Bradman Vs Bodyline

Bradman Vs Bodyline

Author: Roland Perry

Publisher:

Published: 2022-08-02

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781761068164

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The definitive story of the most controversial chapter in the history of Australian and English cricket, the notorious Bodyline series, by Roland Perry, author of Sir Donald Bradman's authorised biography, The Don.


The Cambridge Companion to Cricket

The Cambridge Companion to Cricket

Author: Anthony Bateman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-03-17

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 0521761298

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Perfect for fans and scholars alike, this Companion explores cricket's origins, global reach, iconic personalities and enduring popularity.


Bodyline Autopsy

Bodyline Autopsy

Author: David Frith

Publisher: Aurum

Published: 2013-06-24

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1781311935

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In 1932, England’s cricket team, led by the haughty Douglas Jardine, had the fastest bowler in the world: Harold Larwood. Australia boasted the most prolific batsman the game had ever seen: the young Don Bradman. He had to be stopped. The leg-side bouncer onslaught inflicted by Larwood and Bill Voce, with a ring of fieldsmen waiting for catches, caused an outrage that reverberated to the back of the stands and into the highest levels of government. Bodyline, as this infamous technique came to be known, was repugnant to the majority of cricket-lovers. It was also potentially lethal – one bowl fracturing the skull of Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield – and the technique was outlawed in 1934. After the death of Don Bradman in 2001, one of the most controversial events in cricketing history – the Bodyline technique - finally slid out of living memory. Over seventy years on, the 1932-33 Ashes series remains the most notorious in the history of Test cricket between Australia and England. David Frith’s gripping narrative has been acclaimed as the definitive book on the whole saga: superbly researched and replete with anecdotes, Bodyline Autopsy is a masterly anatomy of one of the most remarkable sporting scandals.


Jack Fingleton

Jack Fingleton

Author: Greg Growden

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1741763126

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Jack Fingleton is one of Australian cricket's most important and intriguing characters. In John Arlott's words: He is himself?and a diverse himself it is.' Fingleton was an outstanding opening batsman with a reputation for fearlessness against the most hostile and dangerous opening attacks. He faced up to England's feared Bodyline' bowlers, and became the first batsman in history to score four successive Test centuries. Later he gained a reputation as possibly Australia's greatest cricket writer, with his work syndicated throughout Australia and overseas. He also moved in the corridors of power as a political journalist, and was on intimate terms with several prime ministers. He was the author of a number of authoritative books, including Cricket Crisis and Brightly Fades the Don. Fingleton led a varied and at times turbulent life. Married to the daughter of noted feminist Jessie Street, over several decades he was involved in an on-again, off-again feud with one-time teammate Sir Donald Bradman. Greg Growden's access to previously unpublished correspondence has helped him shed new light on their relationship, and on the rich life of a witty, evocative, complex and altogether unforgettable Australian.


Harold Larwood

Harold Larwood

Author: Duncan Hamilton

Publisher: riverrun

Published: 2017-02-02

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 1849164568

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Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first ever biography of Harold Larwood. Larwood, one of the most talented, accurate and intimidating fast bowlers of all time is mainly remembered for his role in the infamous Bodyline series of 1932-3 which brought Anglo-Australian diplomatic relations to the brink of collapse. Larwood was made the scapegoat - and despite the fact he was simply following his captain's instructions, he never played cricket for England again. Devastated by this betrayal, he eventually emigrated to Australia, where he was accepted by the country that had once despised him. Acclaimed author Duncan Hamilton has gained unprecedented access to the late sportsman's family and archives to tell the story of a true working-class hero and cricketing legend.


Don Bradman

Don Bradman

Author: Brett Hutchins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-09-23

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780521823845

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This fascinating book takes a different look at Australia's all-time sporting hero, Sir Donald Bradman.


Farewell to Cricket

Farewell to Cricket

Author: Don Bradman

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781863406727

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Don's own account of his entire playing career, with a selection of historic photographs and a complete record of his scores from 1927 to 1949.