Rugby is a winter game. John can canonically play Rugby. But then Rugby needs rather more field set-up than two wickets, two bats and a ball. (I can't see your cast playing footie, really, somehow... but in spite of Euro 2012 going on as we speak, association football is also a "Winter" sport.) Maybe a friendly "5-a-side" football match? Or just someone suggesting a bit of a kick-about? Or "Tag Rugby"? But then Rugby-purists would shudder at Tag Rugby...
Cricket involves a lot of standing around (especially for the fielders), you see, which makes it slightly less appropriate as the temp falls towards freezing.
Where in the country are you locating the House? I can't remember from ATGB, I'm afraid. But though snow is more usual in January, you could always have a heavy freeze and people larking about tobogganing or snow-ball fighting or skating on the pond/lake and Mrs Bale bringing out a selection of hot drinks to warm everyone up.
Mind you, you don't need a sports event to have "afternoon tea"! (Tea, scones (with jam and cream, natch), cakes (Victoria sponge often a favourite) and maybe little sandwich triangles served at about 4pm. Children's "Tea" (i.e. light evening meal - as in Great Game when John says he "won't be in for tea") would then be at about 6pm and the adults would gather for dinner at about 7.30pm, sitting down at about 8pm.)
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Date: 2012-06-22 05:17 am (UTC)Cricket involves a lot of standing around (especially for the fielders), you see, which makes it slightly less appropriate as the temp falls towards freezing.
Where in the country are you locating the House? I can't remember from ATGB, I'm afraid. But though snow is more usual in January, you could always have a heavy freeze and people larking about tobogganing or snow-ball fighting or skating on the pond/lake and Mrs Bale bringing out a selection of hot drinks to warm everyone up.
Mind you, you don't need a sports event to have "afternoon tea"! (Tea, scones (with jam and cream, natch), cakes (Victoria sponge often a favourite) and maybe little sandwich triangles served at about 4pm. Children's "Tea" (i.e. light evening meal - as in Great Game when John says he "won't be in for tea") would then be at about 6pm and the adults would gather for dinner at about 7.30pm, sitting down at about 8pm.)