Cricket Songs by Norman Gale (1894)
Cricket Songs is a collection of poems by Norman Gale, a British poet and cricket enthusiast. The book is a celebration of the game of cricket, its players, and its fans. It is a collection of poems that capture the spirit of the game, its history, and its culture. The poems range from humorous to serious, from nostalgic to modern, and from lighthearted to profound. They explore the game’s many facets, from the joy of playing to the pain of defeat, from the camaraderie of the dressing room to the thrill of a great innings. The poems are accompanied by illustrations from some of the world’s leading cricket artists. Cricket Songs is a must-have for any cricket fan.
By Norman Gale · First published 1894 · Genre: Fiction, Short Story, Sports Fiction · 28 chapters · 7,610 words
First lines
Grass begins to grow, Winds to be more civil, Rollers press the pitch For to make it level: Thrushes pipe a stave In the budding thicket; Snowdrops point to pads, Crocuses to Cricket!
Soon will stand the Slip Crouching for a capture; Soon the slogger slog Fours and fives in rapture! Soon the curly lob Find its love, the wicket; Snowdrops point to pads, Crocuses to Cricket!
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Cricket Songs is listed on Textopian as a novella by Norman Gale, dated 1894 CE.
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- Work type: Novella
- Author: Norman Gale
- Date: 1894 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Fiction, Short Story, Sports Fiction, Humor
- Length: 7,610 words
- Structure: 28 chapters, 106 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Fiction — Cricket Songs is a work of fiction, as it is a book of short stories written by Norman Gale.
- Short Story — Cricket Songs is a collection of short stories, making this genre the most relevant to the book.
- Sports Fiction — Cricket Songs is a collection of stories about cricket, making this genre relevant to the book.
- Humor — Cricket Songs contains humorous stories, making this genre relevant to the book.
Tags
Cricket · Poetry · ball · bowled · bowler · buzz · come · day · game · gone · good · jones
Contents
- IN SPRING
- UP AT "LORDS"
- OUT
- LAY ON
- RUB IT IN
- BUZZ HER IN
- A COLONIST
- LIGHTNING (GREASED)
- GOLF STEALS OUR YOUTH
- A TOMBOY
- ADVICE GRATIS
- QUINQUAGINTA ANNOS NATUS
- STAR-GAZING
- O BOWLER, BOWLER
- THE CHURCH CRICKETANT
- REVENGE
- CHUCK HER UP
- TWO CRITICS
- BUTTERED
- SPARKLING
- 'DUCK'
- ON THE SPOT
- THE HOPE OF SURREY
- BOMBASTES
- ENGLAND "V." AUSTRALIA
- CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
- DARK BLUE
- THE LAST BALL OF SUMMER