The Pavillion End The sightscreen slightly to his right Old Tom enjoys a perfect sight Of swing and bounce and turn and flight At the pavilion end He never sits beneath the tree: True cricketers should always be Behind the ‘arm where they can see At the pavilion end The bowling might as well be wide To those who watch it from the side Thank goodness they have never tried At the pavilion end Next-in batsmen come to say "What’s the bowling like today?" The teapot’s never far away At the pavilion end Time was when he would turn his arm With guile, variety and charm But now he sits beyond all harm At the pavilion end Some day when things are not the same A wooden bench shall bear his name – "Tom Brown, who always watched the game At the pavilion end". By Arthur Salway