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Printed dedication: ‘To That Poet Among Statesmen The Right Hon. Sir Robert Menzies, K.T., C.H., Q.C., M.P. Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia’.

For many Australians cricket was just a game, but for Robert Menzies, cricket was life. This was evidenced by his ongoing insistence on attending cricket matches even after becoming Prime Minister, and his dislike for speaking about politics while watching a match. Considering Menzies love of both poetry and cricket, this anthology was a present of great thought and consideration.