I’d parked in the Cannon Street car park,
And wondered how much I should pay,
‘Cos the game could be over by lunchtime,
And yet it might last the whole day.
Josh Davey, his bug having settled,
From the river end, he trotted in,
The runs, as he bowled, they weren’t flowing
And his wickets they set up the win.
When Kent were all out they had set us,
A run chase that we’d not decline,
For Somerset, 54 overs
Remained to score one eighty nine.
For Lammers the runs they came briskly,
For Renshaw, the same it was true.
At tea the runs scored, they were sixty,
And the wickets lost, they numbered two.
Then Umeed, he came to the wicket,
He wielded his bat with aplomb,
One shot that I’ll always remember,
Was the one he hit over mid on.
When Renners, he made it to fifty
So warm was the round of applause,
No less a Somerset favourite,
For hailing from far away shores.
Umeed, he too made it to fifty
An innings of power and poise,
The partnership now worth a hundred,
‘Well done’ to those Somerset boys.
From there it was all rather easy,
From there it was never in doubt
As Somerset reached the set target,
With Renshaw and Umeed not out.
I’d parked in the Cannon Street car park,
Nine-twenty I’d chosen to pay,
A sum that was worth every penny,
To see such a fine day of play.
Other cricket related blogs:
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To read ‘When rain stops play’, click here
To read ‘Only a game’, click here
To read ‘for the third time of asking, CRICKET’S COMING HOME…surely’, click here
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To read ‘Sharing the important things: on introducing your grandchild to cricket’, click here
To read ‘Somerset v Nottinghamshire T20 Quarter Final 2023’, click here
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To read ‘Enough Said…’, the last section of which is cricket related, click here
A Jack Leach Trilogy:
To read ‘For when we can’t see why’, click here
To read ‘WWJD – What would Jack Do?’, click here
To read ‘On Playing a Blinder’, click here
To read ‘Coping with Disappointment’, click here
And to finish – a couple with a theological flavour
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Some musings 