Harold Larwood
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Harold Larwood was a renowned English fast bowler best known for spearheading the controversial Bodyline tactics during the 1932–33 Ashes series against Australia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cricketer
ⓘ
fast bowler ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Douglas Jardine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Member of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battingPosition | lower-order batsman ⓘ |
| battingStyle | right-handed batsman ⓘ |
| bowlingAttributes |
accuracy
ⓘ
hostile short-pitched bowling ⓘ pace ⓘ |
| bowlingStyle | right-arm fast ⓘ |
| bowlingTactic | leg-theory ⓘ |
| controversy | Bodyline controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-11-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-07-22 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| familyName | Larwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Harold Larwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| height | approximately 5 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| influenced | fast bowling tactics in Test cricket ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bodyline bowling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fast bowling ⓘ |
| league | County Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MBEStatus | MBE recipient ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
England cricket team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTeamSport | cricket ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bodyline tactics in the 1932–33 Ashes series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
coal miner
ⓘ
cricketer ⓘ |
| opponent | Don Bradman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1932–33 Ashes series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Test cricket ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nuncargate, Nottinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Sydney, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | bowler ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about Bodyline ⓘ |
| teamRole | strike bowler ⓘ |
| testDebutAgainst | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDebutFor | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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