NHR explains his baritone and tells a house-hunting story.
Cricket is the most complicated game in the world (according to Stephen Fry).
NHR heaps scorn upon Tristan's new coffee-table book of Australian Mammals, saying that this kind of book is commonplace in London and even calling it a 'magazine' late in the episode.
We learn about the Duckworth-Lewis method for determining who wins a cricket match if it gets rained out.
The table, showing all completed matches is as follows:
2005 totesport League – Division One
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts
1 Essex Eagles 16 13 1 2 56
2 Middlesex Crusaders 16 10 5 1 42
3 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 16 7 7 2 32
4 Glamorgan Dragons 16 6 6 4 32
5 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 16 6 7 3 30
6 Lancashire Lightning 16 6 9 1 26
7 Gloucestershire Gladiators 16 6 9 1 26
8 Worcestershire Royals 16 5 10 1 22
9 Hampshire Hawks 16 5 10 1 22
Theme music by Edward Lonsdale.
