26%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
PENGUINS STOPPED PLAY: ELEVEN VILLAGE CRICKETERS TAKE ON THE WORLD
Harry Thompson
€ 17.99
€ 13.35
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for PENGUINS STOPPED PLAY: ELEVEN VILLAGE CRICKETERS TAKE ON THE WORLD
Paperback. A hilarious odyssey in which an amateurish bunch of English eccentrics go cricketing across the globe Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WH; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 56. Weight in Grams: 222.
'Completely brilliant' Ian Hislop It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except - hold on a minute - that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine Colonels' wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiot Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a whole lot more ... Read more
'Completely brilliant' Ian Hislop It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except - hold on a minute - that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, amorous Argentine Colonels' wives, cunning Bajan drug dealers, gay Australian waiters, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiot Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and whole armies of pitch-invading Antarctic penguins, you quickly arrive at a whole lot more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
JOHN MURRAY
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719563461
SKU
V9780719563461
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Harry Thompson
Harry Thompson is the inventor and editor of many TV comedy series including Have I Got News For You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He is the author of acclaimed bestsellers, including Peter Cook: A Biography. His most recent book is a historical novel, This Thing of Darkness. He worked as a producer at Talkback TV and in his spare ... Read more
Reviews for PENGUINS STOPPED PLAY: ELEVEN VILLAGE CRICKETERS TAKE ON THE WORLD
'A rip-roaring and at times touching account of a global tour by a bunch of village cricketers'
Oxford Mail
'A very funny, peculiarly British travel book'
Markus Berkman, Daily Mail
'Harry Thompson wrote with such verve and wit that he could have made a trip round a multi-storey car park into an adventure'
Celia Brayfield, ... Read more
Oxford Mail
'A very funny, peculiarly British travel book'
Markus Berkman, Daily Mail
'Harry Thompson wrote with such verve and wit that he could have made a trip round a multi-storey car park into an adventure'
Celia Brayfield, ... Read more