They walk to the wicket with confidence,
The first two of the side,
Who is in.
Surrounded by the eleven in the field,
Who are out.
The two carry bats,
The men are covered in pads and masks,
Because once they are in,
They don’t want to be out.
The first batter in faces a ball from the bowler,
Who is out.
The batter who is in,
Misses the ball,
Which hits the stumps;
So he is no longer in,
He is out.
He walks from the field
And is passed by another man,
Who is now in.
Once the team that come in,
Have ten men come in,
And go out,
They then become
The team that is out.
And the team that was out,
Become the team
That is now in.
The game then restarts
With the team that was in,
Out.
And the team that was out,
In.
Until ten of the men
From the team that were out,
And are now in,
Are both in and out.
Then the team that was in,
And became out,
Are now in again.
And the team that was out,
And then came in,
Are now out again.
The team that were out,
And then in,
And then out again,
Now become the team,
That is in again.
And the team that was in.
And then out,
Then in again,
Now become the team
That is out.
Then the team that is in,
Become the team that is out,
Both teams are then out.
Simples!