualifier for the 2016 British Open.The lead was held overnight by Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark, with a score of 5-under 66.Kapur registered successive bogeys on the par-five 3rd and the par-four 4th, before sinking birdies on the next two holes. He went under-par for the first time with a birdie on the 208-yard par-three 8th, before double bogeying the very next par-five 9th. Kapurs next five holes included three bogeys and a double bogey, before a birdie on the 177-yard par-three 16th and a bogey off the following par-four 17th.Chawrasia began with a dramatic tripple bogey on the 419-yard par-four 1st, and then also bogeyed the 4th -- statistically considered one of the hardest holes on the European Tour -- just like Kapur.ddddddddddddChawrasias first birdie came on the par-four 6th, and he went on to bogey the par-five 9th to finish his front nine with 3-over. Chawrasias back nine produced a bogey on the 13th, and a birdie on the 17th, before he signed off for the day with a bogey on the 471-yard par-four 18th.Kapur and Chawrasia will both be teeing off from the 10th hole for their second round, with the former starting out at 7.40am local time (11.10am IST) and the latter at 9am local (12.30 pm IST) on Friday. ' ' '