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Jun 5, 2024 · To combat the prodigious run scoring of Australian batting legend Don Bradman, the captain of the visiting English cricket team, Douglas Jardine, instructed his four fast bowlers to bowl at the man not the wicket in the summer of 1932-33.
2 days ago · Under the title of “All-India”, India were led by C.K.Nayudu while Douglas Jardine captained England. The hosts won the Test by 158 runs at the iconic Lord’s. Later in 1974, India and the England cricket team met for the first time in a one-day international (ODI) match in Leeds. Under the leadership of Mike Denness, England beat the Ajit ...
Jun 20, 2024 · It was the prospect of bowling at this line-up that caused England's 1932–33 captain Douglas Jardine to adopt the tactic of fast leg theory, better known as Bodyline. Bill Woodfull evades a ball from Harold Larwood with Bodyline field settings.
In 1932-33, Douglas Jardine's uncompromising bid to regain the Ashes - in the so-called Bodyline series, spearheaded by fast bowler Harold Larwood - caused a diplomatic incident after a...
1 day ago · The 1932–33 England tour of Australia is considered one of the most infamous episodes of cricket, due to the England team's use of bodyline, where captain Douglas Jardine instructed his bowlers Bill Voce and Harold Larwood to bowl fast, short-pitched deliveries aimed at the bodies of the Australian batsmen. The tactic, although effective, was widely considered by Australian crowds as vicious and unsporting.
Jun 21, 2024 · England went on to win the series by four matches to one. It remains the most controversial series in cricket’s history, with England captain Douglas Jardine's decision to combat the brilliance of Don Bradman with 'leg theory' causing a major diplomatic incident.
Jun 22, 2024 · Douglas Jardine almost invariably wore a cap in the colours of which cricket team? Answer: Harlequins Jardine studied at Oxford, and generally wore the cap of the 'wandering club' associated with the university, rather than an England cap.
