The Helsingborg Diaries

Warm tales from a cold country telling the story of one man's fight against the system while he attempts to educate an entire nation in the ways of the beautiful game of cricket.

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

First game

Stockholm Cricket Club

Excellent news! We have travelled to Stockholm to see how they manage to play cricket despite Sweden's weather conditions.

It seems the done thing is to place a mat upon the snow as a substitute wicket. The going does get tough, but hey, cricket is cricket wherever it's played.



Me and the 10 Bjorns may have lost today, but we're looking forward to the arrival of the tourists from England next month.

Bjorn dives for a catch in the outfield

I spoke to Dr Bjorn this week and he is satisfied that as long as I can avoid any more outbursts for the coming few months, then I can return home as I'll no longer be of use to the research hospital.