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Bodyline

Bodyline (1984)

TV show · Ended · ★ 7.6

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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.

Cast

Hugo WeavingHugo WeavingDouglas JardineGary SweetGary SweetDonald BradmanJim HoltJim HoltHarold LarwoodRhys McConnochieRhys McConnochiePelham WarnerJohn GreggJohn GreggPercy George FenderHeather MitchellHeather MitchellEdithFrank ThringFrank ThringLord HarrisMax CullenMax CullenClive 'Chooka' Cooper (Reporter)John WaltonJohn WaltonBill WoodfullAshok BanthiaAshok BanthiaNawab of PataudiAlan David LeeAlan David LeeEddie PaynterBill YoungBill YoungBill Bowes
Terry BaderBob WyattRichard CarterRichard CarterBill VoceArthur DignamArthur DignamMr. Jardine

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