25 AUGUST 1967, Page 3

Close of play

CHRISTOPHER HOLLIS

There's a breathless hush in the Close tonight, .Nine to make and the match to draw. With wasting time in a fading light, We'll make it certain they get no more.

It was not through the fear of some angry boos Or selfless love for the county's name, But the captain's murmur,- Two points to lose? Play slow, play slow, and we'll kill the game.'