My Cousin
My cousin thought he was the ticket
When batting in backyard cricket
So I felt so much joy
When a really small boy
Bowled him clean through middle wicket.
When batting in backyard cricket
So I felt so much joy
When a really small boy
Bowled him clean through middle wicket.
This poem is copyright (©) Annelies Judson 2026
About the Writer
Annelies Judson
Annelies Judson is a children's author and poet from Aotearoa New Zealand. She
loves cooking, cricket and her kids (not in that order). She also has alopecia, but
that is neither hair nor there. Her debut picture book, Turkey Hurly-Burly, was
released by Scholastic (NZ) in 2025. You can find her at anneliesjudson.wordpress.com
