THE LARWOOD STORY. The Inside Story of the Famous BODYLINE Controversy.

Harold Larwood with Kevin Perkins.

ISBN 10: 095930200X / ISBN 13: 9780959302004

Published by Bompara, Sydney, 1982

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234 pages includes index. Illustrated. A clean tight copy. Size: 8 1/2 X 5 1/2".

Seller Inventory # 003313

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE LARWOOD STORY. The Inside Story of the Famous BODYLINE Controversy.
• Publisher: Bompara, Sydney
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 095930200X
• ISBN 13: 9780959302004
• Binding: Soft Cover.
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

A ball bowled by Harold Larwood hits the temple of Australian wicket keeper Bert Olfield at Adelaide Oval on January 16th, 1933 and he collapses with a fractured skull. The crowd of 50,000 screams abuse at Larwood, the most feared fast bowler of all time. This book is an inside account of the famous Bodyline controversy in 1933, the events which led up to the incident, and the shameful way way Larwood was treated by the cricket authorities afterwards. Larwood remained silent for a long time, his reticence influenced by a feeling of hurt and bewilderment at his unfair treatment. Here is, in his own words, the inside story of cricket's most violent and controversial episode, by the man who was at the centre of it.