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The Bodyline Hypocrisy

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The Bodyline Hypocrisy

Conversations with Harold Larwood
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This fresh analysis of the England - Australia 'Bodyline Controversy' of 1932-33 uncovers hypocrisy on both sides of the furore, drawing on exclusive interviews with English 'villain of the piece' (and Australian emigre) Harold Larwood. At the time, Australia was a young, isolated country where sport was a religion, winning essential, and the media prone to distortion. In England, the MCC was pressurised by a British government fearing trade repercussions, leaving Harold Larwood and Douglas Jardine to be hung out to dry on a clothes-line of political expediency. The Bodyline Hypocrisy analyses the influence of Australian culture on events, and on exaggerations and distortions previously accepted as fact. It reveals that the MCC granted Honorary Membership to Larwood in 1949, influenced by its Australian president. And now even Ian Chappell has stated that Jardine's leg-theory tactic was simply playing Test cricket with whatever weapons were available. Times change and the truth emerges.

Author Biography:

Michael Arnold is the author of the acclaimed The Sacrifice of Singapore: Churchill's Biggest Blunder. The lifelong cricket enthusiast was born in England but has lived in Australia for over 30 years. An avid researcher and amateur historian, Michael was for many years the Australian correspondent for the Hampshire Cricket Society.
Release date Australia
April 15th, 2013
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
256
ISBN-13
9781909178458
Product ID
21046841

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