Penguins Stopped Play - Harry Thompson

I wouldn't exactly call myself a cricket fan as such, but it's a game I do have some experience of. I was at school with Minal Patel, who had a long career as a professional with Kent and even won a few England caps. My old hockey club was based at a cricket club where Middlesex played occasionally and I once found myself at the bar discussing the football results with former England captain Mike Gatting. I even played a game once, getting out for 0 when batting before getting heatstroke in the field later on in the day. Whilst I've enjoyed Kent's success in the quicker Twenty 20 form of the game in recent years, the longer version bores me and I can't trust any game ...  Read the complete review

Penguins Stopped Play by Harry Thompson ************************************************ Eleven Village Cricketers take on the World... Harry Thompson was on an expedition to see Captain Scotts Hut in the Antarctic but facing a long and incredibly dangerous walk from where the boat has to stop Harry and his co-adventurers decide it safest to stay near the boat. One of his companions was a Kiwi and just happened to have taken a cricket ball with him so a game of New Zealand versus the Rest of the World commenced. An intrigued penguin soon surfaced upon hearing the thuds on the ice below and was followed by about 200 of its friends. Hence the title ...  Read the complete review