Peter Kettle | 7:07am BST 03 October 2025
We hardly ever publish poetry, although PK despatched us this reflection on two of cricket’s biggest icons, WG Grace and DG Bradman. We thought you may take pleasure in one thing totally different.
DB slightly than Don Bradman,provides aptitude don’t you suppose?
It differentiates this unconventional,artistic, excessive pace scorer from themass of different excessive profile gamers.
One whom Marylebone Cricket Clubtwice provided its presidency.
“DB” rightly places him onan acknowledgement parwith that equally dominantfigure of his personal period , WG-
Dr William Gilbert Grace –the best affect onthe fashionable recreation’s emergence.
“The Don”- in distinction to “DB”-is restrained and reverential in type.He himself received sick within the headfrom such deferential remedy.
This new deal with I’m surehe’d heartily approve of – a time period of endearmentinto the cut price.
It would begin a common pattern –have MCC members, in each hemispheres,muttering “DB” between overs,and college youngsters by no means hearinganything else –“Bradman”, who’s he?
Even the pavilion tea woman gettingchummy with “DB”. Quickly feels she is aware of him intimately.
And, sure, DB-WG a rhyming couplet!
I foresee photographs of the pair side-by-sideon cereal packets and on aeroplane logos:– positively on Prime Ministers socks– maybe even on rainbows
