English poem
Laugh and play, E.d
by E. Stuart Hardy (1865–1935)
Conceit Bowled Out!
He was a clever cricketer, And very proud of that; Conceitedly one afternoon He took his cricket bat. But when he at the wicket saw His sister with her curls, He turned his nose up so, and said: "I never play with girls!
"They're molly-coddles all," he cried; "They always spoil a match; They cannot field or bowl a bit— They cannot even catch! However, just this once I'll play!" O, pride had such a fall: You should have heard them shout—a girl Had bowled him out first ball!