It's Just Not Cricket
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"It's Just Not Cricket" is a the debut single of The Twelfth Man
, a series of comedy productions by skilled impersonator Billy Birmingham
. It was the first single released off the album of the same name, It's Just Not Cricket.
The single, released in 1984, gained popularity in Australia
, topping the charts for three weeks before being beat off by Wham!
's single "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
".
The Twelfth Man
The Twelfth Man is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham. Birmingham, a skilled impersonator, is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators' voices...
, a series of comedy productions by skilled impersonator Billy Birmingham
Billy Birmingham
Billy Birmingham is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. He was the writer of the comedy hit Australiana which was made famous by performer Austen Tayshus...
. It was the first single released off the album of the same name, It's Just Not Cricket.
The single, released in 1984, gained popularity in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, topping the charts for three weeks before being beat off by Wham!
WHAM!
Wham! were a short-lived British musical duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in the early 1980s. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! UK due to a naming conflict with an American band....
's single "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" is a song by English pop duo Wham! which was released in 1984 and became their first UK number one hit. It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo...
".