The all-star festival cricket team put down their pens in favour of a cricket bat at the Hay Festival cricket match umpired by Stephen Fry. Hay Festival Global teamed up with The Authors Cricket team, which has a 100-year history with the likes of PG Wodehouse, AA Milne and Arthur Conan Doyle on past teams.
The festival team featured broadcaster Adam Rutherford; writers Robert Macfarlane and Charlie Campbell; comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Carrie Quinlan; musician and actor Johnny Flynn. Despite being joined by professional cricketers Claire Taylor and Azeem Rafiq, the festival team suffered a narrow loss against Hay Town, captained by John Sly.
Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024 is supported by lead sponsors Welsh Government, Arts Council England and Arts Council Wales, lead media partner the BBC and digital media partner TikTok.
Launching the best new fiction and non-fiction, while offering insights and debate around significant global issues, the programme sees writers, policy makers, pioneers and innovators take part from around the world, offering big thinking and bold ideas.
Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye runs to 2 June. Discover the full programme and book individual events online now at hayfestival.org/hay-on-wye
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