NATIONAL treasure Henry Blofeld retired from international cricket commentary last year following an illustrious 50 years behind the microphone.

He will call into Dorchester Corn Exchange on Sunday October 14 at 3pm.with his farewell theatre tour.

Henry's plummy tones are known and loved worldwide thanks to his extensive cricket commentary career on both television and radio, and he has commentated on some of the most iconic moments in cricket over the last half-century. His brand new live show is jam-packed full of unheard anecdotes from on and off the pitch, as well as stories from the Test Match Special box.

As a broadcaster, he is the longest serving member of the prestigious Test Match Special cricket commentary team, having joined the show in 1972. Between 1991 and 1994 he worked for Sky Television before returning to the BBC in 1994. Henry recently presented a four-part series for Classic FM called Blowers Around Britain and released autobiographical book Over and Out published by Hodder and Stoughton, which was one of the Top 10 Best Selling Celebrity Autobiographies of 2017. His theatre credits include a series of one-man shows around the country, An Evening with Blowers, and collaborations with John Bly and Peter Baxter including Memories of Test Match Special and Rogues on the Road as well as The Great British Spin Off with Graeme Swann.

Don’t miss the chance to wave a bat in honour to the last bastion of the original TMS team, who made it the much-loved programme it is today. The summers of cricket will never be the same without our ‘Dear Old Thing’.

*Henry Blofeld: 78 Retired, Sunday October 14, Dorchester Corn Exchange. Contact Dorchester Arts for tickets.