I am the bowler and the ball, The umpire, the pavilion cat, The roller, pitch, and stumps, and all. Roy Harper's song "When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease" (1975) is perhaps 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. 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. (partial) Roy Harper also penned a poem for English cricketer Graeme Fowler's benefit event, "Three Hundred Words": I remember Pat Tetley, and romping in grass - that was tall – at the back of the cricket field, trying to catch glimpses of knickers and ass, whilst over the fence the crowd yelled, ooh-ed and roared, as Ramadhin, Weekes and Frank Worrell all scored... (partial) > Australian poet Damian Balassone often employs cricket themes, such as in the poem "Strange Dismissal", which appears in Quadrant magazine: It sounds silly but it’s harsh to be caught Lillee bowled Marsh, but that’s what happened to me the over prior to tea. Miscellaneous verses and songs "The Surrey Poet" on Jack Hobbs Albert Craig, better known as "The Surrey Poet", was a popular figure at The Oval at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, hawking his rapidly improvised verses to the crowd. Of Jack Hobbs' County Championship debut he wrote: Joy reigned in the Pavilion, And gladness 'mongst his clan While thousands breathed good wishes round the ring; Admirers dubbed the youngster As Surrey's coming man; In Jack Hobbs' play they saw the genuine ring. 'Twas well worth going to see Illustrious Hayward's smile, While Razor Smith and Walter Lees Cheered with the rank and file. Victory Calypso At Lord's in 1950, West Indies defeated England in England for the first time. Egbert Moore, who sang under the pseudonym Lord Beginner, popularized the most famous of cricketing calypsos to celebrate the occasion. He was accompanied by Calypso Rhythm Kings, "supervision" by Denis Preston. It was recorded on the Melodisc (1133) label (MEL 20). The song was originally composed by Lord Kitchener. "The Victory Calypso" also immortalised the spin bowling pair of