In October, I came up with an idea to compile a commemorative edition of the Poets XI at the Basin Longroom, Sunday 31 October 2010.
The Earl of Seacliff himself was the MC at the event and is also the publisher of the book Poets XI. I selected a team of poets on the day that had attended my launch of the book A Tingling Catch at the Basin.
Cricket historian and writer Don Neely launched the book.
Poets are: Nicola Easthope, Tim Jones, Harry Ricketts, Michael O'Leary, John Ansell, Nelson Wattie, Niel Wright, David McGill, Richard Langston, Don Neely and Mark Pirie the captain.
The cover photo is by Madeleine Slavick of Don Neely crossing the Basin.
An appendix offers some of the New Zealand literature XIs made by writers over the years. Poets XI is a unique piece of cricketing memorabilia.