BRADMAN AND BODY-LINE
REFERENCE IN HOBBS'S BOOK LONDON, Juno S. In Ms booh, "The.Fight for the Ashes," J. B. Hobbs says Bradman is a better batsman than ever. He has more strokes, and is the best dry batsman in the world. It was not ordinary fast bowling, even of the Larwood type, that reduced Bradman and Australia; it was done by body-line bowling, plus Larwood's great pace and accuracy, together with exceptionally clever placing of the field. "You will agree that this is more than enough to make any batsman think," Hoblis continues. "Shortly, I considered it bowling the purpose of which was to intimidate the. batsmen. Such tactics are dangerous and unjustified, and not in the best interests of the game. It is absolutely wrong that it should be used by anyone at any time. It seems to me that the leg theory is a most venomous thing.''
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 134, 9 June 1933, Page 7
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