Born 14 November 1904 at Nuncargate, Nottinghamshire, England Died 22 July 1995 at Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Harold Larwood was one of the fastest bowlers of all-time, despite being of average height. He was best known for his role in implementing the ‘Bodyline’ approach adopted by his England captain Douglas Jardine in an attempt to combat Sir Don Bradman on the 1932/33 tour of Australia. He had his finest Test series on that tour, taking 33 wickets at 19.51 but never played in another Test. He was a capable hard-hitting lower-order batsman who scored 98 as night-watchman at Sydney in 1933. Ironically, considering the animosity that the ‘Bodyline’ series generated, he spent most of his later life living in Australia where he died.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Harold Larwood was one of the fastest bowlers of all-time, despite being of average height. He was best known for his role in implementing the ‘Bodyline’ approach adopted by his England captain Douglas Jardine in an attempt to combat Sir Don Bradman on the 1932/33 tour of Australia. He had his finest Test series on that tour, taking 33 wickets at 19.51 but never played in another Test. He was a capable hard-hitting lower-order batsman who scored 98 as night-watchman at Sydney in 1933. Ironically, considering the animosity that the ‘Bodyline’ series generated, he spent most of his later life living in Australia where he died.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 21 485 98 19.40 0 15 78 28.35 6-32 4
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