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  2. When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease - Wikipedia

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    "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

  3. Three Hundred Words - Wikipedia

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    "Three Hundred Words" is a poem that showcases a number of Roy Harper's literary techniques and characteristics. According to Harper's spoken introduction on his 1992 Live album, Born in Captivity II, (re-released in 1993 as Unhinged) "Three Hundred Words" was written for a benefit concert for Lancashire batsman, Graeme Fowler.

  4. HQ (album) - Wikipedia

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    HQ is the eighth studio album by English folk/rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Roy Harper.It was first released in 1975 by Harvest Records.In the United States the album was released under the title When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease, which is also the name of the LP's most popularly known track.

  5. Cricket poetry - Wikipedia

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    Roy Harper's song "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" (1975) is perhaps [citation needed] the best-known cricket lyric in contemporary popular music: When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone, If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse, of a twelfth man at silly mid-on.

  6. Poems, Speeches, Thoughts and Doodles - Wikipedia

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    The spoken word album features 34 of Harper's poems and songs, and was originally only available via mail order or at Harper's concerts. [1] Now out of print on CD, it can be difficult obtain; copies have sold for over $290 on eBay. [2] However, the album is available to purchase as a download from Harper's website.

  7. Born in Captivity II - Wikipedia

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    The album was re-released in 1993 as Unhinged, and re-issued again in 1995 (with a different cover) on Harper's own label, Science Friction . Neither of these CD releases contain all 14 of the original tracks found on the cassette, probably due to the time constraints of the CD format compared to the original C90 cassette.

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  9. Roy Harper (singer) - Wikipedia

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    Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) [1] is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966.