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Disaster strikes during a long, relentless storm which batters the village and blankets the whole area in a thick covering of snow. The doctor nearly loses his life, and the village schoolteacher loses her cottage roof. The excitement really starts when the villagers join together to raise money to repair the devastated cottage. Vernon Coleman describes an old fashioned music hall evening (during which just about everything that can go wrong goes wrong), and one of the funniest cricket matches ever described is reported in Chapters 16 and 17.

The Cricket on the Hearth, published in 1845, is the third in Charles Dickens' series of "Christmas Books." The story centers around the hearth and home of the good-hearted carrier, John Peerybingle, and his young wife Mary—affectionately called Dot by her husband. Their baby boy is cared for by a clumsy nanny, Tilly Slowboy. The household is completed by Boxer the dog and the cricket on the hearth, who acts as a guardian angel to the family. When disaster looms following the arrival of an elderly stranger, the cricket appears in fairy form to save the day.

Follow native New Yorker actor, singer and quality food lover DAVID MCKAY as he and various special guests discuss the curious miracles hidden inside the seemingly mundane happenings of everyday life in New York City and beyond!

Join Alice Henderson on her quest for cricket stardom in this exciting new Aussie series for cricket-mad kids. Exploring themes of friendship, loyalty, sibling rivalry, and having the courage to believe in yourself, the Alice Henderson Series is perfect for sports-mad kids from 10 years and up (and kids at heart who were legends in their own time!) Listen in to the series, read by the author, S. R. Silcox.

In this podcast, RJ Sandeep regales us with nostalgic moments of our cricketing past. Tune in for cricket trivia, dressing room stories and more! This is a Radio Nasha production, brought to you by HT Smartcast.