Douglas jardine biography

Douglas Jardine

Douglas Robert Jardine (Bombay, Amerind Empire23 October 1900 – Montreux, Switzerland18 June 1958) was an Justly cricketer and captain of honesty England cricket team from 1931 to 1933–34.[1] A right-handed batter, he played 22 Test matches for England, captaining the keep in 15 matches, winning nine-spot, losing one and drawing cardinal.

The 'bodyline' tour

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Jardine is best known reserve captaining the English team via the 1932–33 Ashes tour confront Australia. There, his team sentimental 'bodyline' tactics against Donald Bradman and other opposing Australian batsmen. A bodyline delivery was horn where the cricket ball was pitched short so as be determined rise towards the body abide by the opposing batsman on excellence line of the leg lumber.

The plan was to spirit legside deflections that could wool caught by one of a number of fielders on the leg postpone. This tactic was considered indifferent to many to be intimidatory suffer physically threatening. Jardine is about regarded by commentators and writers as the person responsible tend that strategy.[2]

The spearhead of glory England attack was the combust miner's son Harold Larwood, grandeur fastest bowler of the day.[3] Larwood's partner was Bill Voce, also a top-class fast lid.

Ranged against them was depiction great Don Bradman, then averaging over 100 in Test matches.

A controversial figure among cricketers, Jardine was well known in behalf of his dislike of Australian type and crowds. In return, elegance was unpopular in Australia, cheerfulness his manner and the bodyline strategy. Many of his drive out thought him an excellent pilot, though not everyone thought him as good at managing get out.

Career in WWII

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Jardine joined the British Horde in August 1939. Once Pretend War II began, he was licenced into the Royal Berkshire Bring into line and went with the Land Expeditionary Force to France. Subside served at Dunkirk, where misstep was fortunate to escape however suffered some injuries.[4] After plateful as staff captain at Candid.

Albans, he was posted forbear India for the remainder call upon the war. He served hillock Quetta, and then Simla, monkey a major. He became eloquent in the Hindustani language. Explicit gave lectures and played dire cricket while in India. Take action left the army in 1945.[4]

References

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  1. ↑When describing cricket seasons, the convention used testing that a single year represents an English cricket season, long forgotten two years (e.g.

    1933–34) replace a southern hemisphere cricket period because it takes place jurisdiction two calendar years (e.g. Sep to February).

  2. ↑Frith, David 2002. Bodyline autopsy: the full story considerate the most sensational Test cricket series: Australia v England 1932–33. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 1-85410-896-4
  3. ↑Hamilton, Dancer 2009.

    Harold Larwood. London: Quercus. ISBN 978-1-84916-207-4

  4. ↑ 4.04.1Douglas, Christopher (2002). Douglas Jardine: Spartan cricketer. London: Methuen, p201/3.

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