Bodyline
Dramatization of the 1932/33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. Played in Australia, the series gained notoriety in Australian and worldwide cricketing history for the fact that the English team (headed by captain Douglas Jardine) applied a bowling technique called "leg theory", or more commonly, Bodyline. This technique involved bowlers bowling the ball directly at the batsman's body, and resulted in many of the Australian team receiving numerous bruises and injuries, with batsman Bert Oldfield sustaining a cracked skull. The series generated much anger and resentment towards the English team within Australia and seriously damaged Anglo-Australian cricketing relations at the time.
Directed by Carl Schultz · Written by Lex Marinos
Network: 10
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Cast
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Hugo Weaving Douglas Jardine -
Gary Sweet Donald Bradman -
Jim Holt Harold Larwood -
Rhys McConnochie Pelham Warner -
John Gregg Percy George Fender -
Heather Mitchell Edith -
Frank Thring Lord Harris -
Max Cullen Clive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter) -
John Walton Bill Woodfull -
Ashok Banthia Nawab of Pataudi -
Alan David Lee Eddie Paynter -
Bill Young Bill Bowes
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