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Harold Larwood MBE (14 November 1904 – 22 July 1995) was a professional cricketer for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team between 1924 and 1938. A right-arm fast bowler who combined extreme speeds with great accuracy, he was considered by many players and commentators to be the finest and the fastest fast bowler of his generation and one of the fastest bowlers of ...
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Harold Larwood was a fast bowler who played for England in the 1930s and 1930s. He was the key figure in the Bodyline series against Australia, when he bowled short-pitched deliveries to Bradman and other batsmen, causing a diplomatic crisis.
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- December 14, 1904
- England
Jul 22, 2019 · Harold Larwood, the fearsome spearhead of England’s Bodyline attack, died on July 22, 1995. His Wisden obituary revisited one of the most turbulent episodes in cricket history.Larwood, Harold, MBE, died on July 22, 1995, aged 90.
Harold Larwood was a professional cricketer, considered by many as the best bowler of his generation. Larwood would be considered relatively small for a fast bowler , yet fast he certainly was. At his quickest he could bowl in excess of 90mph, pace generated with the help of powerful shoulder and back muscles built up working in a coal mine from a young age.
Apr 15, 1996 · Harold Larwood was one of the great fast bowlers of all time, who played for England in the controversial Bodyline series against Australia in 1932-33. He later settled in Australia and became a successful county cricketer, despite his foot injury and his refusal to apologize for Bodyline.
Apr 29, 2010 · Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first ever biography of Harold Larwood. Larwood, one of the most talented, accurate and intimidating fast bowlers of all time is mainly remembered for his role in the infamous Bodyline series of 1932-3 which brought Anglo-Australian diplomatic relations to the brink of collapse.
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Harold Larwood was a miner's son from Nuncargate outside Nottingham. He left school at 13; at 14 he was working with the pit ponies at Annesley Colliery near Nottingham and would doubtless have ...
