When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease
Roy Harper & The Grimethorpe Colliery Band * Track #6 On HQ
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When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease by Roy Harper (Ft. The Grimethorpe Colliery Band)
Performed by
Roy HarperThe Grimethorpe Colliery BandProduced by
Peter JennerWrited by
Roy HarperAbout
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease describes the feelings of a traditional local cricket match, using the context as a metaphor for death. Lancastrian born, Roy Harper described childhood memories of cricketers and the sounds that went along with them. The song features the Grimethorpe Colliery...
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease Lyrics
When the day is done and the ball has spun in the umpires pocket away
And all remains in the groundsman's pains for the rest of time and a day
There'll be one mad dog and his master, pushing for four with the spin
On a dusty pitch with two pounds six of willow wood in the sun
When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone
If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly Mid-on
And it could be Geoff and it could be John with a new ball sting in his tail
And it could be me and it could be thee and it could be the sting in the ale, sting in the ale
When an old cricketer leaves the crease, well you never know whether he's gone
If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly Mid-on
And it could be Geoff and it could be John with a new ball sting in his tail
And it could be me and it could be thee and it could be the sting in the ale, sting in the ale
When the moment comes and the gathering stands and the clock turns back to reflect
On the years of grace as those footsteps trace for the last time out of the act
Well this way of life's recollection, the hallowed strip in the haze
The fabled men and the noonday sun are much more than just yarns of their days
When an old cricketer leaves the crease, well you never know whether he's gone
If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly Mid-on
And it could be Geoff and it could be John with a new ball sting in his tail
And it could be me and it could be thee and it could be the sting in the ale, the sting in the ale
When an old cricketer leaves the crease, well you never know whether he's gone
If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at silly Mid-on
And it could be Geoff and it could be John with a new ball sting in his tail
And it could be me and it could be thee
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease Q&A
Who wrote When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease's ?
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease was written by Roy Harper.
Who produced When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease's ?
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease was produced by Peter Jenner.