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Did you know that cricket was first played in freezing conditions in the Antarctic 25 years ago...?
"Twenty-five years ago this month, one of cricket's most unusual - and almost certainly the most southerly - matches took place about 400 miles from the South Pole. The beer froze, the pitch was "rolled" by a plane, and the bails were beer cans. But it was a proper game and those who participated took it seriously enough.
The contest was the brainchild of Sir Arthur Watts, a British diplomat and cricket lover who had been good enough to play for Shropshire in the Minor County Championship in the 1950s.
In late 1984, 60 scientists, environmentalists, administrators and lawyers travelled to Antarctica for an international workshop on mineral rights. Watts, who was leading the UK delegation, spotted an opportunity to make history in between meetings."
Full article :
http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/446275.html
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