The Duckworth Lewis Method

In charge of surely the just concept album structured around cricket, the Duckworth Lewis Technique may be the side task of Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon and Pugwash frontman Thomas Walsh. The duo, called after the challenging cricket scoring program, produced in 2008 after Hannon and Walsh fulfilled at Dad Ted article writer Graham Linehan’s wedding ceremony in Ireland. After Walsh asked Hannon to donate to a Xmas charity record, the set discovered a shared understanding of ELO and cricket, and made a decision to combine both to record an record jointly. Their self-titled debut premiered two days prior to the 2009 Ashes through Hannon’s personal label, and reached quantity 40 in the U.K. graphs. The Duckworth Lewis Technique, which also presented comedians Phil Jupitus, Matt Berry, and Alexander Armstrong, was nominated for Greatest Album at both Ivor Novello and Meteor honours. The pair documented a fresh Irish nationwide anthem within the Irish Instances’ St. Patrick’s Day time festival special offers, and appeared in the Latitude and Meltdown celebrations before time for their respective rings. By the end of 2012, Walsh and Hannon announced these were arranged to record a fresh Duckworth Lewis Technique recording in 2013. Released in July 2013 to coincide using the Ashes series becoming kept in the U.K., Sticky Wickets once more noticed the duo dealing with different guests, including acting professional Daniel Radcliffe, comedian Stephen Fry, and previous British cricketer-turned-commentator David Lloyd.