The few years in the late eighties / early nineties when Sid commentated on Higgins, White and Davies bolstering Europe's Mosconi Cup challenge were some of the most fun sporting broadcasts ever. When Higgins and White twigged that they won if they sank the nine ball with a plant at any point...
Loved Sid. Cambridge English graduate who I once saw interviewed about his favourite novel: Stephen King' s 'The Stand'. Absolutely no pretensions about the bloke. He loved darts and understood the theatre of the whole business. I grew up playing darts. My dad taught me maths sat on the...