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Douglas Robert Jardine (23 October 1900 – 18 June 1958) was an English cricketer who played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 15 of those matches between 1931 and 1934.
Douglas Robert Jardine, who died of cancer in Switzerland, aged 57, was one of England's best captains and a leading amateur batsman of his time. He caught tick fever while...
Oct 15, 2015 · Douglas Jardine, born October 23, 1900, was a brilliant captain who is also infamous for the most questionable and dangerous tactic ever used on the cricket field – Bodyline.
Sir Douglas James Jardine KCMG OBE (13 October 1888 – 11 December 1946) was a British colonial administrator, holding the posts of Governor of North Borneo, Sierra Leone and the Leeward Islands during his career.
Aug 4, 2005 · Douglas Jardine remains one of the most demonised figures in international sport, nearly 50 years after his death in 1958.
Douglas Jardine. JARDINE, MR. 15-Apr-1959. JARDINE, MR. DOUGLAS ROBERT, who died in Switzerland on June 18, aged 57, was one of England's best captains and a leading amateur batsman of...
Jun 8, 2018 · There is no greater personification of the rivalry between England and Australia than cricketer Douglas Jardine. To some a national hero, to others a disgrace, the memory of the man who captained England during the Bodyline Tour of 1932-33 is destined to justify future accusations of underhand Poms or whinging Aussies for as long as Ashes ...
Feb 13, 2024 · One is Douglas Jardine, the other CK Nayadu – the two captains cutting dashing figures of the age. Jardine, with his hands behind his back, wears a white cravat with the George and Dragon crest...
Douglas Robert Jardine (Bombay, Indian Empire 23 October 1900 – Montreux, Switzerland 18 June 1958) was an English cricketer and captain of the England cricket team from 1931 to 1933–34. A right-handed batsman, he played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 15 matches, winning nine, losing one and drawing five.
Jun 26, 2023 · It is now 90 years since England Cricket Captain, Douglas Jardine, known by many as , ‘The Iron Duke’, controversially masterminded a 4-1 Ashes series win ‘down under’ in the infamous, ‘Bodyline Series’.
