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Harold Larwood, the famous English fast bowler is best known for his crucial role as the executer of "fast leg theory" in the infamous "Bodyline" Ashes Test series of 1932-33. Larwood was employed in the coalmines from age 14, but four years later joined the ground staff at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Debuting for Nottinghamshire in 1925, he was included in the team against Australia in 1926. Although small built, Larwood was a formidable bowler, with incredible pace and precision. He performed specially well against Australia (1926, 1928, and 1930), West Indies (1928), South Africa (1929), and New Zealand (1931). He did not have a stable place in the team until the 1928 series against Australia, when he took seventeen wickets, including 6/32 in the first innings of the first Test. To curb the great Donald Bradman, Douglas Jardine, the English captain, figured that Bradman was susceptible to short-pitched bowling, and embraced the "fast leg theory". Larwood was to carry out the plan and thus the begun the Bodyline Test series. After the series, Larwood was asked to apologize for his bowling. Having refused to do so, Larwood never donned the England cap again. He returned to Nottinghamshire and played until 1938. In 1953, Larwood migrated to Australia, and lived a quiet life. Cricketscorelive.com provides the profile of Harold Larwood and other cricketers around the world. |
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