It's_Just_Not_Cricket
It's Just Not Cricket
1984 single by The Twelfth Man
"It's Just Not Cricket" is the debut single of The Twelfth Man, a series of comedy productions by skilled impersonator Billy Birmingham. The single topping the charts for three weeks in June 1984, and was the second highest selling single in Australia in 1984 behind "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen. The piece is centered around fictitious commentary of a match between Australia and Pakistan.
The track has never seen a full-length re-issue since the 2000 release of Wired World of Sports.