archie mac
International Coach
Name the author of the poem, featuring the line 'A Breathless Hush'
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SJS
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There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night --
Ten to make and the match to win --
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
The sand of the desert is sodden red, --
Red with the wreck of a square that broke; --
The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead,
And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.
The river of death has brimmed his banks,
And England's far, and Honour a name,
But the voice of schoolboy rallies the ranks,
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
This is the word that year by year
While in her place the School is set
Every one of her sons must hear,
And none that hears it dare forget.
This they all with a joyful mind
Bear through life like a torch in flame,
And falling fling to the host behind --
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
Ten to make and the match to win --
A bumping pitch and a blinding light,
An hour to play and the last man in.
And it's not for the sake of a ribboned coat,
Or the selfish hope of a season's fame,
But his Captain's hand on his shoulder smote
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
The sand of the desert is sodden red, --
Red with the wreck of a square that broke; --
The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead,
And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.
The river of death has brimmed his banks,
And England's far, and Honour a name,
But the voice of schoolboy rallies the ranks,
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
This is the word that year by year
While in her place the School is set
Every one of her sons must hear,
And none that hears it dare forget.
This they all with a joyful mind
Bear through life like a torch in flame,
And falling fling to the host behind --
"Play up! play up! and play the game!"
archie mac
International Coach
I love that poem, my second favourite Cricket poem. Your go?SJS said:TAPIOCA,
You may go next after Archie confirms my answer.
Thanks, SJS. Cricket guru questions are always easier to ask than SJS format ones
A Wisden obit :
Sub-lieut *** (Royal Naval Divison) [DoB and DoD excluded]
In 1906, he was in the rugby XI, and although he was unsuccesful in the Marlborough match he headed the school's bowling averages with arecord of 19 wkts for 14.05 runs each. He had gained considerable reputation as a poet.
Who is this ?
A Wisden obit :
Sub-lieut *** (Royal Naval Divison) [DoB and DoD excluded]
In 1906, he was in the rugby XI, and although he was unsuccesful in the Marlborough match he headed the school's bowling averages with arecord of 19 wkts for 14.05 runs each. He had gained considerable reputation as a poet.
Who is this ?
archie mac
International Coach
Sassoon?Tapioca said:Thanks, SJS. Cricket guru questions are always easier to ask than SJS format ones
A Wisden obit :
Sub-lieut *** (Royal Naval Divison) [DoB and DoD excluded]
In 1906, he was in the rugby XI, and although he was unsuccesful in the Marlborough match he headed the school's bowling averages with arecord of 19 wkts for 14.05 runs each. He had gained considerable reputation as a poet.
Who is this ?
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Rupert C Brooke !!Tapioca said:
This has to be the most difficult question ever posted on this thread and the most lucky strike at getting the answer. I must share it with you guys.
Last nighyt (this morning really considering the time) at around 3 am ,, I had a "turbulence" in my tummy and got up from sleep to go to the loo.
As is my habit, I tried to look for a magazine to take with me. Not finding one close by, I picked up my recently bought, A WISDEN COLLECTION (editor Graeme Wright) a smal 6" by 4' booklet, and started going through it on the pottie.
The bokmarker was on page 110 which opened to reveal the obit. of Sir Crompton Mackenzie.
I read through it and turned the pages back, as I always do if I open a book or magazine in the middle and came too page 108, the previous page realy. bn my half asleep stage I hadnt realised that this chapter was full of obituaries and when I saw
THE SOLDIER 1916
Deaths in 1915
..right in front of me, I still did not see the relevance of what I was reading.. It read..Deaths in 1915
THE SOLDIER 1916
Deaths in 1915
Deaths in 1915
Sub-Lieut Rupert C. Broke (Rayal Navy Division) born at Rugby on August 3, 1887died at Lammos of sunstrokeon April 23. In 1906, he was in the Rugby XI, and although he was unsuccessful in the Marlborough match (now it hit me and I read on) he headed the school's bowling averages with a record of 19 wickets for 14.05 runs each. He had gained considerable reputation as a poet.......
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
What was special/curious about the English team that played Australia at Edgbaston, 1989 : http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/37/f37743.html ?
No, but the question was wrong 
( I deserve to be kicked for picking up an old question and post it without cross checking
It has happened twice since : http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2003/RSA_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/RSA_ENG_T5_04-08SEP2003.html
and
http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/ENG_IN_SL/SCORECARDS/ENG_SL_T1_02-06DEC2003.html
So I modify the question to that effect
( I deserve to be kicked for picking up an old question and post it without cross checking It has happened twice since : http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2003/RSA_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/RSA_ENG_T5_04-08SEP2003.html
and
http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/ENG_IN_SL/SCORECARDS/ENG_SL_T1_02-06DEC2003.html
So I modify the question to that effect
Is it that all members of the Team were bowlers with First Class wickets to their credit ?Tapioca said:No, but the question was wrong
It has happened twice since : http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2003/RSA_IN_ENG/SCORECARDS/RSA_ENG_T5_04-08SEP2003.html
and
http://statserver.cricket.org/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/ENG_IN_SL/SCORECARDS/ENG_SL_T1_02-06DEC2003.html
So I modify the question to that effect
No.
Phrasing the question in a diifferent form may ring a bell - What was common between every England team from 1989 and 2003 ?
This thing happens with most other teams once in a while, but not in a scale as with England. This was particularly so between around 1985 and 1995 or so, but is much less these days.
[There. I might have provided another lousy hint that gives away the answer]
Phrasing the question in a diifferent form may ring a bell - What was common between every England team from 1989 and 2003 ?
This thing happens with most other teams once in a while, but not in a scale as with England. This was particularly so between around 1985 and 1995 or so, but is much less these days.
[There. I might have provided another lousy hint that gives away the answer
]