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bodyline
The fast leg-theory bowling tactic associated with England's 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “bodyline” means the fast leg-theory bowling tactic associated with England's 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia.
Where it came from
Bodyline became an Australian sporting coinage/cultural label for the controversial tactic and series.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established