Nicknamed ``The Alderman'' by the late Brian Johnston, Don Mosey died yesterday at the age of 74. His venture into radio commentary came late in his career, first broadcasting a Test match for the BBC in 1974 when England played Pakistan. Oddly, one of his first descriptions of ``play'' included an interruption to play due to a bomb scare.

A journalist since the age of sixteen, Mosey became a sports writer for the ``Daily Mail'' in 1960 reporting mainly cricket and rugby before joining the BBC as a producer in 1964. Initially producing BBC Radio's ``Test Match Special'', Mosey became increasingly a part of the on-air commentary team, covering the England team on tour on many occasions. He retired in the mid1980's and wrote a number of books on the game, including his experiences with the BBC, as well as a biopgraphy of Geoffrey Boycott.