(3.March 2011)
Johnston, Mooney & O'Brien,
Threesome famed in Irish bread,
Now in Cricket Spheres combine,
Where in partnership they shine,
In the Game their Names enshrine,
For their varied skills they spread.
Cricket Trio whose assaults
Helped outscore a fine Strauss Waltz.
The historic Irish victory at Bangelore, in which the worthy Strauss Band was put out of tune, is surely deserving of some metrical memento. Family pride may well have inspired me, since I feel that my gifted young cousin George struck a major blow by bowling the distinguished Bandmaster for 34.
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