Guardian article on bodyline series.

[mosi]

Well worth a read:

The Spin | ‘Well bowled Harold!’: 90 years on, England’s Bodyline tactics retain heat

Nine decades ago this week, Australia’s under-fire cricket board rowed back on complaints against the tourists’ brutal bowling

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ghfd]

Thanks for the link

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

BBC’s 40 minutes programme did a good documentary on it. Think it’s on YouTube

As is the Aussie TV drama starring Hugo Weaving

 

[The Red Telephone]

For more reading on the subject I would recommend David Frith's excellent book 'Bodyline Autopsy'.

 

[CollingwoodFTM]

BBC’s 40 minutes programme did a good documentary on it. Think it’s on YouTube

As is the Aussie TV drama starring Hugo Weaving

Good telly, but a few holes in the plot line. I watched it with my grandfather and he just moaned about the inaccuracies in it. For example I’m sure the tv show had Woodfull hit in the chest whilst leg Theory was in place.

 

[redandwhiterob]

Duncan Hamiltons biography of Harold Larwood is a glorious piece of work. I did the book about ten years and ago and just recently did the audiobook to refresh the memory

 

[Hardyman's Yugo]

Good telly, but a few holes in the plot line. I watched it with my grandfather and he just moaned about the inaccuracies in it. For example I’m sure the tv show had Woodfull hit in the chest whilst leg Theory was in place.

Must be over 35 years since I saw the Aussie drama. All I can remember are the Aussie caricatures of posh boy English batsmen drinking champagne.

 

[TheRey]

There's an excellent, hour long ABC documentary on it on YouTube. It's a bit dated now, but well worth a watch.

Called Bodyline : It's Just Not Cricket.

 

[smoker]

Aussies are still bleating about it 90 years on. They've broken literally every taboo in the game in that time.

 

[vinegar hill]

Larwood was eventually shit on by the establishment and asked to apologise which he refused to do.
Ironically he ended up living in Australia where he died.

 

[Wayne The Punk]

For more reading on the subject I would recommend David Frith's excellent book 'Bodyline Autopsy'.

My marra is in hospital at the moment, just ordered him this, thank you for the recommendation.