HENRY Blofeld's long and chequered career began, so he is told, on September 23 1939.

Henry (pictured left, was educated at Eton for whom he played cricket for three years, from 1955 to 1957.

He went straight on to King's College, Cambridge where they suffered him for two years, before showing him the door in 1959.

By this time he had acquired probably the worst cricket Blue since the Crimean War, although he managed to hit a first-class hundred against MCC at Lords.

After three abortive years in the City of London, he began writing about cricket for The Times and has been a journalist ever since.

The Life and Loves of Henry Blofeld is two hours of uncomplicated fun taking a sideways look at what life has thrown at him.

The modern world we live in comes in for a fair amount of stick as well and all of this told with a beaming smile of course.

Henry Blofeld brings his own inimitable sense of humour to The Wharf, Tavistock on Sunday November 30 at 7.30pm.

For details and to book tickets, please telephone the box office on 01822 611166.