"Well bowled, Harold!"
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Said loudly to Harold Larwood, after a short ball by the latter hit Woodfull in the chest over the heart.
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Bodyline
Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory bowling, was a controversial tactic of bowling in cricket, devised by the English cricket team to counter the batting skills of Australian batsman Don Bradman during the 1932β33 Ashes series, played in Australia.
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