Bodyline

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

IST 13 August 2019 •8:33 AM IST

The day of fleet-footed fielders on the Bodyline tour

16 May 2018 •8:00 AM IST

Bernard Hollowood’s recipe to counter Bodyline

29 September 2017 •8:00 AM IST

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

09 December 2016 •7:30 AM IST

Percy Fender: 22 facts about the outspoken Surrey maverick

22 August 2016 •12:58 PM IST

Bodyline News

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

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.

05 November 2015 •4:34 PM IST

Bill Woodfull: Life and times

Trained as a schoolteacher, Woodfull also had a successful career in this discipline.

22 August 2015 •4:54 PM IST

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

William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer who led the side during the infamous Bodyline series in 1932-33.

22 August 2015 •4:43 PM IST

Bill Voce: Life and times

William Voce played a key role in the infamous Bodyline tour of Australia in 1932-33.

08 August 2015 •12:50 PM IST

Douglas Jardine had ‘friends’ in Australia!

The tactics against the Australian batsmen saw English bowlers pitch the ball short in line of the leg-stump and got the ball to rise awkwardly.

03 February 2015 •1:25 PM IST

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

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”. Few sights could have been less funny than facing a rampant Larwood.

14 November 2014 •4:25 PM IST

Hedley Verity’s ‘lucky escape’ during the Bodyline series

The Bodyline series had its own light-hearted moments, as what happened with Hedley Verity.

02 October 2014 •6:26 AM IST

Bodyline — when the most reassuring words began with ‘f’

The Bodyline series of 1932-33 was a harrowing experience for one Gilbert Mant

28 September 2014 •6:38 AM IST

Bob Wyatt: Combative, correct and a respected captain

Bob Wyatt was a combative batsman who played 40 Tests for England, leading them in 18.

06 May 2014 •8:54 PM IST

Bert Ironmonger: The finger spinner without his spinning finger

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 accident.

12 April 2014 •12:38 PM IST

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Bodyline

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

The day of fleet-footed fielders on the Bodyline tour

Bernard Hollowood’s recipe to counter Bodyline

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

Percy Fender: 22 facts about the outspoken Surrey maverick

Bodyline News

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

Bill Woodfull: Life and times

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

Bill Voce: Life and times

Douglas Jardine had ‘friends’ in Australia!

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

Hedley Verity’s ‘lucky escape’ during the Bodyline series

Bodyline — when the most reassuring words began with ‘f’

Bob Wyatt: Combative, correct and a respected captain

Bert Ironmonger: The finger spinner without his spinning finger

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