Bodyline

Ashes 2019: Should Steve Smith be compared to Don Bradman?
Agence France-PresseAugust 13, 2019 8:33 AM IST
Steve Smith has scored five centuries in his past six Ashes Tests, averaging 139.
The day of fleet-footed fielders on the Bodyline tour
Abhishek MukherjeeMay 16, 2018 2:38 PM IST
Bodyline had been already implemented on the tour, but the spirit was still genial in the NSW match. The fielders seemed to be keener to
Harold Larwood: 21 lesser-known things about the Bodyline terror
Abhishek MukherjeeNovember 14, 2017 8:41 AM IST
He was fast, ruthless, fuming, and on most days, unstoppable.He was, in other words, Harold Larwood. And to think of it, he was nicknamed “Lol”.
Bernard Hollowood’s recipe to counter Bodyline
Arunabha SenguptaSeptember 29, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Bernard Hollowood had a recipe for countering the thunderbolts aimed at the body by Harold Larwood and Bill Voce.
Bill Woodfull: 16 facts about Australia’s Bodyline series captain who refused knighthood
Suvajit MustafiAugust 22, 2017 6:17 PM IST
William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer who led the side during the infamous Bodyline series in 1932-33.
Percy Fender: 22 facts about the outspoken Surrey maverick
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 22, 2017 1:56 PM IST
Percy Fender was one of the greatest captains to have never led England.
Harold Larwood: The Bodyline ‘villain’
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 6, 2017 7:54 PM IST
... and then came Larwood...
The infamous Bodyline cables
Arunabha SenguptaJanuary 18, 2017 3:45 PM IST
After Bill Woodfull, Bert Oldfield and other batsmen were battered and bruised, ABC sent a cable to lodge its protest to MCC.
Bodyline and Existentialism: A Tale of Two Cities, Two Eateries & Birth of Two Radical Thoughts
Arunabha SenguptaDecember 9, 2016 7:30 AM IST
The 1932-33 season changed it all. The abstract nonsense about spirit of cricket was overthrown in favour of the win-at-all-costs method.
Eddie Paynter: England's Bodyline hero who boast the 5th highest Test batting average
Abhishek MukherjeeNovember 5, 2016 10:26 PM IST
The story of a Lancashire legend and a Bodyline hero.
Eddie Paynter: 15 facts about the Englishman who became a legend even after starting late
CricketCountry StaffNovember 5, 2016 10:08 AM IST
Edward ‘Eddie’ Paynter was a former England batsman and a cricketing great who is best known for playing outstandingly well during the famous ‘Bodyline’ series.
Harold Larwood passes away
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 22, 2016 1:41 AM IST
A look back at the final days of the life of Harold Larwood, who surprisingly found peace in the very country where he had performed
Bob Wyatt: Combative, correct and a respected captain
Arunabha SenguptaApril 28, 2016 7:37 PM IST
Bob Wyatt was a combative batsman who played 40 Tests for England, leading them in 18.
Bert Ironmonger: The finger spinner without his spinning finger
Arunabha SenguptaApril 4, 2016 7:38 PM IST
Bert Ironmonger has gone down as the best left-arm spinner produced by Australia. Strangely, he had lost half of his spinning finger in a childhood
Eddie Paynter gets out of hospital bed to score match-changing 83 in an Ashes Test against Australia
Arunabha SenguptaFebruary 9, 2016 8:21 PM IST
Despite running a temperature of 102°F, Eddie Paynter got up from his hospital bed, took a taxi to the ground, got into the dressing room

Ashes 2019: Should Steve Smith be compared to Don Bradman?

The day of fleet-footed fielders on the Bodyline tour

Harold Larwood: 21 lesser-known things about the Bodyline terror

Bernard Hollowood’s recipe to counter Bodyline

Bill Woodfull: 16 facts about Australia’s Bodyline series captain who refused knighthood

Percy Fender: 22 facts about the outspoken Surrey maverick

Harold Larwood: The Bodyline ‘villain’

The infamous Bodyline cables

Bodyline and Existentialism: A Tale of Two Cities, Two Eateries & Birth of Two Radical Thoughts

Eddie Paynter: England's Bodyline hero who boast the 5th highest Test batting average

Eddie Paynter: 15 facts about the Englishman who became a legend even after starting late

Harold Larwood passes away

Bob Wyatt: Combative, correct and a respected captain

Bert Ironmonger: The finger spinner without his spinning finger

Eddie Paynter gets out of hospital bed to score match-changing 83 in an Ashes Test against Australia

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