Finally, This Is Cricket! Poem by Ross DixPeek

Finally, This is Cricket!

By
Ross Dix-Peek


The hustle and bustle
In the middle a great tussle,
The crowd so alive
As cricket does thrive

“Biff”, “Bang” and “Crack”
The sound of a lively whack,
As the ball does heavenward fly,
To soar amidst a waiting sky

A great hurry and flurry
As players scamper and scurry,
Dust, grass and bails fly,
As excitement and emotions run high

The cricket world abuzz,
As the great battle does
Glorious unfold and unfurl,
All quite a-whizz and a-whirl

Now that 20/20 cricket is here
Surely it's all so very clear
That never back can we go
To the old ways, so very slow!

For now we have our own “Mardi-Gras”,
Of great song, sound and colour,
An amazing and most wondrous stage,
As finally, cricket comes of age!


(A tribute to 20/20 Cricket, the future of cricket!)