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A Tingling Catch: A Century of New Zealand Cricket Poems 1864–2009, edited by Mark Pirie (Wellington, N.Z.: HeadworX Publishers). ISBN 978-0-473-16872-8. First anthology of New Zealand cricket poems. Cautionary Tales from the Pavilion: A Short Collection of Verse, by Giscard Drew (2014) Hows Its, by Nick Whittock (Inken Publish, 2014).
"When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" is a track on the Roy Harper album HQ, a prominent example of cricket poetry. Released as a single twice, in 1975 and 1978, it is possibly Harper's best-known song. The song captures the atmosphere of a village cricket match and is an elegy to
William Jeffrey Prowse wrote what was to become one of the most famous pieces of cricket poetry in his memory. The first six stanzas compare Mynn with his contemporaries. The poem closes with these lines: With his tall and stately presence, with his nobly moulded form, His broad hand was ever open, his brave heart was ever warm;
"How M'Dougal Topped The Score" (1898) is a poem by Australian poet Thos. E. Spencer. [1]The poem was originally published in The Bulletin on 12 March 1898, and subsequently reprinted in the author's major collection of poetry, How M'Dougal Topped The Score and Other Verses and Sketches (1906), as well as other poetry anthologies.
Barlow is immortalised in one of the best-known pieces of cricket poetry, called "At Lord's" by Francis Thompson. In it Thompson remembers watching Barlow and A. N. Hornby play for Lancashire through rose-tinted glasses. The first verse of the poem, which is repeated as the final verse, is the best known:
Robert James Pope (24 March 1865 – 12 April 1949) was a New Zealand poet, songwriter, violinist, cricketer, teacher, and headmaster. He became well known in Wellington between 1910 and 1945 for his contributions to the New Zealand Free Lance and the popular 'Postscripts' column in the Evening Post newspaper as well as for his song 'New Zealand, My Homeland' used in New Zealand schools.
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Under The Southern Cross I Stand" is the victory song of the Australian cricket team. It is typically sung by the players in the style of a raucous chant [1] after every victory and "treated with reverential consideration and respect" within the team. [2] The official lyrics are as follows. [3] Under the Southern Cross I stand,