Bodyline
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Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia. It was designed to combat the extraordinary batt
Bill Woodfull evades a bodyline ball.
Don Bradman in 1930
Douglas Jardine was England's captain during the 1932–33 series.
The England team that toured Australia in 1932–33. Back row: George Duckworth, Tommy Mitchell, Nawab of Pataudi, Maurice Leyland, Harold Larwood, Eddie Paynter, W. Ferguson (scorer). Middle row: Pelham Warner (co-manager), Les Ames, Hedley Verity, Bill Voce, Bill Bowes, Freddie Brown, Maurice Tate, R. C. N. Palairet (co-manager). Front row: Herbert Sutcliffe, Bob Wyatt, Douglas Jardine, Gubby Allen, Wally Hammond.
Herbert Sutcliffe
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Herbert Sutcliffe was an English professional cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England as an opening batsman. Apart from one match in 1945, his first-class career spanned the period between the
Herbert Sutcliffe in 1933
Herbert Sutcliffe in the early years of his first-class career.
Herbert Sutcliffe during practice at Sydney Cricket Ground in 1924
Jack Hobbs (left) and Herbert Sutcliffe at the Sydney Cricket Ground.