Cricket Songs

By Norman Gale

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 18, 2019
• ISBN: 4064066154660

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Norman Gale

Cricket Songs

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4064066154660

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PREFACE

IN SPRING

UP AT LORDS

OUT

LAY ON

RUB IT IN

BUZZ HER IN

A COLONIST

LIGHTNING (GREASED)

GOLF STEALS OUR YOUTH

A TOMBOY

ADVICE GRATIS

QUINQUAGINTA ANNOS NATUS

STAR-GAZING

O BOWLER, BOWLER

THE CHURCH CRICKETANT

REVENGE

CHUCK HER UP

TWO CRITICS

BUTTERED

SPARKLING

'DUCK'

ON THE SPOT

THE HOPE OF SURREY

BOMBASTES

ENGLAND V. AUSTRALIA

CRICKET ON THE HEARTH

DARK BLUE

THE LAST BALL OF SUMMER

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Four years ago the author of this book issued a slender volume of cricket songs. Seven of these are now reprinted; the rest are new.

The cricket ball, for the most part, is spoken of as a female. Once or twice the neuter gender is used. Varium et mutabile semper femina.

It is hoped that the introduction of the names of prominent players (and one critic) will cause no vexation.

Apologies are tendered to Mr. Moore and Mr. Shakespeare.

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IN SPRING

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Grass begins to grow,

Winds to be more civil,

Rollers press the pitch

For to make it level:

Thrushes pipe a stave

In the budding thicket;

Snowdrops point to pads,

Crocuses to Cricket!

Soon will stand the Slip

Crouching for a capture;

Soon the slogger slog

Fours and fives in rapture!

Soon the