"Put on Ben Bowyang!" Difficulties Explained

Difficulties Explained

Melbin
March 15

deer sir

befor i say anythink els i want to maik a persnil explanashun
down at the test match yestidy a porshin of the crowd wen the
inglishmen was nokin the bowlin about a bit begun to yel out
put on ben Bowyang
at first i culd ardly beleeve me oan ears
but thay was yellin for me awl rite an i begun to sispect a bit of sarkasm
and thort sum wun was trine to chuck orf
but wen i see mr rider cast a angshus look were i was sittin
a seemed to detect a note of sinserity in the crowds demand
put on ben bowyang thay sez sort of desprit

so i think a persnil explanashun is joo to the publik
in the furst place i aint a credited member of the orstralian teem
an secindly i got an ideer me bowlin days is over
no dout the crowd must ave erd sum way abowt me grate feats of bowlin
up at gunns gully back in the old days wen i got a dubble at trick
with the elp of a poly cow wot ad walked over the pitch in wet wether the nite befor

i ave no dout also that the crowd wud ave been delited if i ad gon out an skittled
mr tates stumps but me jints aint so supple as thay was an i ave lost the knack of
brakin to (2) foot frum the laig side like i used to
owever i wish to thank them as called on me an ope this xplanashun wil serv

wel we ad a grate days crikit yestidy
the way them inglishmen got mode down reminded me of our good ole gunns gully matches
it out or git out thats our stile
i got to admit that me art was in me mouth a cupler times wen mr rider missed them to (2)
catches but the leest sed abowt that the better

a man dosent want to go compitin leese majesty an git unpopler
the onley way i can akount for im missin em is that the air must ave bin a bit bumpy yestidy
praps the ball struck a air pokit jist befor it got to im i cant think of anythink else an still
keep me ally good in collinwood

anyway we ar goin to ave a grate day today an if the ostralian teem dont win ans down ime goin
to ishoo a formal chalenge for them to cum up an play the gully teem
wich remines me that i ave jist erd abowt this country crikit weak in melbin an you mite be amazed
to no that no wun wurd as been sed abowt bringin down our teem

thay cant maik it out a oversite becos i ave now maid the teem well nown an the onley thing
that can akount for it is eether jelisy or feer

jist becos we dont play this ere parlor crikit wot is onley fit for a yung ladys bordin skool
but is reely a men crikiters an a bit ruf in our methids our claims as been ignored by them runnin the country weak

awl i can say is that if thay are afrade of us why aint thay manly an upright enuf to admit it

i am now goin down to the ground to git a good seet an yell me ed orf in spite of the nice ole gents
in the members stand
but if we lose its goin to be orful tuf becos gunns gully wont ingage anny men out of a beaten teem

we got our pride an as the champeen teem of the districk we aint taikin no risks with men wot as proved themselves dismil failyers

hoppin you are the saim
yures truly
Ben Bowyang