Test Match Sabina Park

In the poem “Test Match Sabina Park” by Stewart Brown, the narrator is an English spectator from Britain who is coming to watch cricket in Sabina Park which is located in Jamaica. This white male, proudly enters Sabina Park to watch a cricket match between England and the West Indies. He notices that the game is slow and that the crowd is not reacting well. He is, in fact, initially shocked that there is a crowd at all because this is usually not the case at Lords. By lunch, England is sixty eight for none, and the crowd gets abusive. They even state that maybe they should borrow Lawrence Rowe. The persona tries to explain the reason behind the slow pace of the British side, but fails to convince even himself. His embarrassment at England's performance has him eventually skulking out of the venue.

Literary Devices 1. Contrast  Sabina Park and Lords  How the white man was before we left and how he is after.  The way how the narrator speak and the Jamaican speak  The crowds at Lords and the crowds at Sabina Park

2. ALLUSION The allusion to Lawrence Rowe, a very colourful and successful West Indian cricketer, emphasizes the fact that the match is slow and boring. 3. SARCASM To 'boycott' is to abstain from, or to stop, doing something. Therefore, the persona is being sarcastic because excitement is a good thing. People usually boycott for something negative, therefore the persona is, again, highlighting the slow and boring pace of the cricket match.