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Oh, Lord, if I must die today,
Please make it after Close of Play.
For this, I know, if nothing more,
I will not go – without the score.
The God of cricket, high above,
Clearly heard this plea of love.
And so the Reaper did not come
Until the game was lost and won.

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Notes from Wikiquote

Excerpt of poem variously titled "Cricket Match" or "A Cricket Prayer" reputedly scribbled on a scorecard at the Oval during the 1980s.

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