Last Wicket Poem by A. P. Herbert

Last Wicket



Yes, Mr. Long-stop, it's a tiresome stand:
But on the score-board, look, the end is plain.
So kindly hide your yawns behind your hand:
Or, better still, get on your toes again.
December 31, 1944

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A. P. Herbert

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Ashtead, Surrey
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