Twenty 20 is proper cricket
Played at the highest rate
For a big six or for a wicket
You won’t have to wait
Opening bowler bowls a yorker
Spinner tosses high
Batsman with enormous backlift
Tries to hit the sky
Spectators need to wear a crash hat
Umpires duck and weave
Batsman has to use his best bat
Bowlers will deceive
Ten an over’s what you aim for
Six is much too slow
Hit each ball and make a good score
Give the fans a show
Author notes
I am watching India play Australia in a Twenty 20 match at the moment and that reminded me that I wrote this earlier in the year.
Twenty 20 is the shortest and fastest form of top level cricket, a new innovation and has proved much better than many of us old stick-in-the-muds feared.
A contest entry
- Sports! by soccer220.
600 points, ended December 12, 2007, 10 entries
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Comments
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Wow.... this is great! I don't know a lot about cricket, so please be patient with me here. However, this is a very well written poem! I really like your descriptions! Your ryhming is very good. It doesn't sound forced at all! Thanks so much for entering and good luck! Keep that pen flowing!
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Hey I'm watching India play too. India is awesome. They are the twenty-20 world champions.
I'm proud of India. Chak De India!!!
~Candy
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haha m watching the current one now...Aus and Ind in Mumbai, India
indeed its much better than the regular ones...they get so boring at a time especially for non cricket fans
A
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