A portrait of an unknown gentleman commentator using a microphone on the bank of the River Thames at Gravesend at the start of a barge match. He has his back to the river, has a full set of facial hair and is wearing spectacles. He has a brooch of a spritsail barge and two circular badges on his left lapel. The photographer is looking towards the river and a man smoking a pipe and holding a pair of binoculars is on the right of the picture. This commentator is also shown in negative number PM2544/20CN.