Picture No | 10218972 |
Date | 1933 |
Description | W.M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr |
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William Maldon Woodfull (1897 - 1965), the Victoria and Australia cricketer, just after he had been struck by a cricket ball bowled by Harold Larwood in the match between the MCC and Australia, Melbourne cricket ground. The MCC captain, D.R. Jardine, employed 'leg-theory' or 'bodyline' during this tour, which caused injuries to several Australian batsmen and soured relations between England and Australia.
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Source | . 1933, page 108 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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