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The Duckworth Lewis Method (band)
The Duckworth Lewis Method (band)
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Pop music, Cricket poetry
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Divine Comedy Records / 1969 Records
Members	Neil Hannon; Thomas Walsh
Website	www.dlmethod.co.uk/

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The Duckworth Lewis Method are a cricket-themed Irish pop group formed by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy and Thomas Walsh of Pugwash. The Duckworth Lewis Method is also the title of the group's first album, which was released on 3 July 2009, a few days before the start of the 2009 Ashes series. A concept album about cricket, the album has 12 tracks, one of which is an instrumental. The album was mixed and recorded in Dublin and was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.^[1]

Hannon and Walsh have described their album as "a kaleidoscopic musical adventure through the beautiful and rather silly world of cricket."^[2] The track "Jiggery Pokery" is a comic retelling of the Ball of the Century incident involving Shane Warne and Mike Gatting, and features guest cameo performances from Phill Jupitus, Alexander Armstrong, Matt Berry and more. Berry also features on the track "Mason on the Boundary".

On 9 September 2009 the band were put on hiatus.^[3] They wrote and recorded the theme song for the ESPNcricinfo video blog The Two Chucks. In April 2010 The Duckworth Lewis Method album was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award. In an interview with the BBC, Neil Hannon confirmed that he and Thomas Walsh would be working together again in the future.^[4]

In late October 2012 Hannon and Walsh confirmed they were working on a second Duckworth Lewis album.^[5] Recording sessions began in early 2013 with the intention of releasing the new recording in time for the Ashes series in the summer.^[6] In May 2013 the release date for Sticky Wickets was announced. The album came out on 28 June in Ireland and 1 July elsewhere. The release was celebrated with a short concert in Tower Records, Dublin, on 3 July.^[7] The album features cameo performances from Stephen Fry, Daniel Radcliffe, Henry Blofeld, Matt Berry, and Neil Finn.^[8]^[9]

Promotion

On 21 May 2009, Today on BBC Radio 4 ran a short feature on the album, asking "Why aren't there more songs about cricket?"^[10] in which entertainment reporter (and 2006 Daily Telegraph Fantasy Cricket champion) Colin Paterson interviewed Hannon and Walsh about the album.

On 16 July 2009 the band appeared on the BBC's Test Match Special during the lunch break on the first day of the second Ashes Test match against the Australian team at Lord's. They sang a new song named "Test Match Special".

"The Age of Revolution" was released as a download-only single on 28 June 2009. It was announced that a limited one-track physical promotional copy of the single would be available to press. The song reflects the spread of cricket to Britain's colonies, particularly India.

Hannon and Walsh were interviewed for The Chap (Aug/9 Sep Issue) about the album and cricket. Amongst the points covered were a peerage for umpire Dickie Bird, the renaming of The Oval as The Ovaltine and the reduction of cricket beyond Twenty20 to just a coin toss.

Discography

Eponymous album

All songs written and composed by Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Coin Toss"	1:08
2.	"The Age of Revolution"	3:56
3.	"Gentlemen And Players"	3:18
4.	"The Sweet Spot"	3:06
5.	"Jiggery Pokery"	3:23
6.	"Mason on The Boundary"	4:22
7.	"Rain Stops Play"	1:13
8.	"Meeting Mr. Miandad"	3:12
9.	"The Nightwatchman"	4:49
10.	"Flatten The Hay"	4:18
11.	"Test Match Special"	4:02
12.	"The End of The Over"	2:50

Sticky Wickets

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sticky Wickets"	4:15
2.	"Boom Boom Afridi"	3:11
3.	"It's Just Not Cricket"	3:25
4.	"The Umpire"	4:23
5.	"Third Man"	4:03
6.	"Chin Music"	2:04
7.	"Out in the Middle"	4:36
8.	"Line And Length"	3:40
9.	"The Laughing Cavaliers"	2:38
10.	"Judd's Paradox"	4:16
11.	"Mystery Man"	4:06
12.	"Nudging And Nurdling"	5:21

References

^ "HELLO.....GOOD MORNING..." 16 May 2009. on myspace
^ "A message from 'Lewis'..." 24 January 2009. on myspace
^ "Duckworth Lewis Method announce hiatus on The Divine Comedy bulletin board". Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ Will cricket album hit a six at song awards?, bbc.co.uk
^ "Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "The Duckworth Lewis Method Announce New Album 'Sticky Wickets' Released July 1st 2013". Contactmusic.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^ "Sticky Wickets". 4 June 2013.
^ "10 Questions for The Duckworth Lewis Method". 29 June 2013.
^ "BBC Radio 4 Today". BBC News. 21 May 2009.

External links

The Duckworth Lewis Method official website

[1] "HELLO.....GOOD MORNING..." 16 May 2009. on myspace

[2] "A message from 'Lewis'..." 24 January 2009. on myspace

[3] "Duckworth Lewis Method announce hiatus on The Divine Comedy bulletin board". Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[4] Will cricket album hit a six at song awards?, bbc.co.uk

[5] "Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[6] "Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[7] "The Duckworth Lewis Method Announce New Album 'Sticky Wickets' Released July 1st 2013". Contactmusic.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

[8] "Sticky Wickets". 4 June 2013.

[9] "10 Questions for The Duckworth Lewis Method". 29 June 2013.

[10] "BBC Radio 4 Today". BBC News. 21 May 2009.

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-'''The Duckworth Lewis Method''' are an Irish pop group formed by [[Neil Hannon]] of [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] and Thomas Walsh of [[Pugwash (band)|Pugwash]]. The Duckworth Lewis Method is also the title of the group's first album, which was released on 3 July 2009, a few days before the start of the [[2009 Ashes series]]. A [[concept album]] about [[cricket]], the album has 12 tracks, one of which is an instrumental. The album was mixed and recorded in [[Dublin]] and was mastered at [[Abbey Road Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=378573249&blogId=489336119  |title=HELLO.....GOOD MORNING.....|date=16 May 2009}} on [http://www.myspace.com/ myspace]</ref>
+'''The Duckworth Lewis Method''' are a [[cricket (sport)|cricket]]-themed Irish pop group formed by [[Neil Hannon]] of [[The Divine Comedy (band)|The Divine Comedy]] and Thomas Walsh of [[Pugwash (band)|Pugwash]]. The Duckworth Lewis Method is also the title of the group's first album, which was released on 3 July 2009, a few days before the start of the [[2009 Ashes series]]. A [[concept album]] about [[cricket]], the album has 12 tracks, one of which is an instrumental. The album was mixed and recorded in [[Dublin]] and was mastered at [[Abbey Road Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=378573249&blogId=489336119  |title=HELLO.....GOOD MORNING.....|date=16 May 2009}} on [http://www.myspace.com/ myspace]</ref>
-Hannon and Walsh have described their album as "a kaleidoscopic musical adventure through the beautiful and rather silly world of cricket."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=378573249&blogId=466042832 |title=A message from 'Lewis'.....|date=24 January 2009}} on [http://www.myspace.com/ myspace]</ref> The track "Jiggery Pokery" features guest cameo performances from [[Phill Jupitus]], [[Alexander Armstrong (comedian)|Alexander Armstrong]], [[Matt Berry]] and more. Berry also features on the track "Mason on the Boundary".
+Hannon and Walsh have described their album as "a kaleidoscopic musical adventure through the beautiful and rather silly world of cricket."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=378573249&blogId=466042832 |title=A message from 'Lewis'.....|date=24 January 2009}} on [http://www.myspace.com/ myspace]</ref> The track "Jiggery Pokery" is a comic retelling of the [[Ball of the Century]] incident involving [[Shane Warne]] and [[Mike Gatting]], and features guest cameo performances from [[Phill Jupitus]], [[Alexander Armstrong (comedian)|Alexander Armstrong]], [[Matt Berry]] and more. Berry also features on the track "Mason on the Boundary".
-On 9 September 2009 the band were put on hiatus.<ref>[http://forums.thedivinecomedy.com/viewtopic.php?t=15324&start=62 Duckworth Lewis Method announce hiatus on The Divine Comedy bulletin board]</ref> They wrote and recorded the theme song for the [[ESPNcricinfo]] video blog [[The Two Chucks]]. In April 2010 ''The Duckworth Lewis Method'' album was nominated for an [[Ivor Novello Award]]. In an interview with the [[BBC]], Neil Hannon confirmed that he and Thomas Walsh would be working together again in the future.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8632262.stm Will cricket album hit a six at song awards?], bbc.co.uk</ref>
+On 9 September 2009 the band were put on hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.thedivinecomedy.com/viewtopic.php?t=15324&start=62|title=Duckworth Lewis Method announce hiatus on The Divine Comedy bulletin board|publisher=|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> They wrote and recorded the theme song for the [[ESPNcricinfo]] video blog [[The Two Chucks]]. In April 2010 ''The Duckworth Lewis Method'' album was nominated for an [[Ivor Novello Award]]. In an interview with the [[BBC]], Neil Hannon confirmed that he and Thomas Walsh would be working together again in the future.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8632262.stm Will cricket album hit a six at song awards?], bbc.co.uk</ref>
-In late October 2012 Hannon and Walsh confirmed they were working on a second Duckworth Lewis album.<ref>http://ashortsite.com/news/?news=7512&dclang=en</ref> Recording sessions began in early 2013 with the intention of releasing the new recording in time for [[2013 Ashes series|the Ashes series]] in the summer.<ref>http://ashortsite.com/news/?news=7710&dclang=en</ref> In May 2013 the release date for ''[[Sticky Wickets (album)|Sticky Wickets]]'' was announced. The album came out on 28 June in Ireland and 1 July elsewhere. The release was celebrated with a short concert in [[Tower_Records#Ireland|Tower Records]], Dublin, on 3 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/the-duckworth-lewis-method-announce-new-album-sticky-wickets-released-july-1st-2013|title=The Duckworth Lewis Method Announce New Album 'Sticky Wickets' Released July 1st 2013|work=contactmusic.com|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref>
+In late October 2012 Hannon and Walsh confirmed they were working on a second Duckworth Lewis album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ashortsite.com/news/?news=7512&dclang=en|title= Recent Updates|website=a short site about The Divine Comedy |date=27 October 2012 |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> Recording sessions began in early 2013 with the intention of releasing the new recording in time for [[2013 Ashes series|the Ashes series]] in the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ashortsite.com/news/?news=7710&dclang=en|title=Recent Updates|website= a short site about The Divine Comedy|date=1 March 2013 |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> In May 2013 the release date for ''[[Sticky Wickets (album)|Sticky Wickets]]'' was announced. The album came out on 28 June in Ireland and 1 July elsewhere. The release was celebrated with a short concert in [[Tower_Records#Ireland|Tower Records]], Dublin, on 3 July.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/press/the-duckworth-lewis-method-announce-new-album-sticky-wickets-released-july-1st-2013|title=The Duckworth Lewis Method Announce New Album 'Sticky Wickets' Released July 1st 2013|work=[[Contactmusic.com]]|date=9 April 2013|accessdate=15 May 2013}}</ref> The album features cameo performances from [[Stephen Fry]], [[Daniel Radcliffe]], [[Henry Blofeld]], [[Matt Berry]], and [[Neil Finn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neilfinn.com/the-diary-archive-1/2013/7/4/sticky-wickets |title=Sticky Wickets|date=4 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/10-questions-duckworth-lewis-method |title=10 Questions for The Duckworth Lewis Method|date=29 June 2013}} </ref>
 ==Promotion==
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 On 21 May 2009, [[Today Programme|''Today'']] on [[BBC Radio 4]] ran a short feature on the album, asking "Why aren't there more songs about cricket?"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8060000/8060722.stm |title=BBC Radio 4 Today|date=21 May 2009 | work=BBC News}}</ref> in which entertainment reporter (and 2006 ''[[Daily Telegraph]]'' [[Fantasy Cricket]] champion) [[Colin Paterson]] interviewed Hannon and Walsh about the album.
-On 16 July 2009 the band appeared on the [[BBC]]'s [[Test match Special]] during the lunch break on the first day of the second [[The Ashes|Ashes Test match]] against the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian team]] at [[Lord's]]. They sang a new song named "Test match Special".
+On 16 July 2009 the band appeared on the [[BBC]]'s [[Test Match Special]] during the lunch break on the first day of the second [[The Ashes|Ashes Test match]] against the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian team]] at [[Lord's]]. They sang a new song named "Test Match Special".
 "The Age of Revolution" was released as a download-only single on 28 June 2009. It was announced that a limited one-track physical promotional copy of the single would be available to press. The song reflects the spread of cricket to Britain's colonies, particularly India.
@@ Line 33: / Line 34: @@
 Hannon and Walsh were interviewed for [[The Chap]] (Aug/9 Sep Issue) about the album and cricket. Amongst the points covered were a peerage for umpire [[Dickie Bird]], the renaming of [[The Oval]] as The [[Ovaltine]] and the reduction of cricket beyond [[Twenty20]] to just a coin toss.
-==Eponymous album==
+==Discography==
+===Eponymous album===
 [[File:Dlm cover.jpg|thumb|The cover of ''The Duckworth Lewis Method'' album]]
@@ Line 39: / Line 41: @@
 All songs written and composed by [[Neil Hannon]] and Thomas Walsh.
+====Track listing====
-# [[Toss (cricket)|The Coin Toss]] – 1:08
+{{Track listing
-#The Age of Revolution – 3:56
+| title1        = [[Toss (cricket)|The Coin Toss]]
-#[[Gentlemen v Players|Gentlemen And Players]] – 3:18
+| length1       = 1:08
-#The Sweet Spot – 3:06
+| title2        = The Age of Revolution
-#[[Ball of the Century|Jiggery Pokery]] – 3:23
+| length2       = 3:56
-#Mason on The [[Boundary (cricket)|Boundary]] – 4:22
+| title3        = [[Gentlemen v Players|Gentlemen And Players]]
-#[[Rainout (sports)|Rain Stops Play]] – 1:13
+| length3       = 3:18
-#Meeting [[Javed Miandad|Mr. Miandad]] – 3:12
+| title4        = The Sweet Spot
-#The [[Nightwatchman (cricket)|Nightwatchman]] – 4:49
+| length4       = 3:06
-#Flatten The Hay – 4:18
+| title5        = [[Ball of the Century|Jiggery Pokery]]
-#[[Test Match Special]] – 4:02
+| length5       = 3:23
-#The End of The [[Over (cricket)|Over]] – 2:50
+| title6        = Mason on The [[Boundary (cricket)|Boundary]]
+| length6       = 4:22
+| title7        = [[Rainout (sports)|Rain Stops Play]]
+| length7       = 1:13
+| title8        = Meeting [[Javed Miandad|Mr. Miandad]]
+| length8       = 3:12
+| title9        = The [[Nightwatchman (cricket)|Nightwatchman]]
+| length9       = 4:49
+| title10       = Flatten The Hay
+| length10      = 4:18
+| title11       = [[Test Match Special]]
+| length11      = 4:02
+| title12       = The End of The [[Over (cricket)|Over]]
+| length12      = 2:50
+}}
-==Sticky Wickets==
+===''Sticky Wickets''===
+====Track listing====
-#Sticky Wickets – 4:15
+{{Track listing
-#Boom Boom Afridi – 3:11
+| title1        = Sticky Wickets
-#It's Just Not Cricket – 3:25
+| length1       = 4:15
-#The Umpire – 4:23
+| title2        = Boom Boom [[Shahid Afridi|Afridi]]
-#Third Man – 4:03
+| length2       = 3:11
-#Chin Music – 2:04
+| title3        = It's Just Not Cricket
-#Out in the Middle – 4:36
+| length3       = 3:25
-#Line And Length – 3:40
+| title4        = [[Umpire (cricket)|The Umpire]]
-#The Laughing Cavaliers – 2:38
+| length4       = 4:23
-#Judd's Paradox – 4:16
+| title5        = [[Third Man]]
-#Mystery Man – 4:06
+| length5       = 4:03
-#Nudging And Nurdling – 5:21
+| title6        = [[Chin music|Chin Music]]
+| length6       = 2:04
+| title7        = Out in the Middle
+| length7       = 4:36
+| title8        = Line And Length
+| length8       = 3:40
+| title9        = The Laughing Cavaliers
+| length9       = 2:38
+| title10       = Judd's Paradox
+| length10      = 4:16
+| title11       = Mystery Man
+| length11      = 4:06
+| title12       = Nudging And Nurdling
+| length12      = 5:21
+}}
 == See also ==
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 [[Category:Irish pop music groups]]
 [[Category:Cricket culture]]
+[[Category:Musical groups established in 2009]]
+[[Category:Cricket in Ireland]]

v t e The Divine Comedy
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Studio albums	Fanfare for the Comic Muse Liberation Promenade Casanova A Short Album About Love Fin de Siècle Regeneration Absent Friends Victory for the Comic Muse Bang Goes the Knighthood Foreverland Office Politics
Compilation albums	A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy
Singles	"Lucy" "Something for the Weekend" "I've Been to a Marvellous Party" "Generation Sex" "National Express" "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count" "Gin Soaked Boy" "Bad Ambassador" "Diva Lady" "To Die a Virgin"
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