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
Norman Bowler with people in the surrounding Tamil villages and often entertained the village children. He also worked with and directed the amateur actors of the township. In August 2012 Bowler released a recorded reading of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" to raise money for The Auroville Trust. Bowler's wife Dianne died in May 2012. He continues to alternate between India and the UK. Norman Bowler Norman Clifford Bowler (born 1 August 1932) is an English actor. Born in London, son of Clifford Bowler, a watchmaker/jeweller on 54 Mill Lane, NW6, he became a member of the 1950s Soho