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| Howzat for a new cricket album? | Howzat for a new cricket album? |
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| The Duckworth-Lewis Method is an album dedicated to cricket | |
| Football has been the subject of many hit singles, but in the last 30 years only one song about cricket has made it into the charts. | Football has been the subject of many hit singles, but in the last 30 years only one song about cricket has made it into the charts. |
| That was Rory Bremner's N-n-nineteen in 1985. | That was Rory Bremner's N-n-nineteen in 1985. |
| Released under the name, "The Commentators" the song celebrated a West Indies win over England with Bremner impersonating cricket commentators. | Released under the name, "The Commentators" the song celebrated a West Indies win over England with Bremner impersonating cricket commentators. |
| However, through a mutual love of cricket and music, The Divine Comedy's front man, Neil Hannon and Dublin singer Thomas Walsh, are hopefully going to put cricket in the charts once more. | However, through a mutual love of cricket and music, The Divine Comedy's front man, Neil Hannon and Dublin singer Thomas Walsh, are hopefully going to put cricket in the charts once more. |
| They have recorded a whole album of cricket songs, called The Duckworth-Lewis Method, with songs about the IPL, and an ode to the role James Anderson currently holds in the England side. | They have recorded a whole album of cricket songs, called The Duckworth-Lewis Method, with songs about the IPL, and an ode to the role James Anderson currently holds in the England side. |
| The Duckworth-Lewis method is a cricketing term used to help decide rain-interrupted one-day cricket matches. It means a result can always be reached in a reduced overs match. | The Duckworth-Lewis method is a cricketing term used to help decide rain-interrupted one-day cricket matches. It means a result can always be reached in a reduced overs match. |
| Tracks on the album include The Age of Revolution, Jiggery Pokery, The Nightwatchman, Meeting Mr Miandad and Test Match Special. | Tracks on the album include The Age of Revolution, Jiggery Pokery, The Nightwatchman, Meeting Mr Miandad and Test Match Special. |
| Hannon said he wrote Jiggery Pokery based on "Shane Warne's amazing delivery in '93, the bowl of the century". | Hannon said he wrote Jiggery Pokery based on "Shane Warne's amazing delivery in '93, the bowl of the century". |
| Describing Warne as "one of the greatest players of all time" it seems surprising that the song ends with the lyrics, "I hate Shane Warne." | Describing Warne as "one of the greatest players of all time" it seems surprising that the song ends with the lyrics, "I hate Shane Warne." |
| However, Hannon is quick to point out that he does like Shane Warne and that "it's just music, it's all fiction." | However, Hannon is quick to point out that he does like Shane Warne and that "it's just music, it's all fiction." |
| Hannon, born in County Londonderry to a Church of Ireland clergyman, said he fell in love with cricket in his "wilderness years". | Hannon, born in County Londonderry to a Church of Ireland clergyman, said he fell in love with cricket in his "wilderness years". |
| He said: "I got into Test cricket and it sort of saved my life." | He said: "I got into Test cricket and it sort of saved my life." |
| For Thomas Walsh it was his first cricket set as a child that got him hooked, "I just fell in love with the game when I got that set." | For Thomas Walsh it was his first cricket set as a child that got him hooked, "I just fell in love with the game when I got that set." |
| Hannon said: "It's about time the sport of the gods got a whole album dedicated to it." | Hannon said: "It's about time the sport of the gods got a whole album dedicated to it." |
| The Duckworth-Lewis method is due to be released in time for the Ashes this summer. | The Duckworth-Lewis method is due to be released in time for the Ashes this summer. |