History of the England cricket team to 1939 3 on the first morning before losing a competitive match when they were bowled out for 187 chasing 346. Before the 1932-3 tour to Australia, England had become used to the prolific run-scoring of Don Bradman. The England captain, Surrey's Douglas Jardine chose to develop the already existing leg theory into fast leg theory, or bodyline, as a tactic to stop Bradman. Fast leg theory involved bowling fast balls directly at the batsman's body, and Jardine had two very fast accurate bowlers, Harold Larwood and Bill Voce to bowl them. The batsman would need to defend himself, and if he
Holden Bowler Reserve, retiring in 1962 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. In the 1950s, Bowler moved to Denver, where he entered business. He initially sold advertisements for a local radio station, KYMR-AM, then joined the Halclark Advertising agency in Denver. In 1961, he started his own advertising firm, Bowler Associates. Starting in 1969, he also worked with the Denver school district, doing environmental education. He retired in 1971 and moved to Bliss, Idaho where he died in 2001 at the age of 89. Holden Bowler Holden Bowler (September 23, 1912 - October 31, 2001) was an American athlete, singer and businessman