BALLADE OF BOWLING
The Oxford match is no time for pique.
The double break says “ Fee-Fo-Fum,
I snick the bails, or go plumb-plumb-plumb
Into the sticks.” No batsman stays
While the ball spins round like a tee-to-tum ;
Not every bowler can break both ways!
' ENVOI
Prince, if your batting be mild and meek,
Think on the burden of these sweet lays,
So your revenge you may nobly wreak,
And bowl for the ’Varsity all your days;
Not every bowler can break both ways!