Talk:Harold Larwood

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It seems that history has not been kind to Harold Larwood. He has been portrayed as a villain in most articles, though he was only obeying the orders of his captain. He had no other choice if he had to stay in the team. Coming from an improvished background, he was extra-ordinarily talented and was perhaps the only bowler who could restrain the great Sir Don. We should judge him in a more rational manner and he could be a great inspiration for modern quicks.

Larwood was a hero in England (as was Jardine). It was only really in Australia that he was the villain - and Sir Don's proof that Larwood was a chucker is kind of interesting:) jguk 16:45, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I actually interviewed him on the telephone for a year 10 history project in 1988. Nice guy. He broke a bone in his foot at some point which ended his career (or competitiveness, anyway, I can't quite remember). --Surturz 12:38, 16 October 2006 (UTC)