Almanac Cricket (Wordplay): Marnus Ran Sum

 

Artwork by Kate Birrell

 

Anagrams
Can help explain
That curious phenomenon
Marnus Labuschagne

After stumps
Barman unglues cash

For afternoon tea
Alanna’s huge crumbs

England middle order batsman
Angus – crushable man

Almanac Art
Almanac hugs Rubens

Too much potassium
Banana mulch surges

Warney explodes
Muscular Shane – Bang

“Well batted”
Annabel hugs Marcus

“Well bowled”
Marcus hugs Annabel

Long lost music manuscript found
Schumann’s blue raga

Disco at the races
Nag launches rumbas

With the mafia
Abraham guns uncles

With Granny Labusch
Gran unlaces ambush

Criticisms from a former coach
Buchanan game slurs

Pious preparedness
A nun chambers a slug

Circus acts
Barnum unlaces hags

Recycling breakthrough
Anna’s crushable mug

 (Peter Crossing – with some assistance from anagram maker Al Gorithm)

 

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About Peter Crossing

Peter Crossing loves the pure 'n natch'l blues. He is a member of the silver fox faction of the Adelaide Uni Greys. He is something of a cricket tragic although admitting to little interest in the IPL or Big Bash forms of the game.

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