biography
| name: |
Jardine, Douglas (Robert)
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pronunciation:
[jah(r)din]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1900–58)
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Mumbai (Bombay), W India. He was captain of England during the controversial ‘bodyline’ tour of Australia (1932–3), where he employed Harold Larwood to bowl extremely fast at the batsman's body, the first use of intimidatory bowling in the game. The event almost caused England and Australia to sever diplomatic relations. He wrote a defence of his tactics in In Quest of the Ashes (1933). |
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