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
Joseph Bowler In 1958, Bowler was stricken with Polio. He was named in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1992 Joseph Bowler Joseph Bowler (born 1928, Forest Hills, New York) is an artist and illustrator. Bowler was a regular illustrator for the likes of Cosmopolitan Magazine and Ladies' Home Journal in the "Second Illustrative Golden Age" after the Second World War. An apprentice of the Charles E. Cooper Art Studio in New York, Bowler was named The Artists' Guild of New York Artist of the Year in 1967. The award was a break for Bowler, who between 1968 and 1971