Man vs Ball vs Man

Like a moon, showing a crescent portion to the awaiting willow
A battleship, not wanting to give away its true position
A flick of the wrist and a slight twist sends the cherry on its way
Twenty two yards and honing in on its prey
 
Lethally levitating in the humid summers day, mesmerizing and forcing a play
Eyes dilate and light up like New York city at night, as his grip on his weapon tights
The shot is fired but is out-swung by the snaking sphere
It gives an evasive cheek and turns its head, gripping onto the wicket flat
Crack! Leather vs wood, but there was no bat
 
He had been bamboozled, the bails bashed in a flash
The bowler whips out the chainsaw and revs it up as he stops from a dash
Another apprentice has emerged from a Brett Lee YouTube video