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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Harold larwood - Caught on Camera

Clickgate: what cricket cheating scandal reveals about the nebulous ‘spirit’ of the game

Cricket, by some metrics the world’s second most popular sport, has a penchant for producing rather peculiar scandals. UK-Australian relations were put under significant strain over the way that Harold Larwood, a coal miner from Nottinghamshire who could hurl cricket balls at batters very quickly, bowled at Don Bradman and…

The Conversation

Wednesday’s sport – What’s on and where can I watch it?

The Hundred and Tour de France continue.

The Independent UK

Through county relegations and club struggles, Blackpool cricket endures

From Harold Larwood to Afghan refugees, Blackpool continues to show the value and the charm of English cricket’s outgrounds

The Guardian - UK

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Bradman’s greatest hour: how Australia came from 2-0 down to win the Ashes

England team on tour are unlikely to mirror the comeback orchestrated by the legendary batter in the 1936-37 series

The Guardian - UK

Why the 1932-33 'Bodyline' series became cricket’s darkest chapter

The 1932–33 Bodyline series between England and Australia remains one of the most infamous episodes in cricket history. It was a fiercely contested Ashes series, remembered not just for England's victory but for the controversial tactics employed by their captain, Douglas Jardine, to counter the batting brilliance of legendary Australian…

The Times of India

Cricket’s links to the pits endure along with memories of miners’ strike

Harold Larwood and Bill Voce escaped the pits by playing cricket at a time when miners formed the backbone of the game

The Guardian - UK

Inside the Bodyline Ashes series - cricket's darkest hour that ruined the players' lives

The sport's greatest controversy caused such bad feeling it ruined players’ careers, damaged England and Australia's economies and came close to turning into a diplomatic incident

Daily Mirror

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Rare footage reveals English cricket team's aggressive tactic to beat Donald Bradman in the 1932-33 Ashes series

Rare footage is uncovered showing the tactics employed by the English cricket team to tackle the remarkable batting of Donald Bradman during the 1932-33 Ashes Test series in Australia.

ABC News

‘Well bowled, Harold!’ Ninety years on, England’s Bodyline tactics retain heat

Nine decades ago this week, Australia’s under-fire cricket board rowed back on complaints against the tourists’ brutal bowling

The Guardian - UK

Wonderful Nottinghamshire sculptures and the stories behind them

The mammoth sculpture has returned home after more than 30 years away

Nottingham Post

The famous names immortalised by Nottinghamshire pubs

The who's who of pub names

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