Golden Moment

1.   At Brookfield one night we witnessed a sight

In the annals of cricket most rare,

The skip won the call and gave the new ball

To a bald headed opening pair.

2.   Their batsmen looked good but try as they would

The ball wouldn’t get off the square,

for such was the style, the experience and guile

Of the bald headed opening pair.

3.   They were dazzled, confused, and completely bemused,

There was no way on earth they’d prepare

for a contest, my friends, not from one, but both ends

With a bald headed opening pair.

4.   Their innings was done for less that a ton,

Their game plan was up in the air

We concluded, no doubt they had reckoned without

Our bald headed opening pair.

5.   We batted great guns and knocked off the runs

      With two or three overs to spare.

Magoo made a few but the victory was due

To the bald headed opening pair.

6.   The scorebook won’t show it, so no-one will know it

But the fortunate few who were there,

And its their claim to fame that they played in a game

With a bald headed opening pair.

7.   My team mates, mine host; I give you a toast,

To captaincy extr’ordinaire,

And to Barry and Ken, those remarkable men,

The bald headed opening pair.

                                             By Arthur Salway