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In spring 2018, he is touring the country with his last ever theatre show, jampacked full of unheard anecdotes from on and off the pitch. Dulwich literary festival my innings of a lifetime. Oct, 2017 henry blofeld admits he was lucky not to have been sacked during his time on tms credit. After over 45 years with tms, blowers retired as a commentary box legend having converted many to the joys of combining the analysis of spin bowling with observations on passing aircraft. Should you not be familiar with the glories of his program, test match special, understand that his is a style of commentary quite unlike that of his. Feb 28, 2017 henry blofeld, 77, is a big fan of sir winston churchill and the collection includes a signed photograph of the former prime minister, wearing a bowler hat and holding a riding crop, which is.
The remarkable true story of the english cricket tour of nazi germany, 1937. His voice is the sound of summer to thousands of cricket lovers all over the world. Cricket legend signing books at kenilworth bookshop kenilworth. There was a time, not so long ago, when tms started to sound a little too much like 5 live. Read and watch the latest news, politics, sport, comment, tv and lifestyle from. Sep 26, 2016 beefy problems and cricket tour tales for everyone blofeld and baxter.
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