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Thanks Rusty - I`m pleased that Malone allowed Jigjag to push her gently over the finishing line - their creative posts have entertained us all!

Rusty, thanks for looking in - and for your kind remarks.

Tyke
I was knee-deep in crosswords this morning (a slight exaggeration, of course), so I just rattled off a quick response to Jigjag's post. It's good to know that our 'creative posts' have entertained you … I'm sure there will be more (especially when Jigjag gets back to the market outings, the fine dining and so on

Tyke

Sorry for the delay - I have been at Everton v Spurs - lots of controversy and I look forward to Match of the Day 2.

I set Malone up for a tap-in, free hit, slam dunk or whatever they have in tennis. She replied with a cracking 1000th post and I am sure there will be lots more.

The bowler was wided
The batsman leg-byeded
The keeper was byeded
No-ball was derided
And the ump got the 'ump

Jigjag

You seem to have had a very sporty weekend - the football, the cricket poem, setting me up for a tennis shot... For the last, I don't think there is a term that'd match tap-in, slam dunk etc.

Although I enjoyed your little poem, part of that was masochistic, revisiting those words I dislike!

Jigjag

What a great poem about all the extras and some of the strange words we use in cricket. Did you try to get penalty runs in? Very difficult. Penalty provided? No it doesn't work.

Jigjag & Grunger

... not to mention the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method - or Bumble`s Supernova ...

my personal favourite cricket song is ...

Roy Harper's song "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" (1975)

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.
And it could be Geoff, and it could be John,
With a new ball sting in his tail.
And it could be me, and it could be thee,
And it could be the sting in the ale... sting in the ale.

Tyke

Ah yes Mr (Professor?) Stern. It was bad enough when there were 2 of them, but 3!

I like the song, but have never heard it sung. I'll look it up.

Jigjag

This is the original recording...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJCqECUmx44

... hope you have a hanky handy!

Tyke

I have just listened to it - absolutely lovely. Thanks for guiding me to it. I regret to say I didn't know about it.