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Bodyline

illegal bowling technique used to get a gritty batsman out by bowling at his body

Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a controversial tactic of bowling in cricket, devised by the English cricket team to counter the batting skills of Australian batsman Don Bradman during the 1932—33 Ashes series, played in Australia.

Quotes

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  • England must develop a new type of bowler and fresh ideas and strange tactics to curb his almost uncanny skill.
    • Pelham "Plum" Warner, "Dismissal of Hobbs - English critics Views," Sydney Morning Herald 15 July 1930[1]
    • Writing after Bradman scored 334 against England at Leeds in 1930.
  • You fellas have no idea what sort of summer this is going to be.
    • Don Bradman, "How Douglas Jardine's Scottish heritage influenced his England cricket captaincy," The Guardian 29 May 2015[2][3]
    • Bradman's warnings to his colleagues after facing fast leg theory in Perth
  • Well, I'll be fooked.
    • Bill Bowes, "Bodyline Quotes," ESPN Cric Info 19 October 2007[3]
    • Said after bowling Bradman first ball during the Bodyline series.
  • Well bowled, Harold!
    • Douglas Jardine, "Bodyline Quotes," ESPN Cric Info 19 October 2007[3][4]
    • Said loudly to Harold Larwood, after a short ball by the latter hit Woodfull in the chest over the heart.
  • It was the most unsportsmanlike act ever witnessed on an Australian cricket field.
    • Bill Johnson, "Bodyline Quotes," ESPN Cric Info 19 October 2007[3][4]
    • Johnson was an Australian selector and said this on Jardine's decision to set a bodyline field shortly after Woodfull's injury.[3]
  • I don't want to see you Mr. Warner. There are two teams out there; one is trying to play cricket and the other is not. The matter is in your hands, Mr. Warner, and I have nothing further to say to you. Good afternoon.
    • Bill Woodfull, "Bodyline Quotes," ESPN Cric Info 19 October 2007[3]
    • Said to Pelham Warner, during the Adelaide Test. The latter had come to the Australian dressing room to check if Woodfull was well after being struck.
  • The game is too good to be spoilt. It's time some people got out of it.
    • Bill Woodfull, "Rewind to 1933: A near riot at Adelaide Oval," ESPN Cric Info 6 December 2013[4]
    • Also said to Warner in the above conversation and reported later.
  • If legislation is responsible for the eradication of leg theory, cricket will have become an invalid and will be likened to a man with one leg, able to satisfy up to a point, but unable to attain the supreme heights of action and definitely unable to satisfy the cricket soul.
    • Archie Jackson, "LEAVE IT TO CRICKETERS. Archie Jackson's Views." Townsville Bulletin 1 February 1933[5]
  • Body-line was not an incident, it was not an accident, it was not a temporary aberration. It was the violence and ferocity of our age expressing itself in cricket.

References

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  1. ↑ "Bradman's Uncanny Skill". The Sydney Morning Herald (28869): p. 9. Retrieved on 1 March 2022. 
  2. ↑ Massie, Alex (29 May 2015). How Douglas Jardine's Scottish heritage influenced his England cricket captaincy. The Guardian. Retrieved on 1 March 2022.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Williamson, Martin (19 October 2007). Bodyline quotes. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 1 March 2022.
  4. ↑ a b c Williamson, Martin (6 December 2013). Rewind to 1933: A near riot at Adelaide Oval. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 2 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Jackson, Archie (1 February 1933). "LEAVE IT TO CRICKETERS. Archie Jackson's Views.". The Townsville Daily Bulletin 55 (27): p. 7. Retrieved on 1 March 2022. 
  6. ↑ James, C. L. R.. Beyond a Boundary (50th Anniversary ed.). Duke University Press. p. 188. 
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