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Short-pitched fast bowling as in 1932/33 controversy
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bodyline
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a. (context cricket now historical English) Designating a form of bowling (now against the rules) characterised by fast, short-pitched balls aimed at the batsman's body or leg stump rather than the wicket. n. 1 (alternative form of body line English) 2 ...
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Bodyline , also known as fast leg theory bowling , was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia , specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman . A bodyline delivery ...
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Over decades Gonzales would carry the memories of that day: shadowed silhouettes of her face and bodyline of a jaw, taut curve of an arm and swell of breastagainst the flicker of light on a white wall and smells and tastes and tactile sensations Awakened by the slant of late afternoon light across his face, Gonzales got up from the bed where Lizzie still lay sleeping.