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We would like to thank the 106 poets who submitted entries in the inaugural Cricket Poetry Award 2009.  The judges mentioned that the selected poems “…spoke about how cricket was interwoven with life in an unforced and natural manner…”

The ‘Live Readings’ night will consist of 20 poems and those finalists are listed below in no particular order:

• “The Siblings” by Maree Peterson
• “The Last Test” by John Gordon
• “The Catch” by Andy Kissane
• “Fantasy for White” by Rachael Treasure
• “Dream Catcher” by Kane Murphy
• “Mind Games” by Megan Jordan
• “Junior Tragics” by Jo Burnell
• “Different Strokes” by Brian Sam Hallewell
• “Ashes To Ashes (a cricket emergency)” by Joan Ross
• “A Rich, Rewarding Innings” by David Campbell
• “Camphor Laurel” by Maggie Shapley
• “Listening to the ABC” by Ian Billows
• “No Rockets” by Lydia Burke
• “Social Cricket, the Universe, and Everything” by Graeme Philipson
• “D.I.Y.” by Penelope Cottier
• “The Beautiful Game” by Louise McKenna
• “Cradle to the Grave – a Five Test Series” by Tim Slade
• “Cricket At Seaforth” by Kassandra Ellison
• “Back Then” by Jenny Collins
• “For Six” by Ron Moss

The organisers would also like to thank the judges – Adam Gibson and Jessica Halloran for their time, energy and patience on what was a very challenging weekend when reading and re-reading all poems and having to make some very hard decisions.

The top 20 poems will be read ‘live’ this Thursday by 4 actors / orators:

• Hamish Briggs
• Nicole Campbell
• Luke Carson
• Robert Edwards

These young actors will randomly select 4 poems each, contact the particular poet, rehearse the reading and prepare to ‘read & perform’ the poem in the best possible way at:

The Rugby Club,

Rugby Place

off 31 Pitt St Sydney

6:00pm – Thursday 1^st Oct (this Thursday)

Based on the reading and crowd response, the winning poem will be announced the following week on Thursday 8th Oct at the Cricket Art Prize opening and re-read to the exhibition Members Pavilion guests.