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
Gerry Bowler in 1955, although he did continue to turn out as player-manager for his work team, the Crawley-based APV Chemical Company, until the 1962/63 season. Having settled in the south of England, Bowler died in Redhill, Surrey in March 2006. Gerry Bowler Gerard Columba "Gerry" Bowler (8 June 1919 – 26 March 2006) was a Northern Irish footballer. He played in the right-back or right-half positions. Bowler was born in Derry, Northern Ireland and began his senior footballing career with Derry City FC immediately prior to World War II, having previously turned out for Derry Municipal Training College. On 24 April