Bodyline Bowling
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| |Preliminary Modern History |
| |Historical Investigation |
| | |
| |Joshua Johnston |
| | |
| |Ms A M Campos |
| | |
| |CBHS Lewisham |
|[Bodyline bowling and the 1932-1933 Anglo-australian test series] |
|Bodyline Bowling, or Leg-Theory, was a tactic employed by the English Cricket team against the Australians in the 1932-1933 Ashes Test |
|Series. Bodyline bowling is the deliberate bowling of a short delivery down the leg-side aimed at the ribcage and head of the batsmen. |
|This would then cause them to loft the ball in to a packed leg-side field where they would hopefully be caught. |
Role of Test-Cricket in Anglo- Australian relations
Reasons for the development of Bodyline Bowling
There were many reasons for the development of Bodyline bowling. The main reason for which Bodyline bowling was used was to minimise the effects of key Australian batsmen
Controversy over Bodyline Bowling in the 1932-1933 Test Series
Social and Imperial implications of the Bodyline controversy
Throughout the 1932-1933 Test series there was a series of telegrams which were sent back and forth between the English and Australian Governments, more accurately the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (England) and the Australian Board of Control (ABC) (Australia), discussing whether or not the implementation of the tactic of Bodyline bowling...
| |Historical Investigation |
| | |
| |Joshua Johnston |
| | |
| |Ms A M Campos |
| | |
| |CBHS Lewisham |
|[Bodyline bowling and the 1932-1933 Anglo-australian test series] |
|Bodyline Bowling, or Leg-Theory, was a tactic employed by the English Cricket team against the Australians in the 1932-1933 Ashes Test |
|Series. Bodyline bowling is the deliberate bowling of a short delivery down the leg-side aimed at the ribcage and head of the batsmen. |
|This would then cause them to loft the ball in to a packed leg-side field where they would hopefully be caught. |
Role of Test-Cricket in Anglo- Australian relations
Reasons for the development of Bodyline Bowling
There were many reasons for the development of Bodyline bowling. The main reason for which Bodyline bowling was used was to minimise the effects of key Australian batsmen
Controversy over Bodyline Bowling in the 1932-1933 Test Series
Social and Imperial implications of the Bodyline controversy
Throughout the 1932-1933 Test series there was a series of telegrams which were sent back and forth between the English and Australian Governments, more accurately the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (England) and the Australian Board of Control (ABC) (Australia), discussing whether or not the implementation of the tactic of Bodyline bowling...