This article is about the Irish pop group. For the cricketing term after which the band is named, see Duckworth–Lewis method.
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]
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.
"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.
Discographyedit
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The cover of The Duckworth Lewis Method album
All songs written and composed by Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh.
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This article is about the Irish pop group For the cricketing term after which the band is named see Duckworth Lewis method 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 The Duckworth Lewis Method band OriginIrelandGenresPop music Cricket poetryYears active2009 presentLabelsDivine Comedy Records 1969 RecordsMembersNeil HannonThomas WalshWebsitewww dlmethod co uk 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 Contents 1 Promotion 2 Discography 2 1 Eponymous album 2 1 1 Track listing 2 2 Sticky Wickets 2 2 1 Track listing 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPromotion editOn 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 editEponymous album edit nbsp The cover of The Duckworth Lewis Method album All songs written and composed by Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh Track listing edit No TitleLength1 The Coin Toss 1 082 The Age of Revolution 3 563 Gentlemen And Players 3 184 The Sweet Spot 3 065 Jiggery Pokery 3 236 Mason on The Boundary 4 227 Rain Stops Play 1 138 Meeting Mr Miandad 3 129 The Nightwatchman 4 4910 Flatten The Hay 4 1811 Test Match Special 4 0212 The End of The Over 2 50 Sticky Wickets edit Track listing edit No TitleLength1 Sticky Wickets 4 152 Boom Boom Afridi 3 113 It s Just Not Cricket 3 254 The Umpire 4 235 Third Man 4 036 Chin Music 2 047 Out in the Middle 4 368 Line And Length 3 409 The Laughing Cavaliers 2 3810 Judd s Paradox 4 1611 Mystery Man 4 0612 Nudging And Nurdling 5 21See also edit2009 in Irish music Duckworth Lewis methodReferences edit 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 editThe Duckworth Lewis Method official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Duckworth Lewis Method 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